Multilingual Switzerland: The majority of the population regularly uses several languages
Neuchâtel, 14.08.2025 — In Switzerland, the vast majority of people think knowledge of several national languages is important for the country’s cohesion (86%). Almost two-thirds of the population regularly use several languages in everyday life. This multilingualism is not limited to Switzerland’s national languages; English also plays an important role, as the latest figures from the Federal Statistical Office's (FSO) Survey on Language, Religion and Culture show.