Irreligion in Switzerland

According to data released by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office in 2018, the number of permanent residents (aged 15 years and older) without a religious faith was roughly 25%, more than double the figure for the year 2000.[2][note 1]

Religion in Switzerland (age 15+); Structural Survey 2010[1]

  Roman Catholicism (38.6%)
  Swiss Reformed (28.0%)
  No religion (20.1%)
  Other Christian groups (5.5%)
  Islam (4.5%)
  Other (3.3%)

Regarding personal belief, the 2005 Eurobarometer poll found that 48% of Swiss citizens expressed belief "that there is a God", 39% expressed belief in "some sort of spirit or life force", while 9% answered that they did not believe that "there is any sort of spirit, God, or life force".[3] According to the 2000 Swiss Census, 11.1% identified as having no religion.[4]

According to a national study on religious practices and beliefs by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office in 2014, 47.9% of the population in Switzerland is theistic (believe in God(s)), while another 23.9% believe in a superior power. 16.6% of the population is agnostic (not sure if God/a superior power exists) and 11.5% is atheistic (don't believe in God/a superior power). Among those who consider themselves as without religion, only 11.9% is theistic, 31.4% believe in a superior power, 24.5% is agnostic, and 32.2% is atheistic.[5][6]

Religion has declined in Switzerland.[7]

Notes and references

Notes
  1. Since 2010, data of religious affiliation in Switzerland from Federal Statistical Office are based on a structural survey of 200,000 people (2.5% of population) aged 15 years and older. Data are extrapolated to obtain statistical results for the whole population (aged 15 years and older) and contain a confidence interval. As a result, the figures are not entirely comparable to data collection before 2010 based on census figures (counting every person living in Switzerland) or to annual official numbers of church members. See Census in Switzerland#Structural survey.

References
  1. Swiss Department of the Interior, Press release Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine, p. 13
  2. "Non-believers make up a quarter of Swiss population". Swissinfo.
  3. "Eurobarometer on Social Values, Science and technology 2005 - page 11" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-24. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  4. "Eidgenössische Volkszählung 2000: Religionslandschaft in der Schweiz". Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  5. "First results of the language, religion and culture survey 2014 - religion". Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  6. "First results of the language, religion and culture survey 2014 - religion: Further documents (ZIP, 115 kB)". Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  7. "Global Index of Religiosity and Atheism" (PDF). Gallup. Retrieved 2012-09-03.


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