Living in Zürich
With a municipal tax multiplier of 119%, this municipality ranks 138 among the least taxed of the 160 municipalities in canton ZH.
- Population
- 436,551
- Municipal multiplier
- 119 %
- Tax rank in canton
- No. 138 of 160
STATPOP 2024
ESTV 2025
Zurich
That is 11 points above the median municipality in canton ZH. With 436,551 inhabitants, it is the 1 most populous of the canton’s 160 municipalities. Under-20s make up 17.7% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole. It is also a tourist destination: 4,045,928 hotel overnight stays were recorded in 2024.
Key figures
Official figures, each with its reference year.
436,551
STATPOP 2024
211,408
CHF 70,786
Age structure
Permanent resident population, by age group.
- 0–19 years
- 77,43817.7 %
- 20–64 years
- 296,75568 %
- 65 and over
- 62,35814.3 %
Municipal taxation
As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.
119 %
98 %
Position within the canton
Scale of communal tax multipliers, from the canton's lowest-taxed municipality to its highest.
Cantonal median: 108 %
Information published by the municipality
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