July 3, 2025|
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|5 months agoSwiss Religious Landscape Shifts: Study Shows Declining Faith Practices
Federal Statistical Office data reveals continuing trend of secularization across Switzerland
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- 36% of Swiss residents aged 15 and older now identify with no religious community.
- The share of the population believing in a single monotheistic god dropped from 46% in 2014 to 38% in 2024.
- The sharpest decline in belief occurred among those aged 65 and over, dropping by 14 percentage points.
- Nearly half of the Swiss population reported never attending a religious service in the previous year by 2024.
- Consumption of spiritual or religious reading material online has grown from 13% to 20% over the past decade.
By The Numbers
36%
Percentage of population with no religious affiliation
14 percentage points
Drop in belief among those aged 65+
56%
Percentage finding beliefs important during illness
26%
Catholics who doubt or reject God's existence
They Said
"Secularisation continues to reshape Swiss society, with declining affiliation, attendance, and belief across all age groups."
"Among those who have left, the main reasons cited are a lack or loss of faith, andâparticularly among former Catholicsâdisagreement with the views of the institution."
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