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Zurich

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A quick read on Zurich

Three verified signals, with their actual geographic scope kept visible.

Population change over ten years

+12.0%Zürich · 2025[10][11]

Unemployment rate

4.5%Zürich · 2025[1]

Life expectancy at birth

84.2 yearsZürich · 2024[3]

2 verified metrics

Work and economy

Unemployment rate

Grade A

4.5%

Applies to
ZürichNUTS 2
Period
2025
Method
reported
Source
[1]

Unemployed people aged 15 to 74 as a share of the economically active population of the same age, for the region containing the city.

Youth unemployment rate

Grade A

8.2%

Applies to
ZürichNUTS 2
Period
2025
Method
reported
Source
[2]

Unemployed people aged 15 to 24 as a share of the economically active population of the same age, for the region containing the city.

3 verified metrics

Health

Life expectancy at birth

Grade A

84.2 years

Applies to
ZürichNUTS 2
Period
2024
Method
reported
Source
[3]

Life expectancy at birth, for the region containing the city.

Healthy life years at birth

Grade A

58.0 years

Applies to
SwitzerlandCountry
Period
2024
Method
reported
Source
[4]

Years expected to be lived without activity limitation, at birth. Published at country level only.

Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants

Grade A

558 per 100,000

Applies to
ZürichNUTS 2
Period
2024
Method
reported
Source
[5]

Practising physicians per 100,000 inhabitants, for the region containing the city.

Counts registered physicians, not appointment availability.

2 verified metrics

Safety

Intentional homicide rate

Grade A

0.56 per 100,000

Applies to
ZürichNUTS 3
Period
2024
Method
reported
Source
[6]

Police-recorded intentional homicides per 100,000 inhabitants, for the region containing the city.

Road fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants

Grade B

2.18 per 100,000

Applies to
ZürichNUTS 2
Period
2024
Method
derived
Source
[7][8]

People killed in road traffic accidents per 100,000 inhabitants, for the region containing the city.

Calculation: road fatalities / resident population x 100,000

Rate derived from reported fatalities and population. Derived from Eurostat fatalities and 1 January population for the same region and year.

2 verified metrics

Trajectory

Net migration rate

Grade A

+7.1 per 1,000

Applies to
ZürichNUTS 3
Period
2024
Method
reported
Source
[9]

Net migration including statistical adjustment, per 1,000 inhabitants, for the region containing the city.

Population change over ten years

Grade B

+12.0%

Applies to
ZürichNUTS 3
Period
2025
Method
derived
Source
[10][11]

Change in resident population over the ten years ending in the observed period, for the region containing the city.

Calculation: (population 2025 - population 2015) / population 2015 x 100

Ten-year change from 2015 to 2025 on the same NUTS 3 boundary.

Audit trail

References

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  1. Eurostat. Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Zürich. Published 2026-06-30. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset lfst_r_lfu3rt; age=Y15-74; geo=CH04; isced11=TOTAL; sex=T; unit=PC; time=2025

  2. Eurostat. Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Zürich. Published 2026-06-30. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset lfst_r_lfu3rt; age=Y15-24; geo=CH04; isced11=TOTAL; sex=T; unit=PC; time=2025

  3. Eurostat. Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region. Zürich. Published 2026-06-01. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset demo_r_mlifexp; age=Y_LT1; geo=CH04; sex=T; unit=YR; time=2024

  4. Eurostat. Healthy life years by sex (from 2004 onwards). Switzerland. Published 2026-07-17. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset hlth_hlye; geo=CH; hlth_hle=HLY_Y0; sex=T; unit=YR; time=2024

  5. Eurostat. Physicians by NUTS 2 region. Zürich. Published 2026-07-13. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset hlth_rs_physreg; geo=CH04; unit=P_HTHAB; time=2024

  6. Eurostat. Police-recorded offences by NUTS 3 region. Zürich. Published 2026-06-29. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset crim_gen_reg; geo=CH040; iccs=ICCS0101; unit=P_HTHAB; time=2024

  7. Eurostat. Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region. Zürich. Published 2026-03-25. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset tran_r_acci; geo=CH04; unit=NR; victim=KIL; time=2024

  8. Eurostat. Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region. Zürich. Published 2026-07-10. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset demo_r_pjanaggr3; age=TOTAL; geo=CH04; sex=T; unit=NR; time=2024

  9. Eurostat. Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional level (NUTS 3). Zürich. Published 2026-07-21. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset demo_r_gind3; geo=CH040; indic_de=CNMIGRATRT; time=2024

  10. Eurostat. Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region. Zürich. Published 2026-07-10. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset demo_r_pjanaggr3; age=TOTAL; geo=CH040; sex=T; unit=NR; time=2015

  11. Eurostat. Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region. Zürich. Published 2026-07-10. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset demo_r_pjanaggr3; age=TOTAL; geo=CH040; sex=T; unit=NR; time=2025