Population
211'152↑1.0%
About Genève
City · Genève
Geneva is the second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva. Geneva is a global city, an international financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy, which has led to it being called the "Peace Capital".
Population
211'152
Tax multiplier
46%
Genève in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.45%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 41'100↓2.6%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 46'200↓2.2%
67%
Cantonal tax multiplier
148%
0.36%↓33.3%
Middle in canton
- Settlement92%
- Other4%
- Forest3%
- Agriculture1%
Foreign residents
50.6%↑0.7%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 38/ m²
+109% vs CH
Dwellings
113'611↑0.6%
Jobs (FTE)
158'440↓0.9%
83%
Housing market in Genève
The rental vacancy rate is 0.36%, 5% above the cantonal average (0.34 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 46%, 4% above the cantonal average (44 %). Median taxable income is CHF 61'900, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Genève has 211'152 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
