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Switzerland, Europe
Zürich
2025
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Zürich is a city with a population of 397,517 and lies in the 3000-5000 (High) density category. The city has an area of 80.42 km² with a total green space of 49% and a tree coverage of 35%. The city lies in the North Temperate Zone of the world. The city has improved its Percentage of urban area covered by trees when compared to Global Average and also improved its Average health of urban vegetation when compared to previous year. Within Europe, 76.9% of cities are ranked lower than Zürich. There has been a positive increase in the greenness of city as compared to previous year, out of all the changes happening 61% of them are positive.
How green is Zürich?
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C-
Urban Green Space
Percentage of urban green space
49%
Population density
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80 km²Urban area population
397,518 (2025)