Living in Opfikon
In Opfikon, unemployment is 2.7% (2022).
Opfikon had 21,554 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Switzerland. The foreign population count was 10,006 at the end of 2024.
Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Opfikon?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 70.68 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Swisscom blue Internet S16Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 56.03 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Salt Swiss 10GB12Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 22.36 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2024 | 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)6Official · regional context |
Is Opfikon 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Opfikon?
The unemployment rate is 2.7 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1
Opfikon 2.7%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 7,875 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch23Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.7 %country median 2.3% | 31 Dec 2022 | Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1Official |
What does a salary buy in Opfikon?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Opfikon. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
arbeit.swiss — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Opfikon. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Opfikon?
Police recorded about 5,270 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 5,270 incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 by municipality and legal statute11Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration in Opfikon
1 exact course-location record is linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.
Opfikon
Zentrum 130, Oberhauserstrasse 130, 8152 Glattbrugg
View official recordClimate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Opfikon?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.8 µg/m³ (2021) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: cdn.who.int2
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Opfikon 8.8
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8.8 µg/m³country median 8.8 — about the same | 31 Dec 2021 | cdn.who.int2Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -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 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 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 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 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 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World 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 Opfikon?
The published population was 21,554 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source17
By nationality
National passport53.6%Foreign residents46.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 673.2 cars/1000 residents | 31 Dec 2024 | Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS15Official |
| City area | 5.59 km² | 2016 | Exact 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 km².4Official |
| Foreign non-permanent residents | 307 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202410Official |
| Foreign residents | 10,006 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.13Official |
| Non-permanent residents | 307 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202410Official |
| Population density | 3,856 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Reproducible 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).4Official |
| Population | 21,554 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Switzerland official denominator source17Official |
| Swiss non-permanent residents | 0 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202410Official |
| Swiss permanent residents | 11,548 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202410Official |
International community in Opfikon
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Country of birth
Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Place of birth - total | 329 | 100.0% |
| Abroad | 322 | 97.9% |
| In Switzerland | 7 | 2.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14
Country of birth
Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Place of birth - total | 21,462 | 100.0% |
| Abroad | 11,664 | 54.3% |
| In Switzerland | 9,798 | 45.7% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14
Citizenship
Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citizenship - total | 21,462 | 100.0% |
| Switzerland | 11,534 | 53.7% |
| Italy | 1,163 | 5.4% |
| Germany | 1,113 | 5.2% |
| Portugal | 700 | 3.3% |
| Spain | 607 | 2.8% |
| India | 603 | 2.8% |
| Kosovo | 587 | 2.7% |
| Türkiye | 428 | 2.0% |
| Serbia | 396 | 1.8% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Greece | 305 | 1.4% |
| North Macedonia | 295 | 1.4% |
| Poland | 235 | 1.1% |
| Syria | 218 | 1.0% |
| Ukraine | 204 | 1.0% |
| Romania | 178 | 0.8% |
| Austria | 163 | 0.8% |
| Sri Lanka | 151 | 0.7% |
| France | 142 | 0.7% |
| Hungary | 142 | 0.7% |
| United Kingdom | 132 | 0.6% |
| Croatia | 123 | 0.6% |
| China | 108 | 0.5% |
| Brazil | 107 | 0.5% |
| Afghanistan | 98 | 0.5% |
| Slovakia | 92 | 0.4% |
| Bulgaria | 81 | 0.4% |
| Eritrea | 79 | 0.4% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 75 | 0.3% |
| Slovenia | 62 | 0.3% |
| Russia | 54 | 0.3% |
| Iraq | 53 | 0.2% |
| Czechia | 52 | 0.2% |
| Philippines | 51 | 0.2% |
| Netherlands | 49 | 0.2% |
| Thailand | 49 | 0.2% |
| Sweden | 46 | 0.2% |
| Dominican Republic | 44 | 0.2% |
| Albania | 41 | 0.2% |
| Morocco | 41 | 0.2% |
| United States | 38 | 0.2% |
| Iran | 35 | 0.2% |
| Lebanon | 35 | 0.2% |
| Egypt | 34 | 0.2% |
| Somalia | 32 | 0.1% |
| Ireland | 30 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 30 | 0.1% |
| Belgium | 28 | 0.1% |
| Japan | 28 | 0.1% |
| Montenegro | 27 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 26 | 0.1% |
| Ghana | 25 | 0.1% |
| Chile | 24 | 0.1% |
| Finland | 23 | 0.1% |
| Vietnam | 23 | 0.1% |
| Ethiopia | 22 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 21 | 0.1% |
| Indonesia | 21 | 0.1% |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 20 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 18 | 0.1% |
| Colombia | 18 | 0.1% |
| Cameroon | 15 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 14 | 0.1% |
| Peru | 12 | 0.1% |
| Canada | 11 | 0.1% |
| South Korea | 11 | 0.1% |
| No indication | 10 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 10 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 10 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 10 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 9 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Stateless | 8 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 8 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 8 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 7 | 0.0% |
| Liechtenstein | 7 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 7 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 7 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 6 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) | 6 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 5 | 0.0% |
| Norway | 5 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 5 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 5 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 5 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 4 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 4 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 4 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Cabo Verde | 3 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 3 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 3 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Palestine | 3 | 0.0% |
| Iceland | 2 | 0.0% |
| Benin | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 2 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 2 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 1 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 1 | 0.0% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 1 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 1 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0.0% |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 1 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 1 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14
Alternatives for people set on Opfikon
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.
Bassersdorf as an Opfikon alternative in the same region
4 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,658 Bassersdorf vs 5,270 Opfikon−31%
- Unemployment: 2.1% Bassersdorf vs 2.7% Opfikon−22%
- Nearest airport: 6.0 km Bassersdorf vs 4.0 km Opfikon+50%
- Residents: 12,301 Bassersdorf vs 21,554 Opfikon−43%
- Rent: €22.36/m² Bassersdorf vs €22.36/m² Opfikonsame level
- Median gross pay, region: €7,875 Bassersdorf vs €7,875 Opfikonsame level
St. Gallen as an Opfikon alternative in the same country
61 km away, better on 2 of 4 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 21,554 Opfikon+266%
- Rent: €15.01/m² (2021) St. Gallen vs €22.36/m² (2024) Opfikonno percentage
- Unemployment: 2.0% St. Gallen vs 2.7% Opfikon−26%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,783 St. Gallen vs 5,270 Opfikonno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €6,952 St. Gallen vs €7,875 Opfikon−12%
- Annual PM2.5: 7.4 µg/m³ St. Gallen vs 8.8 µg/m³ Opfikon−16%
Cities near Opfikon
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 26.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-04-01
- Rent
- 17.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Alternative cities in Switzerland
Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Opfikon, nearest in population first.
How does Opfikon compare?
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Opfikon in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Opfikon 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Opfikon's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Opfikon part of Winterthur?
Opfikon 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. Source5
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Opfikon?
The published population was 21,554 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.
Is the air quality good in Opfikon?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.8 µg/m³ (2021) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: cdn.who.int.
How safe is Opfikon?
Police recorded about 5,270 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 Opfikon?
The unemployment rate is 2.7 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.
What is the typical salary around Opfikon?
The median gross salary is 7,875 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.
Is Opfikon a good place to live?
Opfikon 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 Opfikon part of Winterthur?
Opfikon is in the published commuting zone of Winterthur; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Opfikon?
Zürich, Winterthur, Kloten, Rümlang, Dietlikon are near Opfikon. 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 Opfikon?
The official country of birth distribution records 329 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Opfikon, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b0af11320b65ad28e3008b7812d0ba62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/opfikon/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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