No. An association needs no register entry, and many publish no general contact details. Associations and organisations with public contact details are included; we state the size of your selection in the quotation.
NOGA 90–94
Sports clubs and sports facilities, fitness centres, orchestras, choirs and theatres, museums, business and professional associations, parishes and other organisations: for sporting goods and event providers, insurers, printers and software vendors.
Our Swiss database holds 1,005,992 records (as of 4 November 2026): the entities in the commercial register and places from Overture Maps without a match. They are not yet assigned to industries; the quotation states the size available for this industry, the reference date and the delivery date.
Export of the whole industry: CHF 259 (final price). Selections by canton, municipality, language region or your own filters are quoted on request.
Official statistics: 40,535 businesses in Switzerland according to FSO, STATENT, table px-x-0602010000_106 (reference year 2024, table updated 20 August 2026). Divisions 90 creative and arts activities (16,865), 91 libraries and museums (612), 92 gambling and betting (62), 93 sports and recreation (10,155) and 94 membership organisations including religious organisations (12,841) combined. STATENT does not cover associations without staff subject to AHV contributions. This is the size of the market, not the size of our database.
This industry covers NOGA divisions 90 to 93 (arts, entertainment, sport and recreation) and 94 (membership organisations and religious organisations). According to the FSO (STATENT 2024) there are 40,535 businesses, including orchestras, choirs and musicians (8,147), parishes and religious organisations (2,866), sports clubs (2,233) and fitness centres (1,285).
Most associations have no staff that triggers social security (AHV) contributions and are therefore missing from STATENT. The number of associations in Switzerland is many times higher.
| NOGA 2008 | Official title | For your selection |
|---|---|---|
| 90.0 | Creative, arts and entertainment activities | theatres, orchestras, choirs, artists |
| 91 | Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities | 612 businesses |
| 93.12 | Activities of sport clubs | where recorded with staff paying AHV contributions |
| 93.13 | Fitness facilities | gyms and fitness centres |
| 94.1 | Business, employers and professional membership organisations | 283 and 1,096 businesses |
| 94.91 | Activities of religious organisations | parishes, monasteries and religious orders |
In Switzerland, an association comes into being without a register entry. Only certain associations are registered.
These 16 columns are planned.
For small associations, the contact address is often the home address of the president or treasurer. It changes with the board. For advertising to such addresses, the Data Protection Act and the right to object apply with particular force.
For associations with their own facilities and staff (fitness centres, large sports clubs, museums), the details are more stable. Selecting by type with a website as a mandatory field works better here.
We provide club management software and are looking for sports clubs (93.12) and fitness centres (93.13) in the cantons of Lucerne, Zug and Schwyz with a website. How many records is that?
Use
Select sports clubs and fitness centres per canton for offers and samples.
Approach associations and federations for liability and accident insurance.
Reach cultural organisations and associations with offers for events by post.
Find organisations with a website for membership management and ticketing.
Questions
No. An association needs no register entry, and many publish no general contact details. Associations and organisations with public contact details are included; we state the size of your selection in the quotation.
Planned once the records carry a NOGA code; until then we check the definition in the quotation. Gyms and fitness centres are a separate NOGA class (93.13), 1,285 businesses in 2024 according to the FSO.
Yes, parishes and religious organisations belong to NOGA type 94.91.01. The established churches are organised at cantonal level; their parishes are mostly public-law corporations.
40,535 businesses in Switzerland according to FSO, STATENT, table px-x-0602010000_106 (reference year 2024, table updated 20 August 2026). Divisions 90 creative and arts activities (16,865), 91 libraries and museums (612), 92 gambling and betting (62), 93 sports and recreation (10,155) and 94 membership organisations including religious organisations (12,841) combined. STATENT does not cover associations without staff subject to AHV contributions. This is an official statistic, not the size of our dataset.
Format, sources, price and marketing law (UWG, asterisk marking): questions about all industries.