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Zurich population 2026

Zürich

Zurich has 1,620,020 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 14,512 more than a year earlier (+0.90%). It is the most populous of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, home to 17.9% of Switzerland’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 1.6 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Zurich in numbers

Population
1.6 million 1 January 2025
Change in a year
+0.90% +14,512 people
Change since 2020
+5.25% from 1.5 million
Share of Switzerland
17.9% Largest of 26 cantons
Population density
937per km² 1,729 km²

That is about as many people as Kosovo (1.7 million).

Population of Zurich by year

Population of Zurich
1.6M
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YearPopulation
20121,392,396
20131,408,575
20141,425,538
20151,446,354
20161,466,424
20171,487,969
20181,504,346
20191,520,968
20201,539,275
20211,553,423
20221,564,662
20231,579,967
20241,605,508
20251,620,020
YearPopulationChange
2025 1,620,020 +14,512
2024 1,605,508 +25,541
2023 1,579,967 +15,305
2022 1,564,662 +11,239
2021 1,553,423 +14,148
2020 1,539,275 +18,307
2019 1,520,968 +16,622
2018 1,504,346 +16,377
2017 1,487,969 +21,545
2016 1,466,424 +20,070
2015 1,446,354 +20,816
2014 1,425,538 +16,963
2013 1,408,575 +16,179
2012 1,392,396 –

Zurich among Switzerland’s cantons

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Cantons of Switzerland by population
#
1 Zurich1,620,020+0.90%
2 Bern1,071,216+0.72%
3 Vaud855,106+1.09%
4 Aargau735,808+1.23%
5 St. Gallen540,036+0.92%
6 Geneva531,102+1.28%
7 Lucerne437,944+1.20%
8 Valais371,288+1.49%
9 Ticino358,903+0.33%
10 Fribourg346,674+1.50%
11 Basel-Landschaft301,323+0.83%
12 Thurgau299,509+1.45%
13 Solothurn289,792+1.03%
14 Graubünden206,138+0.61%
15 Basel-Stadt201,384+0.68%
16 Neuchâtel179,518+0.69%
17 Schwyz168,931+0.91%
18 Zug133,739+0.89%
19 Schaffhausen88,667+1.79%
20 Jura74,840+0.39%
21 Appenzell Ausserrhoden56,705+0.37%
22 Nidwalden45,345+0.73%
23 Glarus42,371+0.75%
24 Obwalden39,662+0.99%
25 Uri38,275+0.91%
26 Appenzell Innerrhoden16,733+0.89%

Largest cities in Zurich

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.

  1. Zurich415,367
  2. Winterthur111,840
  3. Uster34,715
  4. Wetzikon24,764
  5. Horgen22,662
  6. Opfikon21,554

Air quality in Zurich today

Hourly AQI and a 48-hour forecast.

Zurich

Questions

What is the population of Zurich in 2026?
The latest official figure is 1,620,020, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Zurich would have about 1.6 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Zurich’s population growing or shrinking?
It grew by 14,512 people (+0.90%) in the latest year, and has changed +5.25% since 2020.

How does Zurich rank in Switzerland?
Zurich is the most populous of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, with 17.9% of the people.

What is the population density of Zurich?
About 937 people per km², on 1,729 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Zurich?
Zurich, with about 415 thousand people in the city proper. Metro areas are larger, and years differ (GeoNames).

Source and method

Eurostat, population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0). Total area, Wikidata. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for Switzerland, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.

Cite this page: Zurich population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/switzerland/zurich/

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