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# Zürich

Zürich, a city in Switzerland, had a population of 436,551 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the foreign population was 148,375.

## Answers

Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects.

### How many people live in Zürich?

The published population was 436,551 people in 2024.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 436,551 people · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-b66ca147243c
### Is the air quality good in Zürich?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 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.
- Value: 8 µg/m³ · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-b2df2cdbfe2e
### What is the unemployment rate in Zürich?

The unemployment rate is about 6.2 % (2021).

- Value: 6.2 % · Period: 2021
- Claims: claim-4953f8f4cd30
## Immigration

The resident counts list 288,176 Swiss permanent residents and 4,557 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign Nonpermanent Resident Population Total | `foreign_nonpermanent_resident_population_total` | 4,557 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 148,375 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Nonpermanent Resident Population Total | `nonpermanent_resident_population_total` | 4,557 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 436,551 people | municipality | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Swiss Nonpermanent Resident Population Total | `swiss_nonpermanent_resident_population_total` | 0 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Swiss Permanent Resident Population Total | `swiss_permanent_resident_population_total` | 288,176 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Median gross salary (regional) | `salary_median_gross_regional_eur_month` | 4,640 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-27 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 6.15 % | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 8 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 3.5 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 10.2 · Apr 14.8 · May 18.8 · Jun 22.4 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 4 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -1.4 · Feb -1.2 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 5.1 · May 9 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 14.4 · Aug 14.3 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 2.5 · Dec -0.5 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 0.9 · Feb 1.8 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 9.6 · May 13.6 · Jun 17.1 · Jul 19 · Aug 18.6 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 10 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 1.7 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 63 · Feb 60.3 · Mar 71.2 · Apr 80.4 · May 128.2 · Jun 127.6 · Jul 126 · Aug 119.1 · Sep 87.4 · Oct 85.2 · Nov 76.1 · Dec 83.4 mm | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [10] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 59.7 · Feb 88.6 · Mar 143.8 · Apr 177.5 · May 191.7 · Jun 207.3 · Jul 229.4 · Aug 215.7 · Sep 164.1 · Oct 108.7 · Nov 60.7 · Dec 47.1 hours | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [11] |
| Cars per 1,000 residents | `car_density_per_1000` | 408 cars per 1000 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [12] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 87.97 km² | city | 2016 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [13] |
| Fitness club membership, monthly | `col_fitness_club_eur_month` | 76.17 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [14] |
| Col Groceries Index Basket Eur Month | `col_groceries_index_basket_eur_month` | 160.8 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [14] |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 51.09 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [14] |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | `col_kindergarten_private_eur_month` | 3,141 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [14] |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | `col_meal_inexpensive_restaurant_eur` | 30.04 eur | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [14] |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 33.33 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [14] |
| Monthly transport pass | `col_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 93.88 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [14] |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 247.2 EUR/month | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | supplemental | [14] |
| Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 34.9 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | aging | verified | [15] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 4,963 people/km² | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [13] |
| Destinations from nearest airport | `nearest_airport_destinations_count` | 137 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [16] |
| Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | ZRH | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [17] |
| Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 10 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [17] |
| Public transport monthly pass | `public_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 91 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [12] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Language courses and integration

No exact city-linked course location is currently published.

Only exact city-linked records are listed; this is not a complete directory of every language school in the city. Provider-supplied records stay separate from government-verified services.

## Public employment service

- [arbeit.swiss](https://www.arbeit.swiss/en/registration-job-seekers) — Job Search, Career Counselling

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Zürich when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Yes — [official source](https://www.ch.ch/en/health/health-insurance/health-insurance-taking-out--changing--cancelling/)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Switzerland country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/switzerland/).

## International community

Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions.

### Country of birth

- Place of birth - total: 440,935 (100.0%)
- In Switzerland: 242,593 (55.0%)
- Abroad: 198,342 (45.0%)
- Population universe: Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages
- Period: 2025-12-31
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/en/px-x-0102010000_104/px-x-0102010000_104/px-x-0102010000_104.px/

### Country of birth

- Place of birth - total: 4,579 (100.0%)
- In Switzerland: 31 (0.7%)
- Abroad: 4,548 (99.3%)
- Population universe: Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages
- Period: 2025-12-31
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/en/px-x-0102010000_104/px-x-0102010000_104/px-x-0102010000_104.px/

### Citizenship

- Stateless: 0 (0.0%)
- Not attributable according to current borders: 0 (0.0%)
- No indication: 4 (0.1%)
- Citizenship - total: 4,579 (100.0%)
- Switzerland: 0 (0.0%)
- Albania: 3 (0.1%)
- Andorra: 0 (0.0%)
- Belgium: 37 (0.8%)
- Bulgaria: 13 (0.3%)
- Denmark: 27 (0.6%)
- Germany: 788 (17.2%)
- Finland: 16 (0.3%)
- France: 136 (3.0%)
- Greece: 26 (0.6%)
- United Kingdom: 297 (6.5%)
- Ireland: 32 (0.7%)
- Iceland: 2 (0.0%)
- Italy: 257 (5.6%)
- Liechtenstein: 2 (0.0%)
- Luxembourg: 6 (0.1%)
- Malta: 3 (0.1%)
- Monaco: 0 (0.0%)
- Netherlands: 91 (2.0%)
- Norway: 17 (0.4%)
- Austria: 78 (1.7%)
- Poland: 280 (6.1%)
- Portugal: 40 (0.9%)
- Romania: 27 (0.6%)
- San Marino: 0 (0.0%)
- Sweden: 59 (1.3%)
- Spain: 161 (3.5%)
- Türkiye: 37 (0.8%)
- Hungary: 25 (0.5%)
- Vatican City: 0 (0.0%)
- Cyprus: 2 (0.0%)
- Slovakia: 90 (2.0%)
- Czechia: 21 (0.5%)
- Serbia: 31 (0.7%)
- Croatia: 9 (0.2%)
- Slovenia: 11 (0.2%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6 (0.1%)
- Montenegro: 0 (0.0%)
- North Macedonia: 6 (0.1%)
- Kosovo: 2 (0.0%)
- Estonia: 8 (0.2%)
- Latvia: 2 (0.0%)
- Lithuania: 5 (0.1%)
- Moldova: 2 (0.0%)
- Russia: 40 (0.9%)
- Ukraine: 372 (8.1%)
- Belarus: 2 (0.0%)
- Equatorial Guinea: 0 (0.0%)
- Ethiopia: 40 (0.9%)
- Djibouti: 0 (0.0%)
- Algeria: 19 (0.4%)
- Angola: 7 (0.2%)
- Botswana: 0 (0.0%)
- Burundi: 0 (0.0%)
- Benin: 2 (0.0%)
- Côte d'Ivoire: 1 (0.0%)
- Gabon: 0 (0.0%)
- Gambia: 4 (0.1%)
- Ghana: 3 (0.1%)
- Guinea-Bissau: 0 (0.0%)
- Guinea: 8 (0.2%)
- Cameroon: 3 (0.1%)
- Cabo Verde: 0 (0.0%)
- Kenya: 1 (0.0%)
- Comoros: 0 (0.0%)
- Congo (Brazzaville): 0 (0.0%)
- Congo (Kinshasa): 3 (0.1%)
- Lesotho: 0 (0.0%)
- Liberia: 0 (0.0%)
- Libya: 2 (0.0%)
- Madagascar: 1 (0.0%)
- Malawi: 0 (0.0%)
- Mali: 1 (0.0%)
- Morocco: 13 (0.3%)
- Mauritania: 0 (0.0%)
- Mauritius: 0 (0.0%)
- Mozambique: 0 (0.0%)
- Niger: 0 (0.0%)
- Nigeria: 1 (0.0%)
- Burkina Faso: 0 (0.0%)
- Zimbabwe: 1 (0.0%)
- Rwanda: 0 (0.0%)
- Zambia: 0 (0.0%)
- São Tomé and Príncipe: 0 (0.0%)
- Senegal: 1 (0.0%)
- Seychelles: 0 (0.0%)
- Sierra Leone: 4 (0.1%)
- Somalia: 82 (1.8%)
- South Africa: 9 (0.2%)
- Sudan: 3 (0.1%)
- Namibia: 0 (0.0%)
- Eswatini: 0 (0.0%)
- Tanzania: 5 (0.1%)
- Togo: 0 (0.0%)
- Chad: 0 (0.0%)
- Tunisia: 3 (0.1%)
- Uganda: 1 (0.0%)
- Egypt: 12 (0.3%)
- Central African Republic: 0 (0.0%)
- Eritrea: 55 (1.2%)
- South Sudan: 2 (0.0%)
- Western Sahara: 0 (0.0%)
- Argentina: 4 (0.1%)
- Bahamas: 0 (0.0%)
- Barbados: 0 (0.0%)
- Bolivia: 0 (0.0%)
- Brazil: 17 (0.4%)
- Chile: 8 (0.2%)
- Costa Rica: 1 (0.0%)
- Dominican Republic: 1 (0.0%)
- Ecuador: 0 (0.0%)
- El Salvador: 1 (0.0%)
- Guatemala: 1 (0.0%)
- Guyana: 0 (0.0%)
- Haiti: 0 (0.0%)
- Belize: 0 (0.0%)
- Honduras: 0 (0.0%)
- Jamaica: 0 (0.0%)
- Canada: 19 (0.4%)
- Colombia: 15 (0.3%)
- Cuba: 30 (0.7%)
- Mexico: 14 (0.3%)
- Nicaragua: 0 (0.0%)
- Panama: 0 (0.0%)
- Paraguay: 0 (0.0%)
- Peru: 1 (0.0%)
- Suriname: 0 (0.0%)
- Trinidad and Tobago: 1 (0.0%)
- Uruguay: 0 (0.0%)
- Venezuela: 2 (0.0%)
- United States: 198 (4.3%)
- Dominica: 0 (0.0%)
- Grenada: 0 (0.0%)
- Antigua and Barbuda: 1 (0.0%)
- Saint Lucia: 0 (0.0%)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0 (0.0%)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: 0 (0.0%)
- Afghanistan: 120 (2.6%)
- Bahrain: 0 (0.0%)
- Bhutan: 0 (0.0%)
- Brunei: 0 (0.0%)
- Myanmar: 0 (0.0%)
- Sri Lanka: 12 (0.3%)
- Taiwan (Chinese Taipei): 18 (0.4%)
- China: 154 (3.4%)
- India: 269 (5.9%)
- Indonesia: 2 (0.0%)
- Iraq: 12 (0.3%)
- Iran: 18 (0.4%)
- Israel: 22 (0.5%)
- Japan: 60 (1.3%)
- Yemen: 0 (0.0%)
- Jordan: 2 (0.0%)
- Cambodia: 0 (0.0%)
- Qatar: 0 (0.0%)
- Kuwait: 8 (0.2%)
- Laos: 0 (0.0%)
- Lebanon: 0 (0.0%)
- Malaysia: 11 (0.2%)
- Maldives: 0 (0.0%)
- Oman: 0 (0.0%)
- Mongolia: 3 (0.1%)
- Nepal: 0 (0.0%)
- North Korea: 0 (0.0%)
- United Arab Emirates: 1 (0.0%)
- Pakistan: 9 (0.2%)
- Philippines: 17 (0.4%)
- Saudi Arabia: 1 (0.0%)
- Singapore: 31 (0.7%)
- South Korea: 27 (0.6%)
- Syria: 29 (0.6%)
- Thailand: 11 (0.2%)
- Vietnam: 3 (0.1%)
- Bangladesh: 2 (0.0%)
- Timor-Leste: 0 (0.0%)
- Palestine: 4 (0.1%)
- Armenia: 1 (0.0%)
- Azerbaijan: 2 (0.0%)
- Georgia: 4 (0.1%)
- Kazakhstan: 0 (0.0%)
- Kyrgyzstan: 0 (0.0%)
- Tajikistan: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkmenistan: 1 (0.0%)
- Uzbekistan: 0 (0.0%)
- Australia: 48 (1.0%)
- Fiji: 0 (0.0%)
- Nauru: 0 (0.0%)
- Vanuatu: 0 (0.0%)
- New Zealand: 3 (0.1%)
- Papua New Guinea: 0 (0.0%)
- Tonga: 0 (0.0%)
- Samoa: 0 (0.0%)
- Solomon Islands: 0 (0.0%)
- Tuvalu: 0 (0.0%)
- Kiribati: 0 (0.0%)
- Marshall Islands: 0 (0.0%)
- Micronesia: 0 (0.0%)
- Palau: 0 (0.0%)
- Cook Islands: 0 (0.0%)
- Population universe: Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages
- Period: 2025-12-31
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/en/px-x-0102010000_104/px-x-0102010000_104/px-x-0102010000_104.px/

### Citizenship

- Stateless: 100 (0.0%)
- Not attributable according to current borders: 0 (0.0%)
- No indication: 89 (0.0%)
- Citizenship - total: 440,935 (100.0%)
- Switzerland: 290,209 (65.8%)
- Albania: 165 (0.0%)
- Andorra: 1 (0.0%)
- Belgium: 1,030 (0.2%)
- Bulgaria: 940 (0.2%)
- Denmark: 424 (0.1%)
- Germany: 31,575 (7.2%)
- Finland: 549 (0.1%)
- France: 5,864 (1.3%)
- Greece: 3,787 (0.9%)
- United Kingdom: 2,860 (0.6%)
- Ireland: 771 (0.2%)
- Iceland: 105 (0.0%)
- Italy: 17,846 (4.0%)
- Liechtenstein: 239 (0.1%)
- Luxembourg: 466 (0.1%)
- Malta: 34 (0.0%)
- Monaco: 0 (0.0%)
- Netherlands: 2,086 (0.5%)
- Norway: 246 (0.1%)
- Austria: 5,040 (1.1%)
- Poland: 3,364 (0.8%)
- Portugal: 6,880 (1.6%)
- Romania: 2,461 (0.6%)
- San Marino: 1 (0.0%)
- Sweden: 1,082 (0.2%)
- Spain: 8,611 (2.0%)
- Türkiye: 3,550 (0.8%)
- Hungary: 1,797 (0.4%)
- Vatican City: 0 (0.0%)
- Cyprus: 142 (0.0%)
- Slovakia: 1,180 (0.3%)
- Czechia: 786 (0.2%)
- Serbia: 2,427 (0.6%)
- Croatia: 1,558 (0.4%)
- Slovenia: 474 (0.1%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 716 (0.2%)
- Montenegro: 108 (0.0%)
- North Macedonia: 1,232 (0.3%)
- Kosovo: 1,992 (0.5%)
- Estonia: 195 (0.0%)
- Latvia: 321 (0.1%)
- Lithuania: 471 (0.1%)
- Moldova: 20 (0.0%)
- Russia: 1,391 (0.3%)
- Ukraine: 3,423 (0.8%)
- Belarus: 103 (0.0%)
- Equatorial Guinea: 1 (0.0%)
- Ethiopia: 415 (0.1%)
- Djibouti: 7 (0.0%)
- Algeria: 199 (0.0%)
- Angola: 166 (0.0%)
- Botswana: 2 (0.0%)
- Burundi: 17 (0.0%)
- Benin: 5 (0.0%)
- Côte d'Ivoire: 91 (0.0%)
- Gabon: 4 (0.0%)
- Gambia: 72 (0.0%)
- Ghana: 179 (0.0%)
- Guinea-Bissau: 5 (0.0%)
- Guinea: 57 (0.0%)
- Cameroon: 117 (0.0%)
- Cabo Verde: 4 (0.0%)
- Kenya: 106 (0.0%)
- Comoros: 3 (0.0%)
- Congo (Brazzaville): 30 (0.0%)
- Congo (Kinshasa): 217 (0.0%)
- Lesotho: 0 (0.0%)
- Liberia: 7 (0.0%)
- Libya: 53 (0.0%)
- Madagascar: 8 (0.0%)
- Malawi: 2 (0.0%)
- Mali: 7 (0.0%)
- Morocco: 343 (0.1%)
- Mauritania: 5 (0.0%)
- Mauritius: 7 (0.0%)
- Mozambique: 5 (0.0%)
- Niger: 3 (0.0%)
- Nigeria: 168 (0.0%)
- Burkina Faso: 4 (0.0%)
- Zimbabwe: 19 (0.0%)
- Rwanda: 9 (0.0%)
- Zambia: 1 (0.0%)
- São Tomé and Príncipe: 0 (0.0%)
- Senegal: 61 (0.0%)
- Seychelles: 1 (0.0%)
- Sierra Leone: 20 (0.0%)
- Somalia: 1,452 (0.3%)
- South Africa: 173 (0.0%)
- Sudan: 108 (0.0%)
- Namibia: 4 (0.0%)
- Eswatini: 0 (0.0%)
- Tanzania: 32 (0.0%)
- Togo: 23 (0.0%)
- Chad: 6 (0.0%)
- Tunisia: 304 (0.1%)
- Uganda: 35 (0.0%)
- Egypt: 222 (0.1%)
- Central African Republic: 14 (0.0%)
- Eritrea: 3,427 (0.8%)
- South Sudan: 13 (0.0%)
- Western Sahara: 0 (0.0%)
- Argentina: 150 (0.0%)
- Bahamas: 1 (0.0%)
- Barbados: 2 (0.0%)
- Bolivia: 71 (0.0%)
- Brazil: 1,288 (0.3%)
- Chile: 236 (0.1%)
- Costa Rica: 68 (0.0%)
- Dominican Republic: 580 (0.1%)
- Ecuador: 98 (0.0%)
- El Salvador: 15 (0.0%)
- Guatemala: 20 (0.0%)
- Guyana: 0 (0.0%)
- Haiti: 27 (0.0%)
- Belize: 0 (0.0%)
- Honduras: 19 (0.0%)
- Jamaica: 64 (0.0%)
- Canada: 563 (0.1%)
- Colombia: 469 (0.1%)
- Cuba: 152 (0.0%)
- Mexico: 378 (0.1%)
- Nicaragua: 15 (0.0%)
- Panama: 13 (0.0%)
- Paraguay: 29 (0.0%)
- Peru: 248 (0.1%)
- Suriname: 0 (0.0%)
- Trinidad and Tobago: 8 (0.0%)
- Uruguay: 10 (0.0%)
- Venezuela: 119 (0.0%)
- United States: 2,547 (0.6%)
- Dominica: 3 (0.0%)
- Grenada: 2 (0.0%)
- Antigua and Barbuda: 1 (0.0%)
- Saint Lucia: 1 (0.0%)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0 (0.0%)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: 2 (0.0%)
- Afghanistan: 1,928 (0.4%)
- Bahrain: 1 (0.0%)
- Bhutan: 3 (0.0%)
- Brunei: 1 (0.0%)
- Myanmar: 16 (0.0%)
- Sri Lanka: 1,357 (0.3%)
- Taiwan (Chinese Taipei): 229 (0.1%)
- China: 3,234 (0.7%)
- India: 2,309 (0.5%)
- Indonesia: 209 (0.0%)
- Iraq: 395 (0.1%)
- Iran: 621 (0.1%)
- Israel: 292 (0.1%)
- Japan: 572 (0.1%)
- Yemen: 35 (0.0%)
- Jordan: 39 (0.0%)
- Cambodia: 33 (0.0%)
- Qatar: 1 (0.0%)
- Kuwait: 2 (0.0%)
- Laos: 12 (0.0%)
- Lebanon: 220 (0.0%)
- Malaysia: 105 (0.0%)
- Maldives: 0 (0.0%)
- Oman: 2 (0.0%)
- Mongolia: 63 (0.0%)
- Nepal: 53 (0.0%)
- North Korea: 0 (0.0%)
- United Arab Emirates: 4 (0.0%)
- Pakistan: 379 (0.1%)
- Philippines: 361 (0.1%)
- Saudi Arabia: 13 (0.0%)
- Singapore: 142 (0.0%)
- South Korea: 317 (0.1%)
- Syria: 1,653 (0.4%)
- Thailand: 665 (0.2%)
- Vietnam: 238 (0.1%)
- Bangladesh: 533 (0.1%)
- Timor-Leste: 1 (0.0%)
- Palestine: 18 (0.0%)
- Armenia: 53 (0.0%)
- Azerbaijan: 48 (0.0%)
- Georgia: 86 (0.0%)
- Kazakhstan: 71 (0.0%)
- Kyrgyzstan: 13 (0.0%)
- Tajikistan: 2 (0.0%)
- Turkmenistan: 9 (0.0%)
- Uzbekistan: 29 (0.0%)
- Australia: 330 (0.1%)
- Fiji: 1 (0.0%)
- Nauru: 0 (0.0%)
- Vanuatu: 5 (0.0%)
- New Zealand: 89 (0.0%)
- Papua New Guinea: 0 (0.0%)
- Tonga: 0 (0.0%)
- Samoa: 0 (0.0%)
- Solomon Islands: 0 (0.0%)
- Tuvalu: 0 (0.0%)
- Kiribati: 0 (0.0%)
- Marshall Islands: 0 (0.0%)
- Micronesia: 0 (0.0%)
- Palau: 0 (0.0%)
- Cook Islands: 0 (0.0%)
- Population universe: Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages
- Period: 2025-12-31
- Source: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/en/px-x-0102010000_104/px-x-0102010000_104/px-x-0102010000_104.px/

## Sources

1. Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024 — Official source — https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0102010000_101/px-x-0102010000_101.px
2. Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024. — Official source — https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/de/px-x-0102010000_101/px-x-0102010000_101.px
3. Switzerland official denominator source — Official source — https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/en/px-x-0103030000_224/px-x-0103030000_224.px
4. www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch — Official source — https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/api/v1/fr/px-x-0304010000_205/px-x-0304010000_205.px
5. Eurostat — Official source — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/urb_clma?format=JSON&lang=en
6. Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU) and Empa NABEL — Official source — https://www.bafu.admin.ch/dam/de/sd-web/wl28-y2TXfSG/Partikelmessungen-NABEL-2024.pdf
7. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMAX.csv
8. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMIN.csv
9. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TAVG.csv
10. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_PRCP.csv
11. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TSUN.csv
12. Eurostat — Official source — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/urb_ctran?format=JSON&lang=en&sinceTimePeriod=2024
13. 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. — Official source — https://disseminate.stats.swiss/rest/data/CH1.AREA,DF_AREA_NOAS,1.0.0/1+2+3+4..261?dimensionAtObservation=AllDimensions
14. Numbeo — Independent source — https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Zurich
15. Eurostat — Official source — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/urb_cpopcb?format=JSON&lang=en
16. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
17. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Zürich, Switzerland: salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/0261-zurich/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_zurich-switzerland-salary-cost-of-living_c7f716213ef8,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Zürich, Switzerland: salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/0261-zurich/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Zürich, Switzerland: salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/0261-zurich/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.

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- Title: Zürich, Switzerland: salary, cost of living
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- Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0`
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- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ch/0261-zurich.md
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