Population
145'596↑0.5%
About Lausanne
Municipality · Vaud
Lausanne is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. The Olympic capital, it is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway between the Jura Mountains and the Alps, and facing the French town of Évian-les-Bains across the lake. Lausanne is located 51.7 kilometres northeast of Geneva, the nearest major city. The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland convenes in Lausanne, although it is not the de jure capital of the nation.
Population
145'596
Tax multiplier
79%
Lausanne in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.79%
Top 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 43'300↑1.6%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 48'550↑1.3%
69%
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%
0.58%↑5.5%
Below average in canton
- Settlement47%
- Forest39%
- Agriculture14%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
42.9%↑0.5%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 29/ m²
+63% vs CH
Dwellings
82'069↑1.4%
Jobs (FTE)
102'657↓1.3%
88%
Housing market in Lausanne
The rental vacancy rate is 0.58%, 37% below the cantonal average (0.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 79%, 13% above the cantonal average (69 %). Median taxable income is CHF 57'300, 7% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Lausanne has 145'596 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
