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Ranking26 cantons · 45 citiesUpdated November 9, 2026

Cantons of Switzerland ranked by associations, churches and authorities per capita

How many associations, churches and authorities there are per 100,000 inhabitants — in all 26 cantons and in the cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants. On average 568.6 per 100,000 inhabitants, one listing per 176 inhabitants.

CantonsCitiesRanking of the chains: Associations, churches and authorities
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568.6
associations, churches and authorities per 100,000 inhabitants — Switzerland
one listing per 176 inhabitants
852.6
most — Appenzell Innerrhoden
one listing per 117 inhabitants
459.4
fewest — Basel-Landschaft
one listing per 218 inhabitants
9.1M
Inhabitants
FSO (BFS), permanent resident population on December 31, 2025
How we count. Listings — the active associations, churches and authorities in our database as of the data date. A listing belongs to a canton by its address (postal code). Population — FSO (BFS), permanent resident population on December 31, 2025; cities — GeoNames. Tourist and urban cantons rank higher: many companies relative to the resident population.

Cantons: associations, churches and authorities per 100,000 inhabitants

Associations, churches and authorities per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per listing. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Canton ↕Inhabitants ↕Associations and authorities ↕Per 100,000 inh. ↕Inhabitants per listing ↕
01 Appenzell InnerrhodenEastern Switzerland 16,890 144
852.6
 117
02 TicinoTicino region 359,783 2,996
832.7
 120
03 GrisonsEastern Switzerland 207,400 1,504
725.2
 138
04 Basel-StadtNorthwestern Switzerland 204,157 1,426
698.5
 143
05 ObwaldenCentral Switzerland 39,879 278
697.1
 143
06 ZugCentral Switzerland 135,018 907
671.8
 149
07 JuraEspace Mittelland 75,178 505
671.7
 149
08 SchaffhausenEastern Switzerland 90,087 588
652.7
 153
09 NidwaldenCentral Switzerland 45,664 296
648.2
 154
10 Appenzell AusserrhodenEastern Switzerland 57,221 359
627.4
 159
11 NeuchâtelEspace Mittelland 180,365 1,130
626.5
 160
12 GenevaLake Geneva region 537,084 3,341
622.1
 161
13 UriCentral Switzerland 38,581 239
619.5
 161
14 BernEspace Mittelland 1,076,127 6,416
596.2
 168
15 ValaisLake Geneva region 376,113 2,197
584.1
 171
16 GlarusEastern Switzerland 42,451 247
581.8
 172
17 LucerneCentral Switzerland 441,500 2,552
578.0
 173
18 St. GallenEastern Switzerland 544,040 3,121
573.7
 174
19 ThurgauEastern Switzerland 302,806 1,686
556.8
 180
20 SchwyzCentral Switzerland 170,072 922
542.1
 184
21 FribourgEspace Mittelland 350,918 1,834
522.6
 191
22 ZurichZurich region 1,632,918 8,520
521.8
 192
23 VaudLake Geneva region 863,650 4,431
513.1
 195
24 SolothurnEspace Mittelland 291,583 1,437
492.8
 203
25 AargauNorthwestern Switzerland 743,768 3,427
460.8
 217
26 Basel-LandschaftNorthwestern Switzerland 303,872 1,396
459.4
 218
Average of Switzerland — 568.6 per 100,000 inhabitants51,899 associations, churches and authorities · 9,127,125 inhabitants

Cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants

Associations, churches and authorities per 100,000 inhabitants in the larger cities. Population of the cities — GeoNames.

No. ↕City ↕Inhabitants ↕Associations and authorities ↕Per 100,000 inh. ↕Inhabitants per listing ↕
01 AarauAargau 21,503 325
1,511.4
 66
02 BernBern 121,631 1,698
1,396.0
 72
03 SionValais 34,708 466
1,342.6
 74
04 FribourgFribourg 38,365 448
1,167.7
 86
05 ZugZug 30,542 350
1,146.0
 87
06 NeuchâtelNeuchâtel 33,475 349
1,042.6
 96
07 St. GallenSt. Gallen 75,833 734
967.9
 103
08 GenevaGeneva 201,741 1,901
942.3
 106
09 FrauenfeldThurgau 25,607 231
902.1
 111
10 LucerneLucerne 81,691 732
896.1
 112
11 LuganoTicino 63,185 562
889.5
 112
12 ChurGrisons 35,373 301
850.9
 118
13 LausanneVaud 139,111 1,160
833.9
 120
14 SchaffhausenSchaffhausen 36,587 295
806.3
 124
15 Yverdon-les-BainsVaud 30,157 234
775.9
 129
16 BaarZug 20,546 155
754.4
 133
17 BaselBasel-Stadt 177,595 1,315
740.4
 135
18 ZurichZurich 415,367 3,070
739.1
 135
19 Biel/BienneBern 55,120 386
700.3
 143
20 KreuzlingenThurgau 21,997 146
663.7
 151
21 La Chaux-de-FondsNeuchâtel 37,942 240
632.5
 158
22 BellinzonaTicino 43,220 273
631.7
 158
23 RenensVaud 20,927 125
597.3
 167
24 ThunBern 43,723 259
592.4
 169
25 BülachZurich 20,443 113
552.8
 181
26 DietikonZurich 20,893 115
550.4
 182
27 WinterthurZurich 111,840 611
546.3
 183
28 WetzikonZurich 24,764 133
537.1
 186
29 BulleFribourg 23,438 125
533.3
 188
30 KriensLucerne 25,010 133
531.8
 188
31 UsterZurich 34,715 182
524.3
 191
32 HorgenZurich 22,662 113
498.6
 201
33 WilSt. Gallen 23,955 115
480.1
 208
34 VernierGeneva 30,086 144
478.6
 209
35 RiehenBasel-Stadt 20,000 94
470.0
 213
36 MontreuxVaud 25,984 113
434.9
 230
37 EmmenLucerne 30,926 133
430.1
 233
38 LancyGeneva 27,291 100
366.4
 273
39 OpfikonZurich 21,554 66
306.2
 327
40 KönizBern 41,784 106
253.7
 394
41 Glattpark (Opfikon)Zurich 21,554 1
4.6
 21,554
42 Gwatt (ThunBern 43,723 2
4.6
 21,862
43 Goldiwil (Thun)Bern 43,723 2
4.6
 21,862
44 Gandria, LuganoTicino 63,185 1
1.6
 63,185
45 GinebraGeneva 201,741 1
0.5
 201,741

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