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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
4'113 49.2%
Men
4'250 50.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'782 21.3%
Swiss citizens
5'804 69.4%
Foreign residents
2'559 30.6%
Population density
674 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'782 · 21.3%20–64 · 5'213 · 62.3%65+ · 1'368 · 16.4%
Foreign residents 30.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +120 (+1.5%) · 84 births · 57 deaths · net migration +90
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
38.9% YesNo 61.1%
27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 30.5% Yes
32.5% YesNo 67.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 58.8% Yes
56.1% YesNo 43.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 55.7% Yes
56.5% YesNo 43.5%
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
66.0% YesNo 34.1%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 58.9% Yes
57.7% YesNo 42.3%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 35.8% Yes
39.9% YesNo 60.1%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP44.0% · strongest party
SVP44.0%
SP17.1%
GLP9.0%
FDP7.1%
Mitte6.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier113%
Cantonal tax multiplier95%
113%ZH range 71%128%
Tax rank 106 of 160 in canton Zurich
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'564 CHF(11.6%)
Rank 105 of 160 in the canton · 216 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:11'564 CHF(~11.6%)
RümlangCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeRümlangZurichSwitzerland median
40'0005.1%4.2–5.5%5.4%
50'0006.3%5.2–6.8%7.8%
60'0007.6%6.2–8.1%10.5%
70'0008.7%7.1–9.2%11.9%
80'0009.7%8–10.3%13.1%
90'00010.5%8.6–11.1%14.1%
100'00011.6%9.6–12.3%15.3%
110'00012.5%10.4–13.3%16.3%
120'00013.3%11.1–14.1%17.2%
130'00014%11.7–14.8%18.1%
140'00014.9%12.5–15.7%19%
150'00015.6%13.1–16.5%19.7%
175'00017.4%14.7–18.4%21.6%
200'00019.1%16.2–20.1%23.2%
225'00020.5%17.5–21.6%24.6%
250'00022%18.8–23.1%25.8%
275'00023.1%19.8–24.3%26.8%
300'00024.1%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 1991–20201'068 mm
9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
504 m
Mean elevation
449 m
Relief
89 m
Mean slope
2.7°
Flat share
87.1%
South-facing
3.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 89 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
70.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
87.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
15'600
Per inhabitant
8'407 kWh/yr
70 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
23.86 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.88 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.35 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
23.86 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.63 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätswerk Rümlang Genossenschaft
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
1.11 %
Second homes
5.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.5
Dwellings
3'787
Built before 19467.0%
Built since 200128.8%
1.11 %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
7'107
Workplaces
787
Services share
67.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 83 (1.2%) · Secondary 2'239 (31.5%) · Tertiary 4'785 (67.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
21
Organic share
19 %
Farmland
400 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 37 min · Car 24 min
AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 24 min
Remoteness 140/160 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number97
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities8'363 #40 ZH · #236 CHGrowing municipalities1.5% #37 ZH · #555 CHShrinking municipalities1.5% #125 ZH · #1548 CHJobs per resident0.85 #6 ZH · #132 CHFamilies & children21.3% #49 ZH · #698 CHAge structure16.4% #142 ZH · #1860 CHWomen share49.2% #125 ZH · #1417 CHForeign residents30.6% #26 ZH · #290 CHPopulation density674/km² #70 ZH · #377 CHTax burden11'564 #114 ZH · #225 CHTaxes113% #106 ZHWarmest municipalities9.9 °C #40 ZH · #579 CHSunniest municipalities40.6% #67 ZH · #1544 CHRainiest municipalities1'068 mm #100 ZH · #1280 CHVoter turnout47.2% #152 ZH · #1961 CHAgainst Switzerland12.7% #57 ZH · #1042 CHAligned with Switzerland87.3% #89 ZH · #372 CHSVP strongholds44% #41 ZH · #447 CHSP strongholds17.1% #36 ZH · #724 CHCentre strongholds6.8% #129 ZH · #1589 CHFDP strongholds7.1% #144 ZH · #1690 CHGLP strongholds9% #130 ZH · #424 CHGreen strongholds5.7% #121 ZH · #1395 CHLargest by area12.4 km² #38 ZH · #777 CHHighest municipalities449 m #92 ZH · #1539 CHSecond homes5.5% #125 ZH · #2015 CHOrganic farming19% #57 ZH · #688 CHBest-connected municipalities37 min #17 ZH · #181 CHRemotest municipalities37 min #140 ZH · #1916 CHHighest peaks504 m #138 ZH · #1861 CHHighest-lying municipalities449 m #120 ZH · #1722 CHGreatest vertical range89 m #144 ZH · #1888 CHSteepest municipalities2.7° #154 ZH · #1931 CHSolar potential70 GWh #18 ZH · #180 CHSolar potential per capita8'407 kWh #35 ZH · #1383 CHCheapest electricity23.86 Rp./kWh #5 ZH · #88 CHMost expensive electricity23.86 Rp./kWh #155 ZH · #2019 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 3
What is the postal code of Rümlang?
Rümlang has 3 postal codes: 8052, 8152, 8153.
What is the tax rate in Rümlang?
The municipal tax multiplier of Rümlang is 113% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Rümlang?
A single person without children pays about 11'564 CHF income tax in Rümlang on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 105 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rümlang have?
Rümlang has 8'363 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rümlang?
Rümlang has 2'559 foreign residents, a share of 30.6% (2025).

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