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Population on 31 December in Zurich

Population on 31 December in Zurich was 1.63 million in 2025, according to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik). That is up 0.8% from 2024.

2025, persons1,632,918
Change on 2024+0.8%
Series high1,632,9182025
Series low1,373,0682010

Population on 31 December in Zurich, 2010 to 2025

1.3M1.4M1.5M1.6M1.7M2010201320162019202220252010: 1,373,068 persons2011: 1,392,396 persons2012: 1,408,575 persons2013: 1,425,538 persons2014: 1,446,354 persons2015: 1,466,424 persons2016: 1,487,969 persons2017: 1,504,346 persons2018: 1,520,968 persons2019: 1,539,275 persons2020: 1,553,423 persons2021: 1,564,662 persons2022: 1,579,967 persons2023: 1,605,508 persons2024: 1,620,020 persons2025: 1,632,918 persons
persons. Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Federal Statistical Office, STATPOP, table px-x-0102010000_101: permanent resident population on 31 December, Switzerland and cantons. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-08-20.
All 16 values
Periodpersons
20251,632,918
20241,620,020
20231,605,508
20221,579,967
20211,564,662
20201,553,423
20191,539,275
20181,520,968
20171,504,346
20161,487,969
20151,466,424
20141,446,354
20131,425,538
20121,408,575
20111,392,396
20101,373,068

Compared with Switzerland

Place2025
Zurich1,632,918
Switzerland9,127,125

Definition

Resident population on 31 December of the reported year.

Available for Finland (national total), for Sweden (the country from 1991, its 21 counties and its 290 municipalities from 2006) and for Switzerland (permanent resident population of the country, its cantons and its communes from 2010). The reference date differs from the January 1 or July 1 dates in population.

How to cite

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO). Federal Statistical Office, STATPOP, table px-x-0102010000_101: permanent resident population on 31 December, Switzerland and cantons. https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/en/px-x-0102010000_101. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Open use, source must be provided (opendata.swiss terms_by). No changes made to source values.

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What is the population on 31 December in Zurich?

Population on 31 December in Zurich was 1.63 million in 2025, according to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik). That is up 0.8% from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik). Federal Statistical Office, STATPOP, table px-x-0102010000_101: permanent resident population on 31 December, Switzerland and cantons. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest population on 31 December in Zurich?

1.63 million in 2025, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

Population on 31 December elsewhere in Switzerland

All statistics for Zurich