Switzerland · Canton ZH · District
Bezirk Dielsdorf
ZurichBezirk Dielsdorf is one of 12 districts of the canton of Zurich and comprises 22 municipalities with 97'747 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
Regensdorf
20'701Residents
Niederhasli
9'842Residents
Rümlang
8'363Residents
Oberglatt
7'741Residents
Dielsdorf
6'817Residents
Buchs
6'814Residents
Niederglatt
5'513Residents
Dällikon
4'469Residents
Steinmaur
3'758Residents
Neerach
3'348Residents
Niederweningen
3'284Residents
Otelfingen
2'861Residents
Stadel bei Niederglatt
2'500Residents
Weiach
2'133Residents
Oberweningen
1'903Residents
Dänikon
1'861Residents
Boppelsen
1'439Residents
Schöfflisdorf
1'420Residents
Hüttikon
954Residents
Schleinikon
884Residents
Bachs
658Residents
Regensberg
484Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Bezirk Dielsdorf
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
58.8% YesNo 41.2%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
55.7% YesNo 44.3%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% Yes
63.0% YesNo 37.0%
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 · 41.1% Yes
34.3% YesNo 65.8%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% Yes
35.8% YesNo 64.2%
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
31.6% YesNo 68.4%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates vom 17. November 2025Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 57.9% Yes
62.3% YesNo 37.7%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative für mehr günstige und gemeinnützige Wohnungen («Wohnungsinitiative»)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.3% Yes
32.7% YesNo 67.4%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Wohneigentum wieder ermöglichen (Wohneigentums-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 25.1% Yes
32.8% YesNo 67.2%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP44.3% · strongest party
SVP44.3%
SP13.2%
GLP10.1%
FDP9.9%
Mitte8.1%
GRÜNE5.9%
Übrige3.0%
EVP2.8%
EDU2.2%
FGA0.2%
PdA/Sol.0.1%
SD0.1%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Neerach
77 %
median of its municipalities
107.5 %
Bachs
128 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 77 % % in Neerach to 128 % % in Bachs (median 107.5 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 9.9 % in Neerach to 12.3 % in Bachs (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.52 %
Dwellings
44'201
Avg. rooms
3.7
Built before 1946
8.2%
Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesPopulation change 2025
+812 +0.8%
births
919
deaths
631
net migration
+522
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
42'766
Workplaces
6'048
Services share
71.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'519 (3.6%) · Secondary 10'841 (25.3%) · Tertiary 30'406 (71.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
278
Organic share
14.7 %
Farmland
6'687 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
9.6 °C
Precipitation
1'043 mm
Elevation
332–860 m
Flat share
55.1%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
630 GWh
Electricity
23.9 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
51 min
Road to centre
34 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (23.859–33.65 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of Bezirk Dielsdorf rank
sum of its municipalities5462Siglistorf×28052Zürich×38105Regensdorf8106Adlikon b. Regensdorf8107Buchs ZH8108Dällikon8112Otelfingen8113Boppelsen8114Dänikon ZH8115Hüttikon8152Glattbrugg×38153Rümlang8154Oberglatt ZH8155Niederhasli8156Oberhasli8157Dielsdorf8158Regensberg8162Steinmaur8164Bachs8165Oberweningen +28166Niederweningen8172Niederglatt ZH8173Neerach8174Stadel b. Niederglatt8175Windlach8187Weiach
3 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
Adlikon b. RegensdorfBachsBoppelsenBuchs ZHDällikonDänikon ZHDielsdorfGlattbruggHüttikonNassenwilNeerachNiederglatt ZHNiederhasliNiederweningenOberglatt ZHOberhasliOberweningenOtelfingenRegensbergRegensdorfRümlangSchleinikonSchöfflisdorfSiglistorfStadel b. NiederglattSteinmaurSünikonWattWeiachWindlachZürich
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Dielsdorf?
- Bezirk Dielsdorf comprises 22 municipalities: Regensdorf, Niederhasli, Rümlang, Oberglatt, Dielsdorf, Buchs, Niederglatt, Dällikon, Steinmaur, Neerach, Niederweningen, Otelfingen, Stadel bei Niederglatt, Weiach, Oberweningen, Dänikon, Boppelsen, Schöfflisdorf, Hüttikon, Schleinikon, Bachs, Regensberg. Together they have 97'747 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Dielsdorf in?
- Bezirk Dielsdorf lies in the canton of Zurich, which is divided into 12 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Dielsdorf?
- Bezirk Dielsdorf has 97'747 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 22 municipalities; the largest is Regensdorf with 20'701.
- Does Bezirk Dielsdorf have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Dielsdorf the municipal rate ranges from 77 % (Neerach) to 128 % (Bachs).
- How did Bezirk Dielsdorf vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Dielsdorf voted 58.8 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.