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Living in Dietikon

In Dietikon, unemployment is 3.3% (2022).

Dietikon is a city in Switzerland, with a population of 28,295 at the end of 2024. The resident counts list 14,472 Swiss permanent residents and 106 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0732 sources

Population28,295people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)7,875EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent22.36EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)
Unemployment rate3.3%country median 2.3% — 43% aboveOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO
Recorded crime9,450incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 17% belowOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 by municipality and legal statute
PM2.5, annual mean8.01µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

Higher unemployment than 71% of Swiss cities that publish it and cleaner air than 70% of Swiss cities that publish it.

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Dietikon?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SwitzerlandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Dietikon.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Dietikon recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71
Mobile plan, 10 GB€56
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited70.68 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Swisscom blue Internet S16Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB12Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)22.36 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)5Official · regional context

Is Dietikon a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–73%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–77%
Student37%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 26–48%
Family46%strong on family, weak on education · range 36–56%
Retirement31%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 19–43%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Dietikon?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO2

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Dietikon is 3.3%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)7,875 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch23Official
Unemployment rate3.3 %country median 2.3%31 Dec 2022Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO2Official

What does a salary buy in Dietikon?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €7,875 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€5,081of €6,549 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€6,549
Rent, 60 m²€22.36/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31− €1,342
Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30− €71
Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30− €56
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€5,081
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Dietikon Salary needed to live in Dietikon

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Dietikon. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Dietikon. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Dietikon?

Police recorded about 9,450 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 by municipality and legal statute11

Recorded crime across major citiesDietikon highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Dietikon highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779
Bern20,196
Interlaken18,896
Olten15,369
Kloten13,097
St. Gallen9,783
Winterthur7,988
Muri bei Bern5,389
Wetzikon (ZH)4,048
Küsnacht (ZH)3,718
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents9,450 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 by municipality and legal statute11Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport137 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights7Official
Nearest airportZRH3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official
Distance to nearest airport13 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Dietikon. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person
Open official information

fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Dietikon.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Dietikon?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 8.01 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SwitzerlandAnnual PM2.5 in Dietikon is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 43 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8.01 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.8 · Feb 5.7 · Mar 10.8 · Apr 15.3 · May 19.4 · Jun 23.1 · Jul 25.1 · Aug 24.7 · Sep 19.8 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 8 · Dec 4.3 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.9 · Feb -2.2 · Mar 0.8 · Apr 3.9 · May 8.3 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 9.7 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 1.8 · Dec -1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 9.6 · May 13.8 · Jun 17.5 · Jul 19.2 · Aug 18.7 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 4.8 · Dec 1.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 63.1 · Feb 55.2 · Mar 65.4 · Apr 73.1 · May 114.8 · Jun 112.4 · Jul 115.6 · Aug 108.8 · Sep 79.2 · Oct 80 · Nov 74.2 · Dec 80.2 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 51.4 · Feb 81.4 · Mar 138.9 · Apr 178.1 · May 194.8 · Jun 215.8 · Jul 237.5 · Aug 218.5 · Sep 159.3 · Oct 94.7 · Nov 50.9 · Dec 40.3 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Zürich ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Berlin (Germany) ±0.3 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Dietikon?

The published population was 28,295 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source17

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents462.1 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS15Official
City area9.27 km²2016Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2016, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².3Official
Foreign non-permanent residents106 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official
Foreign residents13,823 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.13Official
Non-permanent residents106 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official
Population density3,052 people/km²31 Dec 2024Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2013-2018; FJ=2016; area observed_at=2016).3Official
Population28,295 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source17Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official
Swiss permanent residents14,472 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official

International community in Dietikon

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total28,325100.0%
Abroad14,52951.3%
In Switzerland13,79648.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total99100.0%
Abroad99100.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Citizenship

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total99100.0%
Ukraine3434.3%
Romania1717.2%
Germany77.1%
Spain77.1%
Portugal55.1%
India55.1%
Serbia33.0%
Sri Lanka33.0%
Italy22.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Hungary22.0%
Somalia22.0%
Afghanistan22.0%
Bulgaria11.0%
Finland11.0%
Slovakia11.0%
Croatia11.0%
Kenya11.0%
Tanzania11.0%
Egypt11.0%
Brazil11.0%
Mexico11.0%
Iran11.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age38.3 years31 Dec 2025Permanent and non permanent resident population by Year, Canton / District / Commune, Population type, Domicile 1 year ago, Sex and Age10Official

Alternatives for people set on Dietikon

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Urdorf as a Dietikon alternative in the same region

3 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Unemployment: 2.1% Urdorf vs 3.3% Dietikon−36%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,017 Urdorf vs 9,450 Dietikon−36%
  • Residents: 10,503 Urdorf vs 28,295 Dietikon−63%
  • Nearest airport: 12.0 km Urdorf vs 13.0 km Dietikon−8%
  • Rent: €22.36/m² Urdorf vs €22.36/m² Dietikonsame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,875 Urdorf vs €7,875 Dietikonsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Urdorf vs 8.0 µg/m³ Dietikonsame level
Full comparisonMore about Urdorf

St. Gallen as a Dietikon alternative in the same country

73 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 78,863 St. Gallen vs 28,295 Dietikon+179%
  • Unemployment: 2.0% St. Gallen vs 3.3% Dietikon−39%
  • Rent: €15.01/m² (2021) St. Gallen vs €22.36/m² (2024) Dietikonno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,783 St. Gallen vs 9,450 Dietikonno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €6,952 St. Gallen vs €7,875 Dietikon−12%
Full comparisonMore about St. Gallen

Cities near Dietikon

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Zürich Commuting Zone · 10.9 km away
Rent
26.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-04-01

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Dietikon, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities
Rapperswil-Jona28,779 residentsWetzikon27,371 residentsBulle27,101 residentsFrauenfeld27,099 residentsMeyrin27,059 residentsWetzikon (ZH)26,977 residents

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Dietikon in rankings

#22 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Switzerland #29 of 30 in Largest cities in Switzerland

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Dietikon under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).

A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Dietikon's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Dietikon part of Winterthur?

Dietikon is in the published commuting zone of Winterthur; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Winterthur city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Dietikon?

The published population was 28,295 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Dietikon?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged).

How safe is Dietikon?

Police recorded about 9,450 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 by municipality and legal statute.

What is the unemployment rate in Dietikon?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Dietikon?

The median gross salary is 7,875 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

Is Dietikon a good place to live?

Dietikon may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Dietikon part of Winterthur?

Dietikon is in the published commuting zone of Winterthur; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Dietikon?

Zürich, Geroldswil, Urdorf, Weiningen (ZH), Spreitenbach are near Dietikon. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Dietikon?

The official country of birth distribution records 28,325 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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