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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
9'999 50.2%
Men
9'905 49.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
4'068 20.4%
Swiss citizens
11'823 59.4%
Foreign residents
8'081 40.6%
Population density
2'562 pop./km²
0–19 · 4'068 · 20.4%20–64 · 12'287 · 61.7%65+ · 3'549 · 17.8%
Foreign residents 40.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +11 (+0.1%) · 182 births · 153 deaths · net migration −3
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Horgen: 25.3% Yes
26.2% YesNo 73.8%
27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Horgen: 36.8% Yes
38.1% YesNo 61.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Horgen: 54.5% Yes
51.5% YesNo 48.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Horgen: 41.6% Yes
41.4% YesNo 58.6%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Horgen: 54.1% Yes
55.9% YesNo 44.1%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Horgen: 57.6% Yes
56.2% YesNo 43.8%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Horgen: 38.5% Yes
45.0% YesNo 55.0%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP27.8% · strongest party
SVP27.8%
SP20.2%
FDP16.1%
Mitte12.4%
GRÜNE8.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier104%
Cantonal tax multiplier95%
104%ZH range 71%128%
Tax rank 57 of 160 in canton Zurich
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'138 CHF(11.1%)
Rank 57 of 160 in the canton · 131 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 11'375 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Zumikon 9'577 CHF · most expensive Bachs 12'273 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:11'138 CHF(~11.1%)
AdliswilCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeAdliswilZurichSwitzerland median
40'0004.9%4.2–5.5%5.4%
50'0006.1%5.2–6.8%7.8%
60'0007.3%6.2–8.1%10.5%
70'0008.3%7.1–9.2%11.9%
80'0009.3%8–10.3%13.1%
90'00010.1%8.6–11.1%14.1%
100'00011.1%9.6–12.3%15.3%
110'00012.1%10.4–13.3%16.3%
120'00012.8%11.1–14.1%17.2%
130'00013.5%11.7–14.8%18.1%
140'00014.3%12.5–15.7%19%
150'00015.1%13.1–16.5%19.7%
175'00016.9%14.7–18.4%21.6%
200'00018.5%16.2–20.1%23.2%
225'00019.9%17.5–21.6%24.6%
250'00021.3%18.8–23.1%25.8%
275'00022.4%19.8–24.3%26.8%
300'00023.4%20.7–25.3%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'174 mm
9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
867 m
Mean elevation
548 m
Relief
430 m
Mean slope
11.9°
Flat share
25.1%
South-facing
2.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 430 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026
Roof potential
56.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
78.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
12'500
Per inhabitant
2'837 kWh/yr
56 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr
BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027
Tariff H4
23.87 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.86 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
7.9 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.46 Rp./kWh
23.87 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.63 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ)
ElCom tariff comparison ↗
How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300583 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Zurich. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Zurich (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.48 %
Second homes
7.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.3
Dwellings
9'751
Built before 194611.3%
Built since 200119.0%
0.48 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024
Jobs
8'302
Workplaces
1'088
Services share
92.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 20 (0.2%) · Secondary 638 (7.7%) · Tertiary 7'644 (92.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
2
Organic share
50 %
Farmland
31 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 36 min · Car 23 min
AgglomerationPT 36 min · Car 23 min
Remoteness 145/160 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number131
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities19'904 #15 ZH · #57 CHGrowing municipalities0.1% #125 ZH · #1376 CHShrinking municipalities0.1% #36 ZH · #728 CHJobs per resident0.42 #46 ZH · #752 CHFamilies & children20.4% #91 ZH · #988 CHAge structure17.8% #122 ZH · #1672 CHWomen share50.2% #69 ZH · #778 CHForeign residents40.6% #4 ZH · #74 CHPopulation density2'562/km² #10 ZH · #40 CHTax burden11'138 #57 ZH · #131 CHTaxes104% #57 ZHWarmest municipalities9.9 °C #43 ZH · #582 CHSunniest municipalities41% #49 ZH · #1392 CHRainiest municipalities1'174 mm #53 ZH · #754 CHVoter turnout54.5% #123 ZH · #1288 CHAgainst Switzerland7.8% #111 ZH · #1311 CHAligned with Switzerland92.2% #28 ZH · #111 CHSVP strongholds27.8% #146 ZH · #1408 CHSP strongholds20.2% #8 ZH · #453 CHCentre strongholds12.4% #9 ZH · #1009 CHFDP strongholds16.1% #24 ZH · #725 CHGLP strongholds8.2% #141 ZH · #542 CHGreen strongholds8.2% #25 ZH · #841 CHLargest by area7.8 km² #84 ZH · #1157 CHHighest municipalities485 m #59 ZH · #1285 CHSecond homes7.5% #66 ZH · #1724 CHOrganic farming50% #5 ZH · #106 CHBest-connected municipalities36 min #12 ZH · #167 CHRemotest municipalities36 min #145 ZH · #1931 CHHighest peaks867 m #17 ZH · #873 CHHighest-lying municipalities548 m #50 ZH · #1222 CHGreatest vertical range430 m #13 ZH · #777 CHSteepest municipalities11.9° #13 ZH · #774 CHSolar potential56 GWh #29 ZH · #264 CHSolar potential per capita2'837 kWh #157 ZH · #2097 CHCheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #75 ZH · #159 CHMost expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #100 ZH · #1963 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Adliswil?
Adliswil has 2 postal codes: 8041, 8134.
What is the tax rate in Adliswil?
The municipal tax multiplier of Adliswil is 104% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Adliswil?
A single person without children pays about 11'138 CHF income tax in Adliswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 57 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Adliswil have?
Adliswil has 19'904 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Adliswil?
Adliswil has 8'081 foreign residents, a share of 40.6% (2025).

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