Uptick but no ‘boom’ for adult baptisms in Switzerland

The number of Church ‘exits’ also fell in 2025.

Adult baptisms increased for the third consecutive year in Switzerland in 2025, but the country is not experiencing an adult baptism “boom.”

The baptismal font at the Church of St. Leodegar in Lucerne, Switzerland. Credit: Rainmachine at German Wikipedia/public domain.

That is the conclusion of an analysis of new data by the Swiss Institute of Pastoral So…