Population
16'940↑0.8%
About Thônex
City · Genève
Thônex is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It is situated in the east of the canton and shares a border with the French town of Ambilly.
Population
16'940
Tax multiplier
44%
Thônex in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.44%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 45'000
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 50'600
67%
Cantonal tax multiplier
148%
0.28%↑40.0%
Middle in canton
- Settlement83%
- Agriculture11%
- Forest4%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
37.8%↑0.3%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 39/ m²
+118% vs CH
Dwellings
7'500
Jobs (FTE)
5'961↑2.7%
88%
22%
Fibre
Housing market in Thônex
The rental vacancy rate is 0.28%, 18% below the cantonal average (0.34 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 44%, roughly the cantonal average (44 %). Median taxable income is CHF 64'950, 5% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Thônex has 16'940 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
