Population
120'741↑0.3%
About Winterthur
City · Zürich
Winterthur is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. With over 120,000 residents, it is the country's sixth-largest city by population, as well as its ninth-largest agglomeration with about 140,000 inhabitants. Located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Zurich, Winterthur is a service and high-tech industrial satellite city within Zurich Metropolitan Area.
Population
120'741
Tax multiplier
125%
Winterthur in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.125%
Top 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 49'900↑1.6%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'050↑1.4%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.18%↑28.6%
Bottom 10% in canton
- Forest44%
- Settlement36%
- Agriculture18%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
27.1%↑1.0%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 27/ m²
+49% vs CH
Dwellings
57'778↓2.5%
Jobs (FTE)
60'837↑1.4%
93%
Housing market in Winterthur
The rental vacancy rate is 0.18%, 63% below the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 125%, 14% above the cantonal average (109 %). Median taxable income is CHF 60'100, 3% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Winterthur has 120'741 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).