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Among 7 NUTS 2 regions of Switzerland, Zürich ranks best in
tertiary educated (1st) and lowest in life expectancy (4th).
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.
Population
Population
1,620,020
+14,512 vs 2024
3rd of 7 in the country
Switzerland 9,124,288 · -82%
Life expectancy
4th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 83.5 years
Population density
1st of 7 in the country
Switzerland 226.0 /km² · +331%
Population change
5th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 8.1 ‰ · +11%
Net migration
6th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 7.4 ‰ · -4%
Median age
6th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 42.9 years · -3%
Aged 65+
7th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 19.5 % · -10%
Fertility
6th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 1.29 · -5%
Doctors
1st of 7 in the country
Switzerland 466 per 100k · +12%
Labour
Unemployment
3rd of 7 in the country
Switzerland 4.9 % · -8%
Employment
3rd of 7 in the country
Switzerland 82.4 % · +3%
High-tech jobs
1st of 7 in the country
Switzerland 6.9 % · +30%
Society
Tourist nights
4,537 per 1,000
+119 vs 2024
6th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 6,853 per 1,000 · -34%
Road deaths
2nd of 7 in the country
Switzerland 28 per mn · -21%
Tertiary educated
1st of 7 in the country
Switzerland 46.2 % · +23%
Other regions in Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
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.
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