Switzerland's five largest cities are Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Bern, and Lausanne (listed in order of population from highest to lowest). The largest city, Zurich, has a population of 365,132
Demonstration of the Rank-Size Rule
According to the Rank-Size rule, the following cities should have a population of:
Geneva - 182,566 Basel - 121,711 Bern - 91,283 Lausanne - 73,027 |
The actual population of the following cities is:
Geneva - 183,287 Basel - 164,937 Bern - 122,925 Lausanne - 122,284 |
The rank-size rule has low validity due to it's inaccuracy in predicting the 3rd-5th largest cities' population in Switzerland. Albeit Geneva's (2nd largest) population was predicted relatively on-point, the rest of the predictions were much too low for the true value of the cities' population.
- Population - 7,994,200
- Population Density - 191 people/square mile
- % Urban Population - 74%
- % Urban Population Living in Slums - N/A
- Average % Change in Urban - 0.5%
- % with Improved Urban Sanitation - 100%
- % with Improved Urban Water Supply - 100%
- Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary) -N/A