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Basel-Landschaft

Canton BL 86 communes

Population

Permanent residents on 31 December 2010
274,404
Permanent residents on 31 December 2025
303,872
Change 2010–2025
+10.7%

Sum of the canton's 86 communes within today's borders (today's communes, also for 2010). Calculated by Votara from official data

Population scenarios 2024–2050

Permanent resident population on 31 December, three OFS/BFS scenarios for the canton

Official figure

Persons

050K100K150K200K250K300K350K202520302035204020452050
  • OFS/BFS scenario: high
  • OFS/BFS scenario: reference
  • OFS/BFS scenario: low
  • Range between the OFS/BFS low and high scenarios

In 2050, the projections range from 296,155 (OFS/BFS scenario: low) to 341,782 (OFS/BFS scenario: high).

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Data shown in the chart “Population scenarios 2024–2050”
YearOFS/BFS scenario: highOFS/BFS scenario: referenceOFS/BFS scenario: low
2024300,975300,314299,638
2025303,168301,776300,348
2026305,374303,192300,981
2027307,558304,574301,520
2028309,707305,901301,976
2029311,816307,175302,364
2030313,884308,388302,679
2031315,918309,548302,923
2032317,846310,589303,050
2033319,657311,505303,068
2034321,373312,323302,962
2035322,985313,038302,759
2036324,520313,690302,500
2037325,992314,275302,194
2038327,403314,807301,848
2039328,752315,302301,481
2040330,042315,756301,094
2041331,298316,198300,689
2042332,534316,603300,256
2043333,757316,995299,811
2044334,950317,380299,356
2045336,137317,742298,882
2046337,309318,084298,381
2047338,457318,400297,861
2048339,589318,688297,312
2049340,700318,947296,745
2050341,782319,174296,155

According to the OFS/BFS, scenarios are conditional projections, not forecasts.

Vacancy rate 1997–2026

Empty dwellings on 1 June, as a share of all dwellings

Official figure

Vacancy rate (%)

00.20.40.60.811.2200020102020
  • Vacancy rate (%)

Vacancy rate (%) rose from 0.57% in 1997 to 0.64% in 2026.

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Data shown in the chart “Vacancy rate 1997–2026”
YearVacancy rate (%)
19970.57%
19980.57%
19990.58%
20000.59%
20010.57%
20020.42%
20030.42%
20040.40%
20050.54%
20060.59%
20070.71%
20080.50%
20090.53%
20100.46%
20110.44%
20120.44%
20130.37%
20140.32%
20150.39%
20160.47%
20170.58%
20180.76%
20191.06%
20201.14%
20210.97%
20220.93%
20230.92%
20240.73%
20250.79%
20260.64%

Land use

Area by main type of land use, in hectares, per survey period
Survey period1979–1985 (1982)1992–1997 (1994)2004–2009 (2005–06)2013–2018 (2014–15)2020–2025 (2024)
Settlement areas7,7518,5069,0989,4709,679
Agricultural areas22,20821,38220,94620,49620,337
Wooded areas21,44721,49221,35221,41121,341
Unproductive areas369395379398418

Sample survey on aerial photographs (flight years in brackets). The current survey is published canton by canton.

Source: OFS/BFS — Swiss land use statistics — main land-use domains (data 1979–2025, source checked on )

The last 10 federal votes

Result in the canton (Basel-Landschaft) and in Switzerland as a whole, newest first
DateVoteBasel-LandschaftSwitzerland
«Food Initiative»26.5% yes No majority provisional result (not yet validated by the Federal Council)27.5% yes Rejected
Neutrality Initiative26.1% yes No majority provisional result (not yet validated by the Federal Council)29.9% yes Rejected
Amendment to the Civilian Service Act52.1% yes Yes majority provisional result (not yet validated by the Federal Council)52.5% yes Accepted
«Sustainability initiative» (Limiting the national population)44.1% yes No majority provisional result (not yet validated by the Federal Council)45.2% yes Rejected
Act on Individual Taxation52.4% yes Yes majority provisional result (not yet validated by the Federal Council)54.3% yes Accepted
Climate Fund Initiative27.9% yes No majority provisional result (not yet validated by the Federal Council)29.3% yes Rejected
Initiative «200 francs is enough!» (fees for public broadcasting)35.8% yes No majority provisional result (not yet validated by the Federal Council)38.1% yes Rejected
Decree on the Swiss currency and cash supply72.8% yes Yes majority provisional result (not yet validated by the Federal Council)73.4% yes Accepted
Initiative «Cash is Freedom»43.3% yes No majority provisional result (not yet validated by the Federal Council)45.6% yes Rejected
Initiative «For a social climate policy (Initiative for a Future)»19.4% yes No majority 21.7% yes Rejected

Sources: Année politique suisse, University of Bern — Swissvotes – results of federal popular votes by canton (source checked on ) Checks failing; OFS/BFS — FSO – results of federal popular votes, Switzerland and cantons (data 2024–2026, source checked on ) Checks failing; Année politique suisse, University of Bern — Swissvotes – database of federal popular votes (data 1848–2027, source checked on ) Checks failing

Communes (86)

Bezirk Arlesheim (15)
Bezirk Laufen (13)
Bezirk Liestal (14)
Bezirk Sissach (29)
Bezirk Waldenburg (15)

Source: OFS/BFS — Official commune register of Switzerland (source checked on ) Checks failing