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Switzerland · Canton Code ZH

Zurich

ZH

Capital: Zürich

Total Population

Largest Municipality

Avg. Population per Municipality

BFS canton number

1

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Top municipalities in canton Zurich

Population & demographics

Largest municipalitiesNo. 1Zurich440'935Full ranking: canton Zurich →

Winterthur120'741 Uster37'031 Dübendorf33'214 Dietikon28'325

Growing municipalitiesNo. 1Flaach5.2%Full ranking: canton Zurich →

Hüntwangen4.4%Wila4.2%Dägerlen3.9%Bachenbülach3.8%

Shrinking municipalitiesNo. 1Bachs-3%Full ranking: canton Zurich →

Otelfingen-2.2%Niederweningen-1.9%Altikon-1.8%Dachsen-1.6%

Jobs per residentNo. 1Kloten2.02Full ranking: canton Zurich →

Opfikon1.25 Zurich1.24 Wallisellen1.19 Schlieren1.14

Families & childrenNo. 1Hüttikon25.9%Full ranking: canton Zurich →

Schlatt25.5%Knonau25.1%Rifferswil25.1%Kappel am Albis24.6%

Age structureNo. 1Berg am Irchel27.6%Full ranking: canton Zurich →

Wasterkingen27.2%Seuzach25.5%Laufen-Uhwiesen24.8%Rheinau24.7%

Women shareNo. 1Erlenbach52.6%Full ranking: canton Zurich →

Küsnacht52.4%Meilen52.2%Regensberg52.1%Männedorf52%

Foreign residentsNo. 1Dietikon48.9%Full ranking: canton Zurich →

Schlieren46.4%Opfikon46.3%Adliswil40.6%Höri40.5%

Population densityNo. 1Zurich4'799/km²Full ranking: canton Zurich →

Opfikon3'839/km² Kilchberg3'712/km² Thalwil3'418/km² Oberengstringen3'291/km²

Tax burdenNo. 1Zumikon9'577Full ranking: canton Zurich →

Kilchberg9'625 Herrliberg9'672 Küsnacht9'672 Rüschlikon9'767

TaxesNo. 1Zumikon71%Full ranking: canton Zurich →

Kilchberg72%Herrliberg73%Küsnacht73%Rüschlikon75%

Politics & elections

Voter turnoutNo. 1Truttikon76.1%Full ranking: canton Zurich →

Dättlikon71.2%Volken70.6%Berg am Irchel70.2%Flurlingen70.2%

Against SwitzerlandNo. 1Fischenthal34.3%Full ranking: canton Zurich →

Bauma30.4%Hagenbuch29.4%Thalheim an der Thur27.5%Weiach26.7%

Aligned with SwitzerlandNo. 1Bülach97.1%Full ranking: canton Zurich →

Bassersdorf96.1%Kloten96.1%Opfikon96.1%Oberengstringen96.1%

SVP strongholdsNo. 1Fischenthal59.8%Full ranking: canton Zurich →

Hagenbuch57.4%Altikon55.9%Weiach55.6%Höri55.4%

SP strongholdsNo. 1Zurich33%Full ranking: canton Zurich →

Winterthur27.9%Flurlingen24.6%Schlieren23.1%Feuerthalen22.1%

Centre strongholdsNo. 1Rüti14.4%Full ranking: canton Zurich →

Langnau am Albis14%Rheinau13.9%Wädenswil13.9%Dietikon13%

FDP strongholdsNo. 1Zumikon30.6%Full ranking: canton Zurich →

Erlenbach30.1%Zollikon29.7%Herrliberg28.5%Uitikon28.4%

GLP strongholdsNo. 1Otelfingen19%Full ranking: canton Zurich →

Hettlingen16.7%Schwerzenbach16.2%Hedingen16%Wettswil am Albis15.9%

Green strongholdsNo. 1Rifferswil16.2%Full ranking: canton Zurich →

Zurich14.7%Winterthur13.8%Uster11.3%Schwerzenbach11%

Mobility & public transport

Best-connected municipalitiesNo. 1Zurich12 minFull ranking: canton Zurich →

Zollikon27 min Dietlikon32 min Meilen33 min Oberengstringen33 min

Remotest municipalitiesNo. 1Turbenthal84 minFull ranking: canton Zurich →

Stammheim82 min Andelfingen81 min Kleinandelfingen79 min Hagenbuch79 min

Top municipalities by population

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Religion

FSO · structural survey · 2024

Permanent resident population aged 15+, 2024

No affiliation40.5% 545'947

Reformed Protestant21.8% 293'675

Roman Catholic21.3% 286'769

Muslim communities7% 94'236

Other Christian6.6% 89'575

Other religions1.7% 23'165

Not stated0.6% 7'768

Jewish community0.5% 6'272

Sample survey (structural survey) with 95% confidence intervals; shares can sum slightly under 100% (suppressed small values). Religious affiliation has not been collected per municipality since the 2000 census — the canton is the finest level available.

Structural Survey 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Taxes

ESTV · 2026

Income tax in the 5 cheapest and 5 most expensive municipalities of Zurich at CHF 100'000 gross income.

Lowest tax

Highest tax

Bachs12'273
Maschwanden12'273
Winterthur12'132
Wildberg12'084
Schlatt12'037

Median Zurich: CHF 11'375

Total income tax (federal, cantonal, municipal and personal tax) for a single person without children, no church affiliation, on CHF 100'000 gross employment income, tax year 2026. Because the same household is computed everywhere, the franc amounts are comparable across Switzerland — the tax multiplier is not.

Tax burden · Full ranking →

Energy & electricity

ElCom · BFE · 2027

Median tariff H4

24.63 Rp./kWh

Swiss median H4

26.53 Rp./kWh

Cheapest municipality

22.7 Rp./kWh

Most expensive municipality

33.65 Rp./kWh

Roof solar potential

7'291 GWh/yr

Solar potential per capita

4'465 kWh/yr

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Medians are ElCom's published household electricity prices for consumption profile H4 (4'500 kWh a year, standard product, excl. VAT) for the tariff year shown. The solar figure sums the BFE modelled roof potential of the 160 municipalities with a model — what roofs could generate, not what is installed.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Ø premium canton

411 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland

465.3 CHF/mo

Rank in comparison

16. of 26 cantons

Cheapest canton

293 CHF/mo

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Most expensive canton

539 CHF/mo

Compare all premiums in canton Zurich →Premiums explained →

Average adult premium actually paid in the canton (2024, BAG health-insurance statistics) — the mean across all regions, models and deductibles, not the cheapest offer. The 2026 figure is BAG's forward national mean premium.

Districts of the canton of Zurich

12 Districts — municipalities and residents per unit

1 Municipalities · 440'935 Residents

Bezirk Winterthur

19 Municipalities · 182'860 Residents

22 Municipalities · 166'722 Residents

10 Municipalities · 142'849 Residents

9 Municipalities · 133'469 Residents

11 Municipalities · 110'383 Residents

11 Municipalities · 102'688 Residents

Bezirk Dietikon

11 Municipalities · 98'965 Residents

Bezirk Dielsdorf

22 Municipalities · 97'747 Residents

Bezirk Pfäffikon

10 Municipalities · 64'147 Residents

Bezirk Affoltern

14 Municipalities · 58'566 Residents

Bezirk Andelfingen

20 Municipalities · 33'587 Residents

Municipalities in Canton

swisstopo · 160

160 municipalities

Adliswil

Population:19'904

Aesch

Bezirk Dietikon

Population:1'644

Aeugst am Albis

Bezirk Affoltern

Population:2'003

Affoltern am Albis

Bezirk Affoltern

Population:12'911

Altikon

Bezirk Winterthur

Andelfingen

Bezirk Andelfingen

Population:3'719

Bachenbülach

Population:4'450

Bachs

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Bäretswil

Population:5'137

834083448345+1 more

Bassersdorf

Population:12'358

Bauma

Bezirk Pfäffikon

Population:5'109

Benken

Bezirk Andelfingen

Berg am Irchel

Bezirk Andelfingen

Birmensdorf

Bezirk Dietikon

Population:7'587

Bonstetten

Bezirk Affoltern

Population:5'659

Boppelsen

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Population:1'439

Brütten

Bezirk Winterthur

Population:2'277

Bubikon

Population:7'690

Buch am Irchel

Bezirk Andelfingen

Population:1'068

Buchs

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Population:6'814

Bülach

Population:24'590

Dachsen

Bezirk Andelfingen

Population:1'896

Dägerlen

Bezirk Winterthur

Population:1'204

Dällikon

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Population:4'469

Dänikon

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Population:1'861

Dättlikon

Bezirk Winterthur

Dielsdorf

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Population:6'817

Dietikon

Bezirk Dietikon

Population:28'325

Dietlikon

Population:8'033

Dinhard

Bezirk Winterthur

Population:1'734

Dorf

Bezirk Andelfingen

Dübendorf

Population:33'214

804480518600+1 more

Dürnten

Population:8'030

834086088630+3 more

Egg

Population:8'757

Eglisau

Population:5'794

Elgg

Bezirk Winterthur

Population:5'241

835383548355+1 more

Ellikon an der Thur

Bezirk Winterthur

Population:1'027

Elsau

Bezirk Winterthur

Population:3'957

Embrach

Population:10'415

Erlenbach

Population:5'679

Fällanden

Population:9'634

Fehraltorf

Bezirk Pfäffikon

Population:6'943

Feuerthalen

Bezirk Andelfingen

Population:3'893

Fischenthal

Population:2'697

834084948496+2 more

Flaach

Bezirk Andelfingen

Population:1'572

Flurlingen

Bezirk Andelfingen

Population:1'505

Freienstein-Teufen

Population:2'373

Geroldswil

Bezirk Dietikon

Population:5'402

Glattfelden

Population:5'555

Gossau

Population:10'621

861486178624+3 more

Greifensee

Population:5'401

Grüningen

Population:3'931

Hagenbuch

Bezirk Winterthur

Population:1'168

Hausen am Albis

Bezirk Affoltern

Population:3'956

Hedingen

Bezirk Affoltern

Population:3'983

Henggart

Bezirk Andelfingen

Population:2'376

Herrliberg

Population:6'802

Hettlingen

Bezirk Winterthur

Population:3'208

Hinwil

Population:11'949

Hittnau

Bezirk Pfäffikon

Population:3'974

Hochfelden

Population:2'019

Hombrechtikon

Population:9'252

Horgen

Population:24'641

634081358810+2 more

Höri

Population:3'676

Hüntwangen

Population:1'142

Hüttikon

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Illnau-Effretikon

Bezirk Pfäffikon

Population:17'973

830783088314+2 more

Kappel am Albis

Bezirk Affoltern

Population:1'375

Kilchberg

Population:9'576

Kleinandelfingen

Bezirk Andelfingen

Population:2'278

Kloten

Population:22'017

Knonau

Bezirk Affoltern

Population:2'515

Küsnacht

Population:15'250

Langnau am Albis

Population:8'097

Laufen-Uhwiesen

Bezirk Andelfingen

Population:1'848

Lindau

Bezirk Pfäffikon

Population:5'896

831083128315+1 more

Lufingen

Population:2'870

Männedorf

Population:11'764

Marthalen

Bezirk Andelfingen

Population:2'027

Maschwanden

Bezirk Affoltern

Maur

Population:10'873

812281238124+2 more

Meilen

Population:14'952

Mettmenstetten

Bezirk Affoltern

Population:5'841

Mönchaltorf

Population:4'446

Neerach

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Population:3'348

816281648173+1 more

Neftenbach

Bezirk Winterthur

Population:5'780

Niederglatt

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Population:5'513

Niederhasli

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Population:9'842

Niederweningen

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Population:3'284

Nürensdorf

Population:5'858

Oberembrach

Population:1'132

Oberengstringen

Bezirk Dietikon

Population:7'076

Oberglatt

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Population:7'741

Oberrieden

Population:5'410

Oberweningen

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Population:1'903

Obfelden

Bezirk Affoltern

Population:6'081

Oetwil am See

Population:5'190

Oetwil an der Limmat

Bezirk Dietikon

Population:2'604

Opfikon

Population:21'462

Ossingen

Bezirk Andelfingen

Population:1'859

Otelfingen

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Population:2'861

Ottenbach

Bezirk Affoltern

Population:3'038

Pfäffikon

Bezirk Pfäffikon

Population:12'881

Pfungen

Bezirk Winterthur

Population:4'170

Rafz

Population:4'792

Regensberg

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Regensdorf

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Population:20'701

Rheinau

Bezirk Andelfingen

Population:1'334

Richterswil

Population:14'545

Rickenbach

Bezirk Winterthur

Population:2'895

Rifferswil

Bezirk Affoltern

Population:1'213

Rorbas

Population:3'078

Rümlang

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Population:8'363

Rüschlikon

Population:6'449

Russikon

Bezirk Pfäffikon

Population:4'687

Rüti

Population:13'144

Schlatt

Bezirk Winterthur

Schleinikon

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Schlieren

Bezirk Dietikon

Population:20'474

Schöfflisdorf

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Population:1'420

Schwerzenbach

Population:5'256

Seegräben

Population:1'486

Seuzach

Bezirk Winterthur

Population:7'990

Stadel bei Niederglatt

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Population:2'500

Stäfa

Population:15'232

Stallikon

Bezirk Affoltern

Population:3'903

Stammheim

Bezirk Andelfingen

Population:2'970

846884768477+1 more

Steinmaur

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Population:3'758

Thalheim an der Thur

Bezirk Andelfingen

Population:1'024

Thalwil

Population:18'835

Trüllikon

Bezirk Andelfingen

Population:1'132

Truttikon

Bezirk Andelfingen

Turbenthal

Bezirk Winterthur

Population:5'369

836384888492+1 more

Uetikon am See

Population:6'744

Uitikon

Bezirk Dietikon

Population:5'749

Unterengstringen

Bezirk Dietikon

Population:4'361

Urdorf

Bezirk Dietikon

Population:10'539

Uster

Population:37'031

860586068610+4 more

Volken

Bezirk Andelfingen

Volketswil

Population:19'948

Wädenswil

Population:26'012

880488208824+1 more

Wald

Population:10'686

Wallisellen

Population:17'811

Wangen-Brüttisellen

Population:8'289

Wasterkingen

Weiach

Bezirk Dielsdorf

Population:2'133

Weiningen

Bezirk Dietikon

Population:5'204

Weisslingen

Bezirk Pfäffikon

Population:3'464

Wettswil am Albis

Bezirk Affoltern

Population:5'419

Wetzikon

Population:27'317

Wiesendangen

Bezirk Winterthur

Population:6'852

854285438544+1 more

Wil

Population:1'595

Wila

Bezirk Pfäffikon

Population:2'201

Wildberg

Bezirk Pfäffikon

Population:1'019

Winkel

Population:5'117

Winterthur

Bezirk Winterthur

Population:120'741

Postal codes:11

831083528400+8 more

Zell

Bezirk Winterthur

Population:6'855

Zollikon

Population:13'737

Zumikon

Population:5'781

Zurich

Population:440'935

Postal codes:30

800180028003+27 more

Vote results for Zurich

BFS

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% Yes

40.8% YesNo 59.2%

27.09.2026Patientinnen- und Patientengesetz und Gesundheitsgesetz (Änderung vom 30. März 2026; Gegenvorschlag zur Volksinitiative «Selbstbestimmung am Lebensende auch in Alters- und Pflegeheimen»)Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 68.1% Yes

68.1% YesNo 31.9%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes

25.5% YesNo 74.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% Yes

29.3% YesNo 70.7%

14.06.2026Verfassung des Kantons Zürich (Änderung vom 15. September 2025; Vertretung von Kantonsratsmitgliedern)Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 64.1% Yes

64.1% YesNo 35.9%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Wohneigentum wieder ermöglichen (Wohneigentums-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 25.1% Yes

25.1% YesNo 74.9%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative für mehr günstige und gemeinnützige Wohnungen («Wohnungsinitiative»)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.3% Yes

40.3% YesNo 59.7%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates vom 17. November 2025Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 57.9% Yes

57.9% YesNo 42.1%

14.06.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates angenommen werden?Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 39.3% Yes

39.3% YesNo 60.7%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% Yes

42.7% YesNo 57.3%

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Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities does canton Zurich have?: Canton Zurich has 160 municipalities. The largest are Zurich, Winterthur, Uster.
What is the population of canton Zurich?: Canton Zurich has about 1'632'918 residents.
What is the capital of canton Zurich?: The capital of canton Zurich is Zürich.

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