St. Gallen

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#788

Global Rank

2.5

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

1.8%


Share

Switzerland • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Zurich UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)

Population
127K
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
729 km² (281 mi²)
Density
174/km² (452/mi²)

Primary city St. Gallen

State / province St. Gallen

Language German

Stands out, per personListed companies: high vs size peers

St. Gallen metro area

47.42, 9.37
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Commuter Rail Stations.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

1 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Football/Soccer • Switzerland

FC St. Gallen

St. Gallen • Level: 1

2 titles3 cupsDomestic leagues →

Championship History

3 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented St. Gallen, across all sports, newest first. 3 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

FC St. Gallen
2000
SC Brühl
1915
FC St. Gallen
1904

Top Companies

6 companies
1VAT Group
$21B
Public
2SFS Group
$7B
Public
3St. Galler Kantonalbank
$5B
Public
4Stadler Rail
$4B
Public
5Huber+Suhner
$4B
Public
6Sportradar
$4B
Public

Total Market Cap: $44B across 6 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Languages of St. Gallen

German first in St. Gallen.

LanguageShare
German85.5%
English5.2%
Albanian4.6%
Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian4.2%
Italian3.5%
English reach, St. Gallen
45%
Tier 3 country
Effective working languages
1.75
Rank 31 of 43; 3 working languages in Switzerland

St. Gallen on the languages board · Language power

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#624

University of St.Gallen

St. Gallen, Switzerland

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport

St. Gallen • 4 - Regional

Suburban Rail (188 stations)1 entry

St. Gallen S-Bahn

St. Gallen • 188 stations