Switzerland: Zürich

Canton of Zurich

flag Contents: Zürich

Capital: Zürich

1,553,423 Population [2020] – estimate

1,632,191 Population [2025] – estimate

1,729km² Area

944.0/km² Density [2025]

Districts

The population of all districts of the Canton of Zurich (Zürich) according to census results and latest official estimates.

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 2025-12-31
Bezirk Affoltern	District	29,513	35,409	41,821	48,096	55,839	58,554	→
Bezirk Andelfingen	District	21,304	23,411	26,608	29,511	31,959	33,586	→
Bezirk Bülach	District	91,599	101,320	110,465	131,879	156,900	166,687	→
Bezirk Dielsdorf	District	50,209	59,039	68,758	80,090	92,079	97,721	→
Bezirk Dietikon	District	67,715	70,710	73,169	80,547	94,533	98,925	→
Bezirk Hinwil	District	62,980	70,609	77,206	87,822	97,098	102,669	→
Bezirk Horgen	District	101,552	104,005	106,670	115,301	127,263	133,447	→
Bezirk Meilen	District	79,605	80,719	87,030	97,034	106,506	110,357	→
Bezirk Pfäffikon	District	40,249	46,051	50,269	55,768	61,081	64,133	→
Bezirk Uster	District	87,506	95,644	106,071	120,607	135,234	142,816	→
Bezirk Winterthur	District	121,085	127,084	136,566	153,556	173,053	182,825	→
Bezirk Zürich [Zurich]	District	369,522	365,043	363,273	372,857	421,878	440,471	→
Zürich [Zurich]	Canton	1,122,839	1,179,044	1,247,906	1,373,068	1,553,423	1,632,191

Contents: Cities and Communes

The population of all cities and communes in the Canton of Zurich (Zürich) according to census results and latest official estimates.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenship, country of birth).

Name	Status	District	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 2025-12-31
Adliswil	City	Bezirk Horgen	16,418	15,776	15,822	16,502	19,049	19,899	→
Aesch (ZH)	Commune	Bezirk Dietikon	788	982	950	1,034	1,709	1,644	→
Aeugst am Albis	Commune	Bezirk Affoltern	866	1,230	1,544	1,824	2,014	2,003	→
Affoltern am Albis	City	Bezirk Affoltern	8,064	9,461	10,314	11,091	12,289	12,905	→
Altikon	Commune	Bezirk Winterthur	437	543	613	604	701	759	→
Andelfingen (incl. Adlikon, Humlikon)	Commune	Bezirk Andelfingen	2,399	2,394	2,639	2,894	3,409	3,717	→
Bachenbülach	Commune	Bezirk Bülach	2,859	2,887	3,083	3,885	4,188	4,449	→
Bachs	Commune	Bezirk Dielsdorf	428	591	577	574	613	658	→
Bäretswil	Commune	Bezirk Hinwil	3,145	3,782	4,172	4,807	5,052	5,137	→
Bassersdorf	City	Bezirk Bülach	5,335	6,823	7,515	11,077	11,924	12,355	→
Bauma (incl. Sternenberg)	Commune	Bezirk Pfäffikon	3,283	4,109	4,608	4,530	4,881	5,109	→
Benken (ZH)	Commune	Bezirk Andelfingen	483	598	704	798	856	894	→
Berg am Irchel	Commune	Bezirk Andelfingen	376	466	573	599	595	595	→
Birmensdorf (ZH)	Commune	Bezirk Dietikon	4,097	4,744	5,451	5,882	6,909	7,588	→
Bonstetten	Commune	Bezirk Affoltern	2,123	2,717	3,893	5,159	5,610	5,658	→
Boppelsen	Commune	Bezirk Dielsdorf	705	829	1,018	1,288	1,472	1,439	→
Brütten	Commune	Bezirk Winterthur	1,153	1,482	1,774	1,926	2,063	2,277	→
Bubikon	Commune	Bezirk Hinwil	3,601	4,666	5,424	6,586	7,371	7,691	→
Buch am Irchel	Commune	Bezirk Andelfingen	437	555	728	874	1,022	1,068	→
Buchs (ZH)	Commune	Bezirk Dielsdorf	1,838	3,516	4,182	5,529	6,555	6,812	→
Bülach	City	Bezirk Bülach	12,292	13,472	13,999	17,511	21,998	24,588	→
Dachsen	Commune	Bezirk Andelfingen	1,098	1,149	1,533	1,939	1,917	1,896	→
Dägerlen	Commune	Bezirk Winterthur	485	698	859	1,005	1,037	1,204	→
Dällikon	Commune	Bezirk Dielsdorf	2,426	2,551	3,261	3,611	4,278	4,469	→
Dänikon	Commune	Bezirk Dielsdorf	985	1,182	1,749	1,910	1,846	1,861	→
Dättlikon	Commune	Bezirk Winterthur	426	491	529	745	797	844	→
Dielsdorf	Commune	Bezirk Dielsdorf	3,767	4,616	4,882	5,643	5,968	6,815	→
Dietikon	City	Bezirk Dietikon	21,765	21,152	21,353	23,624	28,057	28,317	→
Dietlikon	Commune	Bezirk Bülach	5,310	5,885	6,281	7,063	7,875	8,027	→
Dinhard	Commune	Bezirk Winterthur	979	1,240	1,301	1,394	1,741	1,734	→
Dorf	Commune	Bezirk Andelfingen	319	420	593	632	666	739	→
Dübendorf	City	Bezirk Uster	20,683	21,106	22,216	24,831	29,907	33,204	→
Dürnten	Commune	Bezirk Hinwil	4,927	5,564	6,082	6,672	7,645	8,030	→
Egg	Commune	Bezirk Uster	6,074	6,533	7,455	7,999	8,829	8,756	→
Eglisau	City	Bezirk Bülach	2,462	2,659	2,893	4,217	5,491	5,793	→
Elgg (incl. Hofstetten)	City	Bezirk Winterthur	3,378	3,763	4,012	4,384	4,960	5,241	→
Ellikon an der Thur	Commune	Bezirk Winterthur	533	599	742	886	936	1,027	→
Elsau	Commune	Bezirk Winterthur	2,558	2,575	2,900	3,329	3,657	3,957	→
Embrach	Commune	Bezirk Bülach	5,893	7,194	7,744	8,860	9,610	10,414	→
Erlenbach (ZH)	Commune	Bezirk Meilen	4,331	4,377	4,609	5,258	5,606	5,681	→
Fällanden	Commune	Bezirk Uster	6,222	6,489	6,423	7,982	8,934	9,628	→
Fehraltorf	Commune	Bezirk Pfäffikon	2,486	4,065	4,687	5,883	6,574	6,942	→
Feuerthalen	Commune	Bezirk Andelfingen	2,920	2,772	2,973	3,490	3,697	3,894	→
Fischenthal	Commune	Bezirk Hinwil	1,605	1,775	1,961	2,303	2,501	2,696	→
Flaach	Commune	Bezirk Andelfingen	871	1,003	1,164	1,227	1,430	1,572	→
Flurlingen	Commune	Bezirk Andelfingen	1,020	1,120	1,248	1,428	1,552	1,505	→
Freienstein-Teufen	Commune	Bezirk Bülach	1,485	1,818	2,127	2,294	2,397	2,373	→
Geroldswil	Commune	Bezirk Dietikon	3,925	4,534	4,540	4,673	5,046	5,399	→
Glattfelden	Commune	Bezirk Bülach	2,753	3,294	3,544	4,261	5,266	5,554	→
Gossau (ZH)	Commune	Bezirk Hinwil	6,205	7,157	8,685	9,561	10,282	10,620	→
Greifensee	City	Bezirk Uster	5,423	5,281	5,242	5,098	5,307	5,402	→
Grüningen	City	Bezirk Hinwil	2,185	2,756	3,092	3,163	3,716	3,929	→
Hagenbuch	Commune	Bezirk Winterthur	568	715	1,085	1,103	1,095	1,168	→
Hausen am Albis	Commune	Bezirk Affoltern	2,216	2,701	3,040	3,360	3,801	3,955	→
Hedingen	Commune	Bezirk Affoltern	1,915	2,190	2,991	3,410	3,795	3,983	→
Henggart	Commune	Bezirk Andelfingen	970	1,230	1,621	2,213	2,293	2,377	→
Herrliberg	Commune	Bezirk Meilen	4,211	4,532	5,499	6,083	6,567	6,799	→
Hettlingen	Commune	Bezirk Winterthur	1,379	1,589	2,383	2,963	3,101	3,207	→
Hinwil	City	Bezirk Hinwil	7,554	8,379	9,157	10,379	11,354	11,946	→
Hittnau	Commune	Bezirk Pfäffikon	1,347	2,067	2,965	3,478	3,733	3,972	→
Hochfelden	Commune	Bezirk Bülach	928	1,103	1,579	1,996	2,020	2,019	→
Hombrechtikon	Commune	Bezirk Meilen	6,001	6,865	7,246	7,993	8,815	9,252	→
Horgen (incl. Hirzel)	City	Bezirk Horgen	17,932	18,224	19,332	21,055	23,090	24,638	→
Höri	Commune	Bezirk Bülach	1,759	1,864	2,300	2,455	2,951	3,676	→
Hüntwangen	Commune	Bezirk Bülach	645	687	782	949	1,067	1,142	→
Hüttikon	Commune	Bezirk Dielsdorf	356	410	533	662	951	954	→
Illnau-Effretikon (incl. Kyburg)	City	Bezirk Pfäffikon	15,091	14,856	14,887	16,021	17,352	17,966	→
Kappel am Albis	Commune	Bezirk Affoltern	567	730	865	918	1,245	1,375	→
Kilchberg (ZH)	Commune	Bezirk Horgen	7,214	7,081	7,197	7,489	9,207	9,577	→
Kleinandelfingen	Commune	Bezirk Andelfingen	1,284	1,475	1,821	2,085	2,104	2,278	→
Kloten	City	Bezirk Bülach	15,845	16,148	17,190	18,030	20,429	22,010	→
Knonau	Commune	Bezirk Affoltern	951	1,045	1,445	1,800	2,369	2,515	→
Küsnacht (ZH)	City	Bezirk Meilen	12,766	12,384	12,484	13,501	14,811	15,243	→
Langnau am Albis	Commune	Bezirk Horgen	6,694	6,528	6,595	7,272	7,902	8,096	→
Laufen-Uhwiesen	Commune	Bezirk Andelfingen	1,170	1,318	1,369	1,511	1,779	1,848	→
Lindau	Commune	Bezirk Pfäffikon	3,132	3,302	4,072	5,008	5,585	5,893	→
Lufingen	Commune	Bezirk Bülach	723	952	1,172	1,762	2,562	2,870	→
Männedorf	City	Bezirk Meilen	7,833	7,486	8,348	10,442	11,397	11,762	→
Marthalen	Commune	Bezirk Andelfingen	1,259	1,586	1,803	1,931	1,933	2,027	→
Maschwanden	Commune	Bezirk Affoltern	426	495	553	616	641	669	→
Maur	Commune	Bezirk Uster	6,222	6,979	8,677	9,532	10,780	10,871	→
Meilen	City	Bezirk Meilen	10,430	10,749	11,480	12,571	14,539	14,949	→
Mettmenstetten	Commune	Bezirk Affoltern	2,297	2,876	3,724	4,243	5,380	5,840	→
Mönchaltorf	Commune	Bezirk Uster	2,863	3,494	3,183	3,459	4,082	4,446	→
Neerach	Commune	Bezirk Dielsdorf	1,165	1,731	2,366	2,976	3,229	3,348	→
Neftenbach	Commune	Bezirk Winterthur	2,572	3,731	4,504	5,223	5,756	5,780	→
Niederglatt	Commune	Bezirk Dielsdorf	2,939	3,362	3,737	4,585	4,938	5,513	→
Niederhasli	Commune	Bezirk Dielsdorf	5,057	5,834	7,589	8,543	9,449	9,838	→
Niederweningen	Commune	Bezirk Dielsdorf	1,269	1,588	2,220	2,731	3,089	3,284	→
Nürensdorf	Commune	Bezirk Bülach	3,348	3,946	4,475	5,180	5,628	5,856	→
Oberembrach	Commune	Bezirk Bülach	744	1,001	990	973	1,105	1,132	→
Oberengstringen	Commune	Bezirk Dietikon	6,154	5,824	5,879	6,386	6,721	7,069	→
Oberglatt	Commune	Bezirk Dielsdorf	4,097	4,337	5,120	5,861	7,386	7,740	→
Oberrieden	Commune	Bezirk Horgen	3,979	4,385	4,583	4,943	5,122	5,407	→
Oberweningen	Commune	Bezirk Dielsdorf	693	1,149	1,290	1,746	1,897	1,903	→
Obfelden	Commune	Bezirk Affoltern	3,315	3,818	4,182	4,686	5,779	6,080	→
Oetwil am See	Commune	Bezirk Meilen	3,247	3,770	4,375	4,376	4,857	5,190	→
Oetwil an der Limmat	Commune	Bezirk Dietikon	1,399	2,058	2,120	2,297	2,529	2,604	→
Opfikon	City	Bezirk Bülach	11,444	11,872	12,062	15,573	20,954	21,456	→
Ossingen	Commune	Bezirk Andelfingen	953	1,143	1,272	1,348	1,724	1,858	→
Otelfingen	Commune	Bezirk Dielsdorf	1,243	1,580	1,852	2,456	2,943	2,859	→
Ottenbach	Commune	Bezirk Affoltern	1,389	2,038	2,164	2,410	2,704	3,038	→
Pfäffikon	City	Bezirk Pfäffikon	8,306	9,182	9,592	10,627	12,174	12,880	→
Pfungen	Commune	Bezirk Winterthur	2,122	2,261	2,486	2,971	3,948	4,168	→
Rafz	Commune	Bezirk Bülach	2,325	2,599	3,395	4,025	4,628	4,792	→
Regensberg	City	Bezirk Dielsdorf	639	581	487	491	459	482	→
Regensdorf	City	Bezirk Dielsdorf	12,300	13,673	15,098	16,547	18,568	20,694	→
Rheinau	City	Bezirk Andelfingen	1,897	1,769	1,645	1,302	1,287	1,334	→
Richterswil	City	Bezirk Horgen	8,672	9,882	10,354	12,351	13,670	14,543	→
Rickenbach (ZH)	Commune	Bezirk Winterthur	1,667	1,890	2,027	2,509	2,796	2,895	→
Rifferswil	Commune	Bezirk Affoltern	543	663	714	900	1,148	1,213	→
Rorbas	Commune	Bezirk Bülach	1,315	1,987	2,201	2,339	2,885	3,078	→
Rümlang	Commune	Bezirk Dielsdorf	5,055	5,211	5,552	6,724	8,277	8,361	→
Rüschlikon	Commune	Bezirk Horgen	4,778	4,622	4,858	5,230	6,113	6,448	→
Russikon	Commune	Bezirk Pfäffikon	2,810	3,669	3,952	4,095	4,410	4,687	→
Rüti (ZH)	City	Bezirk Hinwil	9,331	10,513	10,804	11,966	12,494	13,140	→
Schlatt (ZH)	Commune	Bezirk Winterthur	509	597	610	734	779	788	→
Schleinikon	Commune	Bezirk Dielsdorf	451	542	637	717	858	884	→
Schlieren	City	Bezirk Dietikon	12,891	13,814	13,356	16,157	19,881	20,460	→
Schöfflisdorf	Commune	Bezirk Dielsdorf	696	1,064	1,133	1,355	1,394	1,420	→
Schwerzenbach	Commune	Bezirk Uster	2,810	3,645	4,256	4,436	5,193	5,254	→
Seegräben	Commune	Bezirk Hinwil	1,121	1,103	1,279	1,294	1,427	1,486	→
Seuzach	Commune	Bezirk Winterthur	4,659	5,558	6,558	7,061	7,420	7,989	→
Stadel (Stadel bei Niederglatt)	Commune	Bezirk Dielsdorf	1,299	1,421	1,739	1,977	2,336	2,500	→
Stäfa	City	Bezirk Meilen	10,558	10,539	11,567	13,942	14,791	15,226	→
Stallikon	Commune	Bezirk Affoltern	1,475	2,020	2,608	3,161	3,783	3,902	→
Stammheim	Commune	Bezirk Andelfingen	1,994	2,376	2,593	2,644	2,859	2,970	→
Steinmaur	Commune	Bezirk Dielsdorf	2,109	2,552	2,742	3,177	3,583	3,758	→
Thalheim an der Thur	Commune	Bezirk Andelfingen	470	511	637	818	949	1,024	→
Thalwil	City	Bezirk Horgen	15,412	15,647	15,805	17,213	18,278	18,833	→
Trüllikon	Commune	Bezirk Andelfingen	860	975	989	993	1,055	1,132	→
Truttikon	Commune	Bezirk Andelfingen	319	338	435	475	449	467	→
Turbenthal	Commune	Bezirk Winterthur	2,975	3,789	4,091	4,203	4,983	5,370	→
Uetikon am See	Commune	Bezirk Meilen	3,686	4,026	5,210	5,735	6,225	6,745	→
Uitikon	Commune	Bezirk Dietikon	2,763	3,134	3,480	3,888	4,809	5,747	→
Unterengstringen	Commune	Bezirk Dietikon	2,290	2,629	2,832	3,364	3,984	4,360	→
Urdorf	Commune	Bezirk Dietikon	8,589	8,339	9,417	8,994	10,019	10,534	→
Uster	City	Bezirk Uster	23,702	25,182	28,571	32,265	35,337	37,025	→
Volken	Commune	Bezirk Andelfingen	205	213	268	310	383	391	→
Volketswil	City	Bezirk Uster	10,033	12,241	14,070	17,460	18,865	19,946	→
Wädenswil (incl. Hütten, Schönenberg)	City	Bezirk Horgen	20,453	21,860	22,124	23,246	24,832	26,006	→
Wald (ZH)	Commune	Bezirk Hinwil	7,447	8,218	8,421	8,973	10,200	10,683	→
Wallisellen	City	Bezirk Bülach	10,887	11,216	11,939	13,654	17,218	17,808	→
Wangen-Brüttisellen	Commune	Bezirk Uster	3,474	4,694	5,978	7,545	8,000	8,284	→
Wasterkingen	Commune	Bezirk Bülach	320	481	560	559	568	585	→
Weiach	Commune	Bezirk Dielsdorf	692	719	994	987	1,990	2,129	→
Weiningen (ZH)	Commune	Bezirk Dietikon	3,054	3,500	3,791	4,248	4,869	5,203	→
Weisslingen	Commune	Bezirk Pfäffikon	1,902	2,497	2,827	3,225	3,365	3,464	→
Wettswil am Albis	Commune	Bezirk Affoltern	3,366	3,425	3,784	4,518	5,281	5,418	→
Wetzikon (ZH)	City	Bezirk Hinwil	15,859	16,696	18,129	22,118	25,056	27,311	→
Wiesendangen (incl. Bertschikon)	Commune	Bezirk Winterthur	3,789	4,404	5,014	5,850	6,633	6,848	→
Wila	Commune	Bezirk Pfäffikon	1,242	1,536	1,793	1,935	1,998	2,201	→
Wildberg	Commune	Bezirk Pfäffikon	650	768	886	966	1,009	1,019	→
Wil (ZH)	Commune	Bezirk Bülach	899	1,119	1,317	1,286	1,488	1,595	→
Winkel	Commune	Bezirk Bülach	2,028	2,313	3,317	3,930	4,648	5,115	→
Winterthur	City	Bezirk Winterthur	86,758	86,959	90,483	101,308	114,220	120,715	→
Zell (ZH)	Commune	Bezirk Winterthur	4,138	4,200	4,595	5,358	6,430	6,854	→
Zollikon	City	Bezirk Meilen	12,134	11,406	11,662	12,040	13,311	13,731	→
Zumikon	Commune	Bezirk Meilen	4,408	4,585	4,550	5,093	5,587	5,779	→
Zürich [Zurich]	City	Bezirk Zürich	369,522	365,043	363,273	372,857	421,878	440,471	→

Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office.

Explanation: Districts and communes in the boundaries of December 2025. The population figures for 2025 are preliminary.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	808,835
Females	811,185

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	288,474
18-64 years	1,048,826
65+ years	282,720

Age Distribution (E 2024)
90+ years	15,585
80-89 years	71,738
70-79 years	120,942
60-69 years	171,610
50-59 years	221,918
40-49 years	245,170
30-39 years	263,769
20-29 years	190,063
10-19 years	158,709
0-9 years	160,516

Citizenship (E 2024)
Switzerland	1,150,108
Germany	88,216
France	11,792
Italy	61,364
Portugal	27,387
EU (others)	108,214
Europe (non-EU countries)	89,365
Africa	18,376
Asia	45,712
Other Citizenship	19,198

Country of Birth (E 2024)
Switzerland	1,021,030
Other country	598,990