Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
60'947 50.5%
Men
59'794 49.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
24'107 20.0%
Swiss citizens
88'077 73.0%
Foreign residents
32'664 27.1%
Population density
1'774 pop./km²
0–19 · 24'107 · 20.0%20–64 · 76'333 · 63.2%65+ · 20'301 · 16.8%
Foreign residents 27.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +365 (+0.3%) · 1'115 births · 891 deaths · net migration +197
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
Neighbourhoods
BFS · 2024Statistical city quarters from BFS City Statistics — available for 10 Swiss cities only, not nationwide.
District 1Winterthur-Stadt
Lind
5'804residents
- Median age
- 39.7
- Foreign
- 20.6%
- Area / person
- 48 m²
Tössfeld
4'203residents
- Median age
- 36
- Foreign
- 27.7%
- Area / person
- 41 m²
Neuwiesen
4'125residents
- Median age
- 36.8
- Foreign
- 24.5%
- Area / person
- 45 m²
Heiligberg
3'888residents
- Median age
- 39.3
- Foreign
- 16.5%
- Area / person
- 47 m²
Brühlberg
2'107residents
- Median age
- 37.9
- Foreign
- 20.5%
- Area / person
- 45 m²
Altstadt
2'034residents
- Median age
- 36.8
- Foreign
- 21.6%
- Area / person
- 51 m²
District 2Oberwinterthur
Talacker
6'541residents
- Median age
- 41.4
- Foreign
- 26.9%
- Area / person
- 44 m²
Guggenbühl
5'642residents
- Median age
- 38.5
- Foreign
- 38.6%
- Area / person
- 37 m²
Hegi
3'837residents
- Median age
- 39.3
- Foreign
- 21.6%
- Area / person
- 41 m²
Grüze
3'328residents
- Median age
- 33.8
- Foreign
- 32.1%
- Area / person
- 44 m²
Zinzikon
2'863residents
- Median age
- 42.4
- Foreign
- 26.8%
- Area / person
- 41 m²
Hegmatten
2'585residents
- Median age
- 35.5
- Foreign
- 26.9%
- Area / person
- 42 m²
Reutlingen
418residents
- Median age
- 48.9
- Foreign
- 14.4%
- Area / person
- 52 m²
Stadel
323residents
- Median age
- 42
- Foreign
- 15.2%
- Area / person
- 53 m²
Ricketwil
84residents
- Median age
- 52.2
- Foreign
- 4.8%
- Area / person
- 59 m²
District 3Seen
Waser
5'556residents
- Median age
- 42.5
- Foreign
- 27.1%
- Area / person
- 41 m²
Büelwiesen
3'229residents
- Median age
- 41
- Foreign
- 32.3%
- Area / person
- 40 m²
Ganzenbühl
3'105residents
- Median age
- 41.5
- Foreign
- 26.9%
- Area / person
- 44 m²
Oberseen
2'750residents
- Median age
- 46.2
- Foreign
- 13.3%
- Area / person
- 54 m²
Sennhof
1'775residents
- Median age
- 35.5
- Foreign
- 33.1%
- Area / person
- 36 m²
Waldegg
1'408residents
- Median age
- 49.8
- Foreign
- 17.8%
- Area / person
- 50 m²
Iberg
1'176residents
- Median age
- 43.8
- Foreign
- 12.1%
- Area / person
- 52 m²
Sonnenberg
943residents
- Median age
- 50.5
- Foreign
- 10.5%
- Area / person
- 57 m²
Gotzenwil
721residents
- Median age
- 46.2
- Foreign
- 9.4%
- Area / person
- 50 m²
Eidberg
191residents
- Median age
- 41
- Foreign
- 11.0%
- Area / person
- 52 m²
District 6Wülflingen
Oberfeld
5'422residents
- Median age
- 38.4
- Foreign
- 32.2%
- Area / person
- 42 m²
Härti
3'613residents
- Median age
- 39.1
- Foreign
- 36.8%
- Area / person
- 38 m²
Lindenplatz
3'129residents
- Median age
- 41.9
- Foreign
- 31.0%
- Area / person
- 41 m²
Niederfeld
2'188residents
- Median age
- 38.7
- Foreign
- 25.9%
- Area / person
- 43 m²
Taggenberg
1'199residents
- Median age
- 43.5
- Foreign
- 21.3%
- Area / person
- 51 m²
Weinberg
1'114residents
- Median age
- 39.6
- Foreign
- 28.4%
- Area / person
- 44 m²
Hardau
318residents
- Median age
- 52
- Foreign
- 3.1%
- Area / person
- 48 m²
Neuburg
176residents
- Median age
- 47.7
- Foreign
- 5.7%
- Area / person
- 52 m²
STATPOP 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 31.4% Yes
35.7% YesNo 64.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 24.1% Yes
20.2% YesNo 79.9%
27.09.2026Patientinnen- und Patientengesetz und Gesundheitsgesetz (Änderung vom 30. März 2026; Gegenvorschlag zur Volksinitiative «Selbstbestimmung am Lebensende auch in Alters- und Pflegeheimen»)Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 68.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 67.8% Yes
71.4% YesNo 28.6%
27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 41.4% Yes
48.4% YesNo 51.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 46.2% Yes
38.8% YesNo 61.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 38.4% Yes
30.0% YesNo 70.0%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 51.6% Yes
47.8% YesNo 52.2%
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% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 42.5% Yes
49.6% YesNo 50.4%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 53.2% Yes
49.5% YesNo 50.5%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 44.1% Yes
51.9% YesNo 48.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SP27.9% · strongest party
SP27.9%
SVP17.1%
GRÜNE13.8%
GLP12.8%
FDP9.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier125%
Cantonal tax multiplier95%
125%ZH range 71%128%
Tax rank 158 of 160 in canton ZurichTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'132 CHF(12.1%)
Rank 158 of 160 in the canton · 332 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
100'000 CHF:12'132 CHF(~12.1%)
WinterthurCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Winterthur | Zurich | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.4% | 4.2–5.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.7% | 5.2–6.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8% | 6.2–8.1% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.1% | 7.1–9.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.2% | 8–10.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11% | 8.6–11.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.1% | 9.6–12.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.1% | 10.4–13.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.9% | 11.1–14.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.7% | 11.7–14.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.5% | 12.5–15.7% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.3% | 13.1–16.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.2% | 14.7–18.4% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.9% | 16.2–20.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.4% | 17.5–21.6% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.9% | 18.8–23.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 24.1% | 19.8–24.3% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 25.1% | 20.7–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'027 mm
9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
686 m
Mean elevation
491 m
Relief
293 m
Mean slope
6.7°
Flat share
53.6%
South-facing
10.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 293 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
466.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
626.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
103'600
Per inhabitant
3'860 kWh/yr
466 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 · 2027Tariff H4
28.09 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.66 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.23 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.2 Rp./kWh
28.09 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.63 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Stadtwerk Winterthur
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
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium 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 · AREVacancy rate
0.18 %
Second homes
6.7 %
Avg. rooms
3.4
Dwellings
58'873
Built before 194624.5%
Built since 200124.5%
0.18 %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 · 2024Jobs
79'797
Workplaces
8'557
Services share
84.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 187 (0.2%) · Secondary 12'086 (15.1%) · Tertiary 67'524 (84.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
51
Organic share
19.6 %
Farmland
1'460 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0BFS municipality number230
Head of governmentMichael Künzle · Die Mitte
Websitestadt.winterthur.ch ↗
DistrictBezirk Winterthur
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities120'741 #2 ZH · #6 CHGrowing municipalities0.3% #107 ZH · #1230 CHShrinking municipalities0.3% #54 ZH · #874 CHJobs per resident0.66 #14 ZH · #252 CHFamilies & children20% #111 ZH · #1128 CHAge structure16.8% #138 ZH · #1804 CHWomen share50.5% #50 ZH · #612 CHForeign residents27.1% #44 ZH · #446 CHPopulation density1'774/km² #21 ZH · #94 CHTax burden12'132 #158 ZH · #332 CHTaxes125% #158 ZHWarmest municipalities9.4 °C #119 ZH · #1021 CHSunniest municipalities40% #113 ZH · #1858 CHRainiest municipalities1'027 mm #106 ZH · #1501 CHVoter turnout59% #103 ZH · #701 CHAgainst Switzerland16.7% #32 ZH · #753 CHAligned with Switzerland83.3% #120 ZH · #644 CHSVP strongholds17.1% #159 ZH · #1912 CHSP strongholds27.9% #2 ZH · #91 CHCentre strongholds7.9% #93 ZH · #1451 CHFDP strongholds9.3% #108 ZH · #1473 CHGLP strongholds12.8% #41 ZH · #101 CHGreen strongholds13.8% #3 ZH · #199 CHLargest by area68.1 km² #2 ZH · #113 CHHighest municipalities439 m #104 ZH · #1624 CHSecond homes6.7% #90 ZH · #1873 CHOrganic farming19.6% #55 ZH · #678 CHBest-connected municipalities53 min #76 ZH · #552 CHRemotest municipalities53 min #89 ZH · #1535 CHHighest peaks686 m #51 ZH · #1251 CHHighest-lying municipalities491 m #79 ZH · #1473 CHGreatest vertical range293 m #41 ZH · #1012 CHSteepest municipalities6.7° #76 ZH · #1280 CHSolar potential466 GWh #2 ZH · #4 CHSolar potential per capita3'860 kWh #142 ZH · #2054 CHCheapest electricity28.09 Rp./kWh #151 ZH · #1361 CHMost expensive electricity28.09 Rp./kWh #9 ZH · #746 CH
Postal codes (11)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 8Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Winterthur?
- Winterthur has 11 postal codes: 8310, 8352, 8400, 8404, 8405, 8406, 8408, 8409, 8482, 8542, 8545.
- What is the tax rate in Winterthur?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Winterthur is 125% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
- How much tax do you pay in Winterthur?
- A single person without children pays about 12'132 CHF income tax in Winterthur on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 158 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Winterthur have?
- Winterthur has 120'741 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Winterthur?
- Winterthur has 32'664 foreign residents, a share of 27.05% (2025).
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