Religions And Festivals Of Switzerland

Switzerland's federal state has no official religion. According to the national survey of the Swiss Federal Statistical Office, 61.2% of the resident population (aged fifteen and over) identified as Christian in 2020, of which 33.8% were Catholics, 21.8% were Swiss Protestants, and 5.6% were adherents of other Christian groups. Since 1980, when they made up roughly 94% of the population, the percentage of Christians has considerably decreased.

In the same period, the population of non-affiliated Swiss citizens has increased from 4% to 31% and that of followers of non-Christian religions has increased from 1% to 7%. Church registries show that in 2020, the Catholic Church of Switzerland had 35.2% of the resident population as registered members, while the Protestant Church of Switzerland had 23.3%.

The Swiss cantons observe many holidays and festivals. Christian feast days and holidays are widely observed across the country. On August 1st, the nation-wide secular holiday known as "National Day" is honored.