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How multicultural is Altstadt, Zürich?

Neighbourhood · Zürich, Switzerland

Altstadt ranks 3 of 12 areas by non-European category share in Zürich. 18% of classified records are assigned to non-European categories. The largest non-European categories are Middle Eastern (10%) and Indian subcontinent (3%). The share from published city counts is 16%. Based on IndoEuroMap data, not census data.

Content updated · By Bernat Sampera

Data as of 2025
Non-European categories
≈18
#3 by non-European name share in Zürich
Share

Location

Category mix

Local roots47.9 %
Other European roots33.8 %
Middle Eastern9.6 %
Indian subcontinent2.9 %
East Asian2.6 %
Latin1.3 %
African1 %
Southeast Asian0.9 %

By country

Local roots
47.9 %
Other European roots
33.8 %
Middle Eastern
9.6 %
Indian subcontinent
2.9 %
East Asian
2.6 %
Latin
1.3 %
African
1 %
Southeast Asian
0.9 %

Nearby

Industriequartier 20% Kreis 4 19% Kreis 11 17% Kreis 12 17% Kreis 3 16% Kreis 6 15% Kreis 9 15% Kreis 2 14% Kreis 8 13% Kreis 7 12% Kreis 10 11%
How we measure this

Non-European categories are algorithm categories outside Europe. North American and Oceanian records count as European. Every number is IndoEuroMap data, our source of truth.