ESSENTIAL ZURICH 2011 Präsidialdepartement 385 468 Publication Data Published, edited and administered by Stadt Zürich, Präsidialdepartement, Statistik Stadt Zürich E-Mail [email protected] Internet www.stadt-zuerich.ch/statistik Ordering Statistik Stadt Zürich, Napfgasse 6, 8001 Zürich Phone 044 412 08 00 Fax 044 412 08 40 Translation Paul Frank Printed by FO-Fotorotar Design dreh gmbh, Marc Droz / Regula Ehrliholzer Cover Photography Hardau-Hochhäuser, dreh gmbh, Marc Droz Published annually in German and English © 2011 Statistik Stadt Zürich Reproduction – except for commercial purposes – permitted if sources are quoted Committed to Excellence according EFQM Contents Zurich in Figures 2 City of Zurich in Comparison 4 Resident Population 5 City Area and Climate 11 Education 12 Work and Unemployment 13 Economic Structure 15 Zurich as a Financial Centre 17 Prices and Price Indices 18 Construction and Housing 20 Recreation 24 Tourism 26 Traffic 27 Politics 28 Social Security and Health 29 Public Administration 30 Public Finances 31 Crime 32 Glossary 33 Explanation of symbols A dash ( – ) instead of a figure means there is no occurrence ( = zero). A zero (0 or 0.0) instead of another figure identifies a variable that is less than one half of the unit used. Three dots ( … ) instead of a figure mean that the figure is unavailable or was omitted because it is insignificant. A forward slash ( / ) between year dates indicates the associated figures as the annual average, a hyphen ( – ) as sums of the stated period. A sinuous line ( ~ ) between two year dates indicates school or business years, sport seasons, etc., rather than calendar years. 2 Geography ZURICH INFIGURES The City of Zurich is divided into12 districts and 34 precincts. The Zurich agglomeration consists of the City of Zurich itself as well as a further130 communities, including 24 in Canton Aargau and 3 in Canton Schwyz. Population Zurich is Switzerland’s largest city with a resident population of 385,468. 117,4 51foreigners belonging to167different nationalities live in the City of Zurich. The largest single group is the Germans, who accounts for 29,877 of the total, followed by13,096 Italians. The population of the City of Zurich has grown by 24,488 people since 2000. There was an increase by 2,562 in 2010. The population reached its highest level in July 1962, when there were 445,314 people living in Zurich. 1.17 million people live in the Zurich agglomeration and 1.82 million in the Zurich metropolitan area. Zurich is Switzerland’s largest city with a resident population of 385,468. 117,4 51foreigners belonging to167different nationalities live in the City of Zurich. The largest single group is the Germans, who accounts for 29,877 of the total, followed by13,096 Italians. The population of the City of Zurich has grown by 24,488 people since 2000. There was an increase by 2,562 in 2010. The population reached its highest level in July 1962, when there were 445,314 people living in Zurich. 1.17 million people live in the Zurich agglomeration and 1.82 million in the Zurich metropolitan area. Building and Housing 1,205 new apartments were erected in 2010. All told, there are now 208,089 apartments in Zurich, 75,851of which have three rooms. Renting such an apartment is most expensive in District 1, where the avarage rent is1,973 Swiss francs. Of Zurich’s 53,912 buildings, 70.4 percent were built before 1961. The Economy One in 9 jobs in Switzerland is located in Zurich.76 of Switzerland’s 275 banks are headquartered in Zurich. The balance-sheet total of these banks represents 68.3 percent of the total value of all the monies managed in Switzerland. To accommodate the annual average of 2.6 million overnight stays, Zurich has 111 hotels with 11,9 4 4 beds. Politics The executive branch of government (City Council) is made up of 9 city councillors, while the legislative branch (the Municipal 3 Council) is made up of 125 municipal councillors. 4 CITY OFZURICHINCOMPARISON lows in second place with almost 2 million overnight stays. almost with place 2millionovernight insecond lows fol Geneva in2010. registered were stays Nearly 2.6millionovernight Zurich. animportant for plays role Tourism unemployment. by affected particular andLausannein more are Geneva rate. unemployment low of intheCity Zurich. work Zurich inCanton of allthoseemployed percent Forty-five considered. are figures standing whenemployment out more even looks city The in Switzerland. the largestpopulation far by it has inhabitants, some385,000 With largest city. isSwitzerland’s Zurich City of Zurich in Comparison, 2009/2010 City of Canton hasafairly Zurich bigcities, otherfour Switzerland’s with Compared Zurich Zurich Switzerland Basel Bern Geneva Lausanne Resident population 385,468 1,371,007 7,866,498 168,410 131,702 191,360 134,753 Proportion of women (%) 50.6 50.6 50.7 52.1 52.0 52.2 52.2 Proportion of foreign nationals (%) 30.5 24.0 22.5 34.2 34.3 46.4 39.9 Proportion of persons under 20 (%) 15.9 19.7 20.8 16.0 14.6 17.8 19.2 Proportion of persons aged 65 and older (%) 16.0 16.3 16.9 19.5 17.5 15.8 15.3 Jobs (2008) 362,002 799,079 4,016,837 154,775 152,386 144,212 89,505 Full-time employees (%) 67.4 68.1 69.2 68.2 63.3 70.2 65.9 Secondary sector (%) 8.6 17.9 26.4 22.4 10.8 6.8 7.1 Tertiary sector (%) 91.4 82.1 73.6 77.6 89.2 93.2 92.9 Unemployed 8,564 26,462 148,636 3,927 2,435 7,657 5,172 Unemployment rate December (%) 4.0 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.3 7.9 8.0 Apartments 208,089 666,759 4,008,351 105,272 74,608 104,486 72,113 Number of apartments with 5 rooms and more (%) 8.8 22.9 26.4 11.2 8.7 9.6 10.7 Vacant apartment index (%) 0.07 0.63 0.94 0.70 0.45 0.25 0.17 Overnight stays 2,574,685 4,350,696 36,207,812 1,056,307 675,386 1,953,940 753,476 Proportion of foreign visitors (%) 79.6 72.6 56.5 72.1 52.3 84.6 71.2 - - RESIDENT POPULATION Zurich is worth living in. The city occupies again and again one of the top places in city rankings. For thousands of people this is reason enough to choose to make their home in Zurich. Within the last ten years the resident population has increased by 6.8 percent. This is mainly due to the immigration of foreigners. The growth rate of the foreign resident population is 11.4 percent per year, compared with 4.9 percent for the Swiss resident population. 385,468 people lived in the city at the end of 2010. Nearly a third of them had a foreign passport. The foreign resident population comes from 167 different countries. Germans are the largest group with a share of over 25 percent. Year after year, many foreign na- tionals acquire Swiss citizenship. In 2010, some 4,580 persons residing in the City of Zurich acquired Swiss citizenship, of whom 4,116 acquired the citizenship of the City of Zurich. Since 2004, the City of Zurich has once again registered an excess of births over deaths, after more than 30 years during which there were fewer children being born than people dying. Resident Population Total number of people % 450,000 45 Foreign men 400,000 40 Foreign women 350,000 35 Swiss men 300,000 30 Swiss women 250,000 25 Foreign nationals as percentage 200,000 20 of total 150,000 15 100,000 10 50,000 5 0 0 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Resident Population 2000 2010 2000 – 2010 (%) Total 360,980 385,468 6.8 Women 186,546 194,980 4.5 Men 174,434 190,488 9.2 Swiss nationals 255,576 268,017 4.9 Foreign nationals 105,404 117,451 11.4 5 RESIDENT POPULATION Birth and Death Live birth 5,000 Death 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 0908 10 Arrival and Departure Arrival 50,000 Departure 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 ‒ 10,000 ‒ 20,000 ‒ 30,000 ‒ 40,000 ‒ 50,000 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 Naturalisation Persons 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 6 RESIDENT POPULATION Marriage and Divorce Marriage 4,000 Divorce 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Age Structure, 2010 Age 100 Swiss nationals 90 Foreign nationals 80 70 Women Men 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 7 RESIDENT POPULATION Type of Household % Single-person 100 households 90 Couples without children 80 Couples with children 70 Single-parent households 60 Other private 50 households 40 30 20 10 0 1970 1980 1990 2000 Foreign Resident Population 2000 2010 Proportion (%) Total 105,404 117,451 100.0 Europe (EU-27) 53,332 74,789 63.7 Germany 12,184 29,877 25.4 France 1,172 2,716 2.3 Great Britain 1,632 2,926 2.5 Italy 16,354 13,096 11.2 Austria 2,951 4,088 3.5 Portugal 6,137 8,116 6.9 Spain 6,567 4,584 3.9 Other countries 6,335 9,386 8.0 Rest of Europe 32,015 19,557 16.7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2,992 1,423 1.2 Croatia 3,309 1,901 1.6 Macedonia 3,159 2,091 1.8 Serbia and Montenegro, Kosovo (separate data not yet available) 15,558 8,184 7.0 Turkey 5,789 3,956 3.4 Other countries 1,208 2,002 1.7 Outside Europe 20,057 23,105 19.7 Sri Lanka 4,378 1,985 1.7 USA 1,345 1,985 1.7 Other countries 14,334 19,135 16.3 8 RESIDENT POPULATION Resident Population by Origin and Precinct, 2010 Swiss Foreign Proportion of Total nationals nationals foreign nationals (%) Entire city 385,468 268,017 117,451 30.5 District 1 5,563 3,966 1,597 28.7 Rathaus 3,099 2,205 894 28.8 Hochschulen 678 482 196 28.9 Lindenhof 951 713 238 25.0 City 835 566 269 32.2 District 2 29,878 22,087 7,791 26.1 Wollishofen 15,988 12,019 3,969 24.8 Leimbach 5,293 4,053 1,240 23.4 Enge 8,597 6,015 2,582 30.0 District 3 46,699 33,051 13,648 29.2 Alt-Wiedikon 15,988 10,914 5,074 31.7 Friesenberg 10,596 8,461 2,135 20.1 Sihlfeld 20,115 13,676 6,439