Zürich

Canton in Switzerland

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Name	Status	Population Census 1980-12-02	Population Census 1990-12-04	Population Census 2000-12-05	Population Estimate 2010-12-31	Population Estimate 2020-12-31	Population Estimate 2024-12-31
Zürich [Zurich]	Canton	1,122,839	1,179,044	1,247,906	1,373,068	1,553,423	1,619,499
Bezirk Affoltern	District	29,513	35,409	41,821	48,096	55,839	58,172	→
Bezirk Andelfingen	District	21,304	23,411	26,608	29,511	31,959	33,179	→
Bezirk Bülach	District	91,599	101,320	110,465	131,879	156,900	165,583	→
Bezirk Dielsdorf	District	50,209	59,039	68,758	80,090	92,079	96,910	→
Bezirk Dietikon	District	67,715	70,710	73,169	80,547	94,533	98,142	→
Bezirk Hinwil	District	62,980	70,609	77,206	87,822	97,098	101,988	→
Bezirk Horgen	District	101,552	104,005	106,670	115,301	127,263	132,489	→
Bezirk Meilen	District	79,605	80,719	87,030	97,034	106,506	109,516	→
Bezirk Pfäffikon	District	40,249	46,051	50,269	55,768	61,081	63,578	→
Bezirk Uster	District	87,506	95,644	106,071	120,607	135,234	141,546	→
Bezirk Winterthur	District	121,085	127,084	136,566	153,556	173,053	182,026	→
Bezirk Zürich [Zurich]	District	369,522	365,043	363,273	372,857	421,878	436,370	→
Schweiz (Suisse, Svizzera, Svizra, Helvetia) [Switzerland]	Confederation	6,365,960	6,873,687	7,288,010	7,870,134	8,670,300	9,048,905

Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office.

Explanation: The population figures for 2024 are preliminary.

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Gender (E 2023)
Males	800,992
Females	804,516

Age Groups (E 2023)
0-17 years	287,869
18-64 years	1,039,736
65+ years	277,903

Age Distribution (E 2023)
90+ years	14,900
80-89 years	69,337
70-79 years	120,828
60-69 years	166,635
50-59 years	223,168
40-49 years	241,184
30-39 years	262,793
20-29 years	189,036
10-19 years	154,519
0-9 years	163,108

Citizenship (E 2023)
Switzerland	1,145,802
Germany	87,559
France	11,592
Italy	60,264
Portugal	27,218
EU (others)	104,698
Europe (non-EU countries)	87,268
Africa	17,773
Asia	44,142
Other Citizenship	18,908

Country of Birth (E 2023)
Switzerland	1,019,532
Other country	585,976

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