Population
7'587↑2.8%
About Birmensdorf (ZH)
Municipality · Zurich
Birmensdorf is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Population
7'587
Tax multiplier
112%
Birmensdorf (ZH) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.112%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 62'000↑0.3%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 69'045↑0.7%
81%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
1.94%↑65.8%
Top 10% in canton
- Forest38%
- Agriculture37%
- Settlement24%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
26.7%↓1.4%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 27/ m²
+50% vs CH
Dwellings
3'454↑1.0%
Jobs (FTE)
2'031
94%
11%
Fibre
Housing market in Birmensdorf (ZH)
The rental vacancy rate is 1.94%, 302% above the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 112%, roughly the cantonal average (109 %). Median taxable income is CHF 73'600, 19% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Birmensdorf (ZH) has 7'587 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
