Almost 67,000 Church Exits: Nevertheless, the Revenue of the Catholic Church Is Increasing

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The church contribution provokes the exodus.

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The number of Catholics continues to decline. At the same time, church contributions increased to 552 million euros throughout Austria.

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In 2025, nearly 67,000 people left the Catholic Church.These people are now no longer members of the church.In the two years before, more people left the church.The number of church members fell to 4.56 million.However, the income from the church contribution increased.

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VIENNA. In 2025 66,930 people left the Catholic Church, the number of members dropped to 4,49 million. At the same time, the income from the church contribution rose to 552,2 million euros.