page_title: Religion in Switzerland
hierarchical_section_title: Religion in Switzerland
caption_attribution_description: Church in Fischentahl, village in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Picture taken by Peter Berger, July 22, 2006.
context_page_description: Christianity is the predominant religion of Switzerland, its presence going back to the Roman era. Since the 16th century, Switzerland has been traditionally divided into Roman Catholic and Reformed confessions.
  However, adherence to Christian churches has declined considerably since the late 20th century, from close to 94% in 1980 to about 64% as of 2018.
  Switzerland has no state religion, though most of the cantons recognize official churches, in all cases including the Roman Catholic Church and the Swiss Reformed Church. These churches, and in some cantons also the Old Catholic Church and Jewish congregations, are financed by official taxation of adherents.
  The Federal Statistical Office reported the religious demographics as of 2018 as follows:
  63.9% Christian,
  28.0% unaffiliated,
  5.3% Muslim,
  0.2% Jewish,
  1.3% other religions.
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  In 2018, 37.2% of total population were members of the Roman Catholic Church, while 24.7% were members of the Swiss Reformed Church.
context_section_description: Christianity is the predominant religion of Switzerland, its presence going back to the Roman era. Since the 16th century, Switzerland has been traditionally divided into Roman Catholic and Reformed confessions. 
  However, adherence to Christian churches has declined considerably since the late 20th century, from close to 94% in 1980 to about 64% as of 2018.
  Switzerland has no state religion, though most of the cantons (except for Geneva and Neuchâtel) recognize official churches (Landeskirchen), in all cases including the Roman Catholic Church and the Swiss Reformed Church. These churches, and in some cantons also the Old Catholic Church and Jewish congregations, are financed by official taxation of adherents.
  The Federal Statistical Office reported the religious demographics as of 2018 as follows (based on a survey of 200,000 people aged 15 years and older):
  63.9% Christian (including 35.2% Roman Catholic, 23.1% Reformed, 5.6% other),
  28.0% unaffiliated,
  5.3% Muslim, 
  0.2% Jewish,
  1.3% other religions.
  (100%: 7,084,068, registered resident population age 15 years and older).
  In 2018, 37.2% (3,182,082 people) of total population were members of the Roman Catholic Church, while 24.7% (2,109,360 people) were members of the Swiss Reformed Church. (100%: 8,546,081, total resident population).
caption: A church in Fischenthal, a village in the canton of Zürich
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