NUTS 3

Zürich

Region of Switzerland · NUTS code CH040

Over time

Indicator

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Zürich vs national value

Population

Population density

975.1 /km²

+12.1 vs 2023

3rd of 26 in the country

Switzerland 226.0 /km² · +331%

2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population change

9.0 ‰

−7.0 vs 2023

13th of 26 in the country

Switzerland 8.1 ‰ · +11%

2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Net migration

7.1 ‰

−6.8 vs 2023

22nd of 26 in the country

Switzerland 7.4 ‰ · -4%

2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Median age

41.4 years

+0.1 vs 2024

23rd of 26 in the country

Switzerland 42.9 years · -3%

2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Aged 65+

17.5 %

+0.2 vs 2024

23rd of 26 in the country

Switzerland 19.5 % · -10%

2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Society

Tourist nights

4,537 per 1,000

15th of 26 in the country

Switzerland 6,853 per 1,000 · -34%

2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

Boundaries: Natural Earth (unofficial boundaries), simplified · sources and licences

For Zürich

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Zürich belongs to.

Population

1,620,020

+14,512 vs 2024

2025 · NUTS 2 ranking

Life expectancy

84.2 years

0 vs 2023

2024 · NUTS 2 ranking

Unemployment

4.5 %

+0.7 vs 2024

2025 · NUTS 2 ranking

Employment

84.5 %

−0.4 vs 2024

2025 · NUTS 2 ranking

Road deaths

22 per mn

+8 vs 2023

2024 · NUTS 2 ranking

Tertiary educated

56.6 %

−0.9 vs 2024

2025 · NUTS 2 ranking

Fertility

1.23

−0.04 vs 2023

2024 · NUTS 2 ranking

High-tech jobs

9.0 %

0 vs 2024

2025 · NUTS 2 ranking

Doctors

524 per 100k

+2 vs 2019

2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.