Zürich
Level 3 statistical region CH040 Part of: Switzerland › Schweiz › Zürich
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-16. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Switzerland →
How it compares with the other regions of Switzerland
Each dot is a NUTS 3 region of Switzerland, for the same period. Zürich in blue; the dark grey line marks Switzerland. Better values to the right.
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Switzerland | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 3 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2022 | 169,304 M€ | +16.3% | — | 1 / 26 | 11 / 1318 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2022 | 159,033 M€ | +15.9% | — | 1 / 26 | 9 / 1318 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2021 | 19,591 M€ | +9.5% | — | 1 / 26 | 7 / 1311 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 7,350,719 | +3.6% | — | 4 / 26 | 99 / 1249 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 4,537 | — | 6,853 | 15 / 26 | 525 / 1247 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Switzerland | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 3 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 1,620,020 | +0.9% | — | 1 / 26 | 42 / 1338 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 41.4 | +0.1 | 42.9 | 23 / 26 | 1137 / 1336 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 25.8% | +0.2 pp | 29.8% | 4 / 26 | 125 / 1336 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 975.1 | +1.3% | 226.0 | 3 / 26 | 128 / 1279 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 9.0 | -7.0 | 9.9 | 13 / 26 | 143 / 1336 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 7.1 | -6.8 | 9.2 | 22 / 26 | 348 / 1336 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 9.3 | -0.3 | 8.7 | 2 / 26 | 179 / 1336 | |
Unemployment rate (15–74), Long-term unemployment (12 months or more), Youth unemployment rate (15–24), Employment rate (20–64), Male employment rate (20–64), Female employment rate (20–64), Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29), Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education, Human resources in science and technology, R&D expenditure, Household disposable income per inhabitant, People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE), Life expectancy at birth, Infant mortality rate. Available only at NUTS 2 level: see Zürich.