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Zug

Zug · Switzerland
City population
30,542
#23
in Switzerland
#1
in Zug
#17,752
worldwide
BernZug
47.172, 8.517 · 85 km from Bern
City population
30,542
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Switzerland
#23
of 73 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#17,752
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Switzerland
0.3%
of the national population

About Zug

Zug is a city in Zug, Switzerland with a population of 30,542. It is the 23rd largest of the 73 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Switzerland, and the 17,752nd largest worldwide. It lies 85 km from Bern.

Position in Switzerland
#23of 73
LargestSmallest
Position in Zug
#1of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Switzerland
Region
Zug
Rank in region
#1of 3
Distance to capital
85 km
to Bern
Elevation
425 m
Time zone
Europe/Zurich
Coordinates
47.172, 8.517
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.

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