Births and deaths in the canton of Zurich
In the canton of Zurich, 14,981 children were born alive in 2025 and 11,654 people died; births exceeded deaths by +3,327. In the week to 27 September 2026, 190 people died against 214 expected (provisional).
Births 2025
14,981
Deaths 2025
11,654
Natural increase 2025
+3,327
Deaths last week
190
expected 214 · provisional
Births and deaths per year since 1970
Births Deaths
Per month
Births Deaths
On average over the last ten years, most deaths occur in December.
Deaths per week and expected value
Deaths Expected
Line: reported deaths; dashed: the FSO expected value; band: usual range (99%). The latest weeks are estimates and are still revised.
All communes 2025
| Commune | Births | Deaths | Balance | Births per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adliswil | 182 | 153 | +29 | 9.1 |
| Aesch (ZH) | 13 | 8 | +5 | 7.9 |
| Aeugst am Albis | 11 | 15 | −4 | 5.5 |
| Affoltern am Albis | 112 | 98 | +14 | 8.7 |
| Altikon | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5.3 |
| Andelfingen | 27 | 23 | +4 | 7.3 |
| Bachenbülach | 31 | 25 | +6 | 7.0 |
| Bachs | 7 | 9 | −2 | 10.6 |
| Bäretswil | 30 | 33 | −3 | 5.8 |
| Bassersdorf | 102 | 91 | +11 | 8.3 |
| Bauma | 42 | 49 | −7 | 8.2 |
| Benken (ZH) | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5.6 |
| Berg am Irchel | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5.0 |
| Birmensdorf (ZH) | 78 | 48 | +30 | 10.3 |
| Bonstetten | 40 | 43 | −3 | 7.1 |
| Boppelsen | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Brütten | 14 | 20 | −6 | 6.1 |
| Bubikon | 50 | 67 | −17 | 6.5 |
| Buch am Irchel | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9.4 |
| Buchs (ZH) | 59 | 36 | +23 | 8.7 |
| Bülach | 266 | 145 | +121 | 10.8 |
| Dachsen | 7 | 20 | −13 | 3.7 |
| Dägerlen | 13 | 6 | +7 | 10.8 |
| Dällikon | 31 | 31 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Dänikon | 15 | 13 | +2 | 8.1 |
| Dättlikon | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5.9 |
| Dielsdorf | 66 | 56 | +10 | 9.7 |
| Dietikon | 346 | 194 | +152 | 12.2 |
| Dietlikon | 73 | 73 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Dinhard | 12 | 8 | +4 | 6.9 |
| Dorf | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10.8 |
| Dübendorf | 306 | 225 | +81 | 9.2 |
| Dürnten | 37 | 58 | −21 | 4.6 |
| Egg | 55 | 78 | −23 | 6.3 |
| Eglisau | 60 | 29 | +31 | 10.4 |
| Elgg | 46 | 59 | −13 | 8.8 |
| Ellikon an der Thur | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5.8 |
| Elsau | 38 | 22 | +16 | 9.6 |
| Embrach | 87 | 53 | +34 | 8.4 |
| Erlenbach (ZH) | 32 | 50 | −18 | 5.6 |
| Fällanden | 92 | 39 | +53 | 9.5 |
| Fehraltorf | 48 | 28 | +20 | 6.9 |
| Feuerthalen | 32 | 31 | +1 | 8.2 |
| Fischenthal | 19 | 10 | +9 | 7.0 |
| Flaach | 17 | 17 | 0 | 10.8 |
| Flurlingen | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6.0 |
| Freienstein-Teufen | 6 | 14 | −8 | 2.5 |
| Geroldswil | 53 | 47 | +6 | 9.8 |
| Glattfelden | 49 | 41 | +8 | 8.8 |
| Gossau (ZH) | 75 | 80 | −5 | 7.1 |
| Greifensee | 34 | 31 | +3 | 6.3 |
| Grüningen | 32 | 22 | +10 | 8.1 |
| Hagenbuch | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8.6 |
| Hausen am Albis | 31 | 29 | +2 | 7.8 |
| Hedingen | 26 | 21 | +5 | 6.5 |
| Henggart | 23 | 9 | +14 | 9.7 |
| Herrliberg | 53 | 41 | +12 | 7.8 |
| Hettlingen | 19 | 22 | −3 | 5.9 |
| Hinwil | 89 | 109 | −20 | 7.4 |
| Hittnau | 26 | 14 | +12 | 6.5 |
| Hochfelden | 20 | 8 | +12 | 9.9 |
| Hombrechtikon | 43 | 62 | −19 | 4.6 |
| Horgen | 251 | 227 | +24 | 10.2 |
| Höri | 44 | 15 | +29 | 12.0 |
| Hüntwangen | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3.5 |
| Hüttikon | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9.4 |
| Illnau-Effretikon | 155 | 166 | −11 | 8.6 |
| Kappel am Albis | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5.1 |
| Kilchberg (ZH) | 97 | 69 | +28 | 10.1 |
| Kleinandelfingen | 19 | 16 | +3 | 8.3 |
| Kloten | 216 | 167 | +49 | 9.8 |
| Knonau | 19 | 8 | +11 | 7.6 |
| Küsnacht (ZH) | 129 | 164 | −35 | 8.5 |
| Langnau am Albis | 60 | 71 | −11 | 7.4 |
| Laufen-Uhwiesen | 10 | 7 | +3 | 5.4 |
| Lindau | 35 | 32 | +3 | 5.9 |
| Lufingen | 26 | 11 | +15 | 9.1 |
| Männedorf | 82 | 113 | −31 | 7.0 |
| Marthalen | 16 | 14 | +2 | 7.9 |
| Maschwanden | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6.0 |
| Maur | 72 | 78 | −6 | 6.6 |
| Meilen | 131 | 114 | +17 | 8.8 |
| Mettmenstetten | 42 | 32 | +10 | 7.2 |
| Mönchaltorf | 37 | 29 | +8 | 8.3 |
| Neerach | 24 | 15 | +9 | 7.2 |
| Neftenbach | 42 | 45 | −3 | 7.3 |
| Niederglatt | 54 | 36 | +18 | 9.8 |
| Niederhasli | 93 | 56 | +37 | 9.4 |
| Niederweningen | 26 | 18 | +8 | 7.9 |
| Nürensdorf | 41 | 52 | −11 | 7.0 |
| Oberembrach | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6.2 |
| Oberengstringen | 83 | 59 | +24 | 11.7 |
| Oberglatt | 81 | 34 | +47 | 10.5 |
| Oberrieden | 36 | 44 | −8 | 6.7 |
| Oberweningen | 13 | 14 | −1 | 6.8 |
| Obfelden | 50 | 35 | +15 | 8.2 |
| Oetwil am See | 53 | 28 | +25 | 10.2 |
| Oetwil an der Limmat | 23 | 8 | +15 | 8.8 |
| Opfikon | 229 | 103 | +126 | 10.7 |
| Ossingen | 22 | 17 | +5 | 11.8 |
| Otelfingen | 17 | 16 | +1 | 5.9 |
| Ottenbach | 35 | 18 | +17 | 11.5 |
| Pfäffikon | 93 | 123 | −30 | 7.2 |
| Pfungen | 51 | 26 | +25 | 12.2 |
| Rafz | 30 | 38 | −8 | 6.3 |
| Regensberg | 5 | 6 | −1 | 10.3 |
| Regensdorf | 229 | 155 | +74 | 11.1 |
| Rheinau | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6.0 |
| Richterswil | 101 | 88 | +13 | 6.9 |
| Rickenbach (ZH) | 16 | 27 | −11 | 5.5 |
| Rifferswil | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8.2 |
| Rorbas | 29 | 11 | +18 | 9.4 |
| Rümlang | 84 | 57 | +27 | 10.0 |
| Rüschlikon | 75 | 47 | +28 | 11.6 |
| Russikon | 28 | 36 | −8 | 6.0 |
| Rüti (ZH) | 102 | 82 | +20 | 7.8 |
| Schlatt (ZH) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Schleinikon | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10.2 |
| Schlieren | 232 | 158 | +74 | 11.3 |
| Schöfflisdorf | 13 | 9 | +4 | 9.2 |
| Schwerzenbach | 36 | 45 | −9 | 6.8 |
| Seegräben | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6.1 |
| Seuzach | 67 | 85 | −18 | 8.4 |
| Stadel | 13 | 24 | −11 | 5.2 |
| Stäfa | 111 | 123 | −12 | 7.3 |
| Stallikon | 32 | 27 | +5 | 8.2 |
| Stammheim | 20 | 19 | +1 | 6.7 |
| Steinmaur | 32 | 23 | +9 | 8.5 |
| Thalheim an der Thur | 9 | 4 | +5 | 8.8 |
| Thalwil | 204 | 140 | +64 | 10.8 |
| Trüllikon | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8.8 |
| Truttikon | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4.3 |
| Turbenthal | 31 | 35 | −4 | 5.8 |
| Uetikon am See | 51 | 44 | +7 | 7.6 |
| Uitikon | 69 | 44 | +25 | 12.0 |
| Unterengstringen | 43 | 28 | +15 | 9.9 |
| Urdorf | 89 | 93 | −4 | 8.4 |
| Uster | 323 | 240 | +83 | 8.7 |
| Volken | 5 | 2 | +3 | 12.8 |
| Volketswil | 179 | 123 | +56 | 9.0 |
| Wädenswil | 207 | 184 | +23 | 8.0 |
| Wald (ZH) | 87 | 88 | −1 | 8.1 |
| Wallisellen | 170 | 126 | +44 | 9.5 |
| Wangen-Brüttisellen | 73 | 48 | +25 | 8.8 |
| Wasterkingen | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10.3 |
| Weiach | 30 | 7 | +23 | 14.1 |
| Weiningen (ZH) | 57 | 30 | +27 | 11.0 |
| Weisslingen | 38 | 32 | +6 | 11.0 |
| Wettswil am Albis | 36 | 35 | +1 | 6.6 |
| Wetzikon (ZH) | 254 | 232 | +22 | 9.3 |
| Wiesendangen | 62 | 40 | +22 | 9.0 |
| Wil (ZH) | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4.4 |
| Wila | 17 | 16 | +1 | 7.7 |
| Wildberg | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5.9 |
| Winkel | 40 | 31 | +9 | 7.8 |
| Winterthur | 1,115 | 891 | +224 | 9.2 |
| Zell (ZH) | 47 | 55 | −8 | 6.9 |
| Zollikon | 121 | 144 | −23 | 8.8 |
| Zumikon | 39 | 43 | −4 | 6.7 |
| Zürich | 4,575 | 3,096 | +1,479 | 10.4 |
Frequently asked questions
How many children were born in the canton of Zurich in 2025?
14,981 live births (FSO).
How many people died in the canton of Zurich in 2025?
11,654 deaths (FSO).
In which month do most people die?
On average over the last ten years in December, because of flu and the winter months.
Where do the figures come from?
From the Federal Statistical Office: vital statistics (BEVNAT) and mortality monitoring. Only figures are published, no information on individuals.
Sources: FSO, vital statistics (BEVNAT), demographic balance, mortality monitoring. bfs.admin.ch · Key figures for every hospital (beds, cases, staff): FOPH (in German)