Population
22'783↑1.3%
About Carouge (GE)
Municipality · Geneva
Carouge is a municipality in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.
Population
22'783
Tax multiplier
40%
Carouge (GE) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.40%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 45'000↓2.8%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 50'100↓2.1%
68%
Cantonal tax multiplier
148%
0.30%↓9.1%
Middle in canton
- Settlement89%
- Forest6%
- Agriculture3%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
37.0%↑0.2%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 33/ m²
+85% vs CH
Dwellings
11'333↑1.1%
Jobs (FTE)
22'557↓1.4%
86%
65%
Fibre
Housing market in Carouge (GE)
The rental vacancy rate is 0.30%, 13% below the cantonal average (0.34 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 40%, 9% below the cantonal average (44 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 62'700, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Carouge (GE) has 22'783 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
