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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
10'193 49.2%
Men
10'508 50.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
4'107 19.8%
Swiss citizens
12'994 62.8%
Foreign residents
7'707 37.2%
Population density
1'416 pop./km²
0–19 · 4'107 · 19.8%20–64 · 13'121 · 63.4%65+ · 3'473 · 16.8%
Foreign residents 37.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +419 (+2.1%) · 229 births · 155 deaths · net migration +326
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 Dielsdorf: 35.7% Yes
36.5% YesNo 63.5%
27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 30.5% Yes
31.3% YesNo 68.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 58.8% Yes
55.9% YesNo 44.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 55.7% Yes
53.2% YesNo 46.8%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 63.0% Yes
65.8% YesNo 34.2%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 58.9% Yes
55.8% YesNo 44.2%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 35.8% Yes
44.5% YesNo 55.5%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP44.2% · strongest party
SVP44.2%
SP15.6%
FDP10.1%
GLP9.2%
Mitte9.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier117%
Cantonal tax multiplier95%
117%ZH range 71%128%
Tax rank 130 of 160 in canton Zurich
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'753 CHF(11.8%)
Rank 130 of 160 in the canton · 258 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:11'753 CHF(~11.8%)
RegensdorfCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeRegensdorfZurichSwitzerland median
40'0005.2%4.2–5.5%5.4%
50'0006.5%5.2–6.8%7.8%
60'0007.7%6.2–8.1%10.5%
70'0008.8%7.1–9.2%11.9%
80'0009.8%8–10.3%13.1%
90'00010.6%8.6–11.1%14.1%
100'00011.8%9.6–12.3%15.3%
110'00012.7%10.4–13.3%16.3%
120'00013.5%11.1–14.1%17.2%
130'00014.2%11.7–14.8%18.1%
140'00015.1%12.5–15.7%19%
150'00015.8%13.1–16.5%19.7%
175'00017.7%14.7–18.4%21.6%
200'00019.4%16.2–20.1%23.2%
225'00020.8%17.5–21.6%24.6%
250'00022.3%18.8–23.1%25.8%
275'00023.4%19.8–24.3%26.8%
300'00024.4%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 1991–20209.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'082 mm
9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
616 m
Mean elevation
464 m
Relief
193 m
Mean slope
3.7°
Flat share
72.3%
South-facing
8.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 193 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
116.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
148.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
25'800
Per inhabitant
5'617 kWh/yr
116 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
0.26 %
Second homes
6.3 %
Avg. rooms
3.4
Dwellings
9'436
Built before 19463.5%
Built since 200130.1%
0.26 %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
10'638
Workplaces
1'354
Services share
75.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 90 (0.8%) · Secondary 2'510 (23.6%) · Tertiary 8'038 (75.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
20
Organic share
5 %
Farmland
591 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 40 min · Car 24 min
AgglomerationPT 35 min · Car 24 min
Remoteness 131/160 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number96
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities20'701 #12 ZH · #53 CHGrowing municipalities2.1% #17 ZH · #329 CHShrinking municipalities2.1% #144 ZH · #1777 CHJobs per resident0.51 #30 ZH · #499 CHFamilies & children19.8% #116 ZH · #1207 CHAge structure16.8% #137 ZH · #1803 CHWomen share49.2% #124 ZH · #1416 CHForeign residents37.2% #9 ZH · #112 CHPopulation density1'416/km² #31 ZH · #136 CHTax burden11'753 #134 ZH · #262 CHTaxes117% #130 ZHWarmest municipalities9.7 °C #80 ZH · #762 CHSunniest municipalities40.3% #90 ZH · #1661 CHRainiest municipalities1'082 mm #96 ZH · #1205 CHVoter turnout46.7% #154 ZH · #1982 CHAgainst Switzerland10.8% #81 ZH · #1152 CHAligned with Switzerland89.2% #68 ZH · #273 CHSVP strongholds44.2% #39 ZH · #440 CHSP strongholds15.6% #52 ZH · #879 CHCentre strongholds9% #53 ZH · #1296 CHFDP strongholds10.1% #93 ZH · #1382 CHGLP strongholds9.2% #125 ZH · #403 CHGreen strongholds5.5% #125 ZH · #1434 CHLargest by area14.6 km² #24 ZH · #664 CHHighest municipalities443 m #97 ZH · #1587 CHSecond homes6.3% #107 ZH · #1936 CHOrganic farming5% #125 ZH · #1526 CHBest-connected municipalities40 min #26 ZH · #223 CHRemotest municipalities40 min #131 ZH · #1868 CHHighest peaks616 m #84 ZH · #1472 CHHighest-lying municipalities464 m #106 ZH · #1635 CHGreatest vertical range193 m #91 ZH · #1401 CHSteepest municipalities3.7° #137 ZH · #1789 CHSolar potential116 GWh #8 ZH · #58 CHSolar potential per capita5'617 kWh #91 ZH · #1883 CHCheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #66 ZH · #150 CHMost expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #91 ZH · #1954 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 3
What is the postal code of Regensdorf?
Regensdorf has 2 postal codes: 8105, 8106.
What is the tax rate in Regensdorf?
The municipal tax multiplier of Regensdorf is 117% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Regensdorf?
A single person without children pays about 11'753 CHF income tax in Regensdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 130 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Regensdorf have?
Regensdorf has 20'701 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Regensdorf?
Regensdorf has 7'707 foreign residents, a share of 37.23% (2025).

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