Data / Population on 31 December / Basel-City

Population on 31 December in Basel-City

Population on 31 December in Basel-City was 204,157 in 2025, according to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik). That is up 1.4% from 2024.

2025, persons204,157
Change on 2024+1.4%
Series high204,1572025
Series low184,9502010

Population on 31 December in Basel-City, 2010 to 2025

180K185K190K195K200K205K2010201320162019202220252010: 184,950 persons2011: 186,255 persons2012: 187,425 persons2013: 189,335 persons2014: 190,580 persons2015: 191,817 persons2016: 193,070 persons2017: 193,908 persons2018: 194,766 persons2019: 195,844 persons2020: 196,735 persons2021: 196,036 persons2022: 196,786 persons2023: 200,031 persons2024: 201,384 persons2025: 204,157 persons
persons. Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Federal Statistical Office, STATPOP, table px-x-0102010000_101: permanent resident population on 31 December, Switzerland and cantons. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-08-20.
All 16 values
Periodpersons
2025204,157
2024201,384
2023200,031
2022196,786
2021196,036
2020196,735
2019195,844
2018194,766
2017193,908
2016193,070
2015191,817
2014190,580
2013189,335
2012187,425
2011186,255
2010184,950

Compared with Switzerland

Place2025
Basel-City204,157
Switzerland9,127,125

Definition

Resident population on 31 December of the reported year.

Available for Finland (national total), for Sweden (the country from 1991, its 21 counties and its 290 municipalities from 2006) and for Switzerland (permanent resident population of the country, its cantons and its communes from 2010). The reference date differs from the January 1 or July 1 dates in population.

How to cite

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO). Federal Statistical Office, STATPOP, table px-x-0102010000_101: permanent resident population on 31 December, Switzerland and cantons. https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/en/px-x-0102010000_101. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Open use, source must be provided (opendata.swiss terms_by). No changes made to source values.

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What is the population on 31 December in Basel-City?

Population on 31 December in Basel-City was 204,157 in 2025, according to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik). That is up 1.4% from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik). Federal Statistical Office, STATPOP, table px-x-0102010000_101: permanent resident population on 31 December, Switzerland and cantons. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest population on 31 December in Basel-City?

204,157 in 2025, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

Population on 31 December elsewhere in Switzerland

All statistics for Basel-City