Church Statistics 2025: Less Baptisms, Weddings and Departures
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In 2025, 66,930 Catholics turned their backs on their religious community – 6.4% less than in 2024. However, the proportion of Catholics in Austria continues to decline: from 49.6 percent to 48.7 percent. A slight warning is given in the case of finances.
The decline in the withdrawals from the Roman Catholic Church continued in 2025. After 85,163 withdrawals in 2023 and 71,531 in 2024, 2025 "only 66,930 persons left the church, as the official statistics published on Wednesday show. Nevertheless, the Catholic population has declined as expected, from 4,56 million in 2024 (Stichtag 31.12.) to 4,49 million in 2025.
In 2025 there were 66,930 resignations, while the Catholic Church in Austria is shrinking to 4.49 million members.
The Catholic Church recorded 66,930 departures in 2025. However, revenue from church tax is increasing.
Further falling Catholic share in Austria, but church finances are stable.
The annual statistics of the Diocese of Innsbruck show a diverse picture of the Church's life in Tyrol. As of 31 December 2025, 341,329 people belonged to the Catholic Church. This is 5,434 people less than in the previous year – a decrease of about 1.6 percent. At the same time, the figures show that the Church continues to play an important role for many people: in sacraments, services, pastoral care and a variety of voluntary activities. TIRO…
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