Health & social care · Aargau

1 748 companies in health and social care in the canton of Aargau.

The commercial register lists 1 748 active companies in health and social care in the canton of Aargau, placing Aargau 5th nationally for this sector (7 % of the national total). 339 of them (19 %) are VAT-registered, and 675 (39 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

1 748active companies
16registered in the past 30 days
339VAT-registered
5thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Health & social care in the canton of Aargau: what the register shows.

Health and social work: medical practices set up as companies, clinics, laboratories, care homes and home-help services. The incorporation of practices and their grouping into medical centres feed a steady flow of new registrations, of interest to equipment suppliers, insurers and specialised fiduciaries.

This sector accounts for 4 % of companies classified in the canton of Aargau, against 4 % across Switzerland. 16 companies in health and social care were registered in the canton of Aargau over the past 30 days, 41 over 90 days.

Aargau is the canton of energy and industry: power plants and electrical engineering (Baden, Aarau), mechanical engineering, plastics and logistics along the A1, food processing in the Fricktal. Its position between Zurich, Basel and Berne makes it a fast-growing residential canton with a steady flow of new registrations.

Market analysis

The market in health and social care in the canton of Aargau, in figures

285companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 635 Mof combined share capital (1 038 capital companies)
339VAT-registered
114are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 1 748 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (36 %), Sole proprietorship (30 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (22 %). 285 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 16 % of the active base; 164 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (177 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 1 038 companies (59 %): CHF 635 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 395 of them (38 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

339 companies (19 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 1 748 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 587 publish a general phone or email, 624 have a website verified by ciblr, and 114 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 41 new registrations, 43 changes of directors, 21 relocations of seat, 53 other amendments.

Registrations by year

0501001502002020 : 11311320202021 : 12612620212022 : 17817820222023 : 17917920232024 : 17317320242025 : 16416420252026 : 1211212026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
62936 %
Sole proprietorship
52130 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
38622 %
Association
774,4 %
Foundation
663,8 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
1 01458 %
Small companies
593,4 %
Medium companies
59134 %
Large companies
844,8 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Aarau
1649,4 %
Baden
1156,6 %
Lenzburg
643,7 %
Rheinfelden
643,7 %
Zofingen
633,6 %
Brugg AG
573,3 %
Wettingen
512,9 %
Wohlen AG
452,6 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in health and social care are active in the canton of Aargau?

1 748 companies in health and social care are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Aargau, or 7 % of the 26 089 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

339 of these companies (19 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

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Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: 2 days ago. 1,478 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.

Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.

These companies, with their contact details.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

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