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Bezirk Zürich

Zurich

Bezirk Zürich is one of 12 districts of the canton of Zurich and comprises 1 municipalities with 440'935 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.

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Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Votes in Bezirk Zürich

district results as published by BFS
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)FederalAccepted · 52.5% Yes
35.3% YesNo 64.8%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»FederalRejected · 45.2% Yes
24.1% YesNo 75.9%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZHAccepted · 54.3% Yes
45.7% YesNo 54.3%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates vom 17. November 2025Cantonal ZHAccepted · 57.9% Yes
49.1% YesNo 50.9%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Wohneigentum wieder ermöglichen (Wohneigentums-Initiative)»Cantonal ZHRejected · 25.1% Yes
18.2% YesNo 81.8%
All federal votes
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalities
SP33.0% · strongest party
SP33.0%
GRÜNE14.7%
SVP14.3%
GLP13.6%
FDP11.1%
Mitte6.2%
FGA2.3%
Übrige2.2%
EVP1.5%
PdA/Sol.0.6%
EDU0.4%
SD0.1%
Zürich
119 %
median of its municipalities
119 %
Zürich
119 %

A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 119 % % in Zürich to 119 % % in Zürich (median 119 % %).

Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 11.8 % in Zürich to 11.8 % in Zürich (ESTV 2'026)

Vacancy rate
0.1 %
Dwellings
237'386
Avg. rooms
2.9
Built before 1946
36.7%

Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)

Population change

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Population change 2025
+4'384 +1%
births
4'575
deaths
3'096
net migration
+3'504
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalities
Jobs
545'295
Workplaces
47'829
Services share
94.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 199 (0.0%) · Secondary 28'928 (5.3%) · Tertiary 516'168 (94.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Farms
37
Organic share
43.2 %
Farmland
812 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Climate · Terrain

MeteoSchweiz · swisstopo
Annual mean temperature
9.8 °C
Precipitation
1'111 mm
Elevation
391–870 m
Flat share
59.7%

Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon

Energy · Accessibility

BFE · ElCom · ARE
Solar potential
1'133 GWh
Electricity
24.6 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
12 min
Road to centre
9 min

Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (24.63224.632 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities

MunicipalitiesLargest municipalitiesForeign residentsTax burden
Zurich1/16013/160144/160

Map

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Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Zürich?
Bezirk Zürich comprises 1 municipalities: Zurich. Together they have 440'935 residents (BFS, 2025).
Which canton is Bezirk Zürich in?
Bezirk Zürich lies in the canton of Zurich, which is divided into 12 districts.
How many people live in Bezirk Zürich?
Bezirk Zürich has 440'935 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 1 municipalities; the largest is Zurich with 440'935.
Does Bezirk Zürich have its own tax rate?
No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Zürich the municipal rate ranges from 119 % (Zürich) to 119 % (Zürich).
How did Bezirk Zürich vote in the latest federal vote?
On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Zürich voted 35.3 % 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.