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Geneva's 2024 population is now estimated at 638,782. In 1950, the population of Geneva was 193,850. Geneva has grown by 5,952 in the last year, which represents a 0.94% annual change. These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects.
Geneva hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world. The city of Geneva (ville de Genève) had a population of 203,951 in January 2020 within its municipal territory of 16 km 2 (6 sq mi), but the larger Canton of Geneva had a population of 504,128 over 246 km 2 (95 sq mi).
The metro area population of Geneve in 2022 was 627,000, a 1.13% increase from 2021. The metro area population of Geneve in 2021 was 620,000, a 1.14% increase from 2020. Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Geneve, Switzerland metro area from 1950 to 2024.
Population Census 1980-12-02 Population Census 1990-12-04 Population Census 2000-12-05 Population Estimate 2010-12-31 Population Estimate 2020-12-31 Population Estimate 2023-12-31 ; Genève [Geneva] 156,505: 171,042: 177,964: 187,470: 203,856: 206,569: →
More than 75% of the population live in the central plain, which stretches between the Alps and the Jura Mountains and from Geneva in the southwest to the High Rhine and Lake Constance in the northeast.
Between 2020 and 2021, the population of Switzerland increased by 0.8% to 8 738 791 people on 31 December 2021. During the same period, the number of persons aged 65 and over increased by 1.9%, from 1 629 670 in 2020 to 1 661 319 in 2021. The publication is only available in French and German.
Genève. Canton. 506,343 Population [2020] – estimate. 524,281 Population [2023] – estimate. 282.0km² Area. 1,859/km² Density [2023] 1.2% Annual Population Change [2020 → 2023] Canton. The population development of the Canton of Geneva (Genève) according to census results and latest official estimates. Cities and Communes.
