Switzerland · Canton ZH · District
Bezirk Horgen
ZurichBezirk Horgen is one of 12 districts of the canton of Zurich and comprises 9 municipalities with 133'469 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.
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Bezirk Horgen
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
54.5% YesNo 45.5%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
41.6% YesNo 58.4%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% Yes
54.1% YesNo 45.9%
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
36.0% YesNo 64.0%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% Yes
38.5% YesNo 61.5%
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
34.4% YesNo 65.6%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates vom 17. November 2025Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 57.9% Yes
60.4% YesNo 39.7%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative für mehr günstige und gemeinnützige Wohnungen («Wohnungsinitiative»)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.3% Yes
36.1% YesNo 63.9%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Wohneigentum wieder ermöglichen (Wohneigentums-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 25.1% Yes
25.5% YesNo 74.6%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP27.8% · strongest party
SVP27.8%
SP16.9%
FDP16.8%
Mitte12.0%
GLP11.9%
GRÜNE7.9%
EVP2.7%
Übrige2.4%
EDU0.9%
FGA0.4%
PdA/Sol.0.2%
SD0.1%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Kilchberg (ZH)
72 %
median of its municipalities
90 %
Langnau am Albis
106 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 72 % % in Kilchberg (ZH) to 106 % % in Langnau am Albis (median 90 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 9.6 % in Kilchberg (ZH) to 11.2 % in Langnau am Albis (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.4 %
Dwellings
63'944
Avg. rooms
3.6
Built before 1946
18.5%
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
+927 +0.7%
births
1'213
deaths
1'023
net migration
+692
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
50'594
Workplaces
8'482
Services share
82.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 728 (1.4%) · Secondary 8'007 (15.8%) · Tertiary 41'859 (82.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
216
Organic share
14.8 %
Farmland
4'237 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
9.3 °C
Precipitation
1'378 mm
Elevation
400–1'213 m
Flat share
32.6%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
474 GWh
Electricity
23.9 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
40 min
Road to centre
26 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (23.872–25.839 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 Horgen rank
sum of its municipalities| Municipalities | Largest municipalities | Foreign residents | Tax burden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wädenswil | 7/160 | 58/160 | 54/160 |
| Horgen | 8/160 | 19/160 | 22/160 |
| Adliswil | 15/160 | 4/160 | 57/160 |
| Thalwil | 16/160 | 23/160 | 10/160 |
| Richterswil | 22/160 | 77/160 | 42/160 |
| Kilchberg | 37/160 | 12/160 | 2/160 |
| Langnau am Albis | 42/160 | 20/160 | 67/160 |
| Rüschlikon | 57/160 | 25/160 | 5/160 |
| Oberrieden | 71/160 | 57/160 | 15/160 |
6340Sihlbrugg×28041Zürich×28134Adliswil×38135Langnau am Albis +18136Gattikon8800Thalwil8802Kilchberg ZH8803Rüschlikon8804Au ZH8805Richterswil8810Horgen8815Horgenberg8816Hirzel8820Wädenswil8824Schönenberg ZH8825Hütten8833Samstagern×28942Oberrieden
4 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Horgen?
- Bezirk Horgen comprises 9 municipalities: Wädenswil, Horgen, Adliswil, Thalwil, Richterswil, Kilchberg, Langnau am Albis, Rüschlikon, Oberrieden. Together they have 133'469 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Horgen in?
- Bezirk Horgen lies in the canton of Zurich, which is divided into 12 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Horgen?
- Bezirk Horgen has 133'469 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 9 municipalities; the largest is Wädenswil with 26'012.
- Does Bezirk Horgen have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Horgen the municipal rate ranges from 72 % (Kilchberg (ZH)) to 106 % (Langnau am Albis).
- How did Bezirk Horgen vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Horgen voted 54.5 % 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.