Religion, Prayer, and Faith Statistics (2026)
Clear, sourced answers about how people pray and practice their faith, drawn from primary research like Pew Research Center and Gallup. New topics are added as the data is verified.
- 19.2M
- Catholics in Germany (2025)
- 17.4M
- Protestant church members (2025)
- 47%
- of the population are non-affiliated (2024)
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Church and Christianity
Christianity in Germany: Statistics and Numbers (2025)
About 36.6 million Germans still belong to one of the two big churches, but since 2024 the non-affiliated are the largest group. Here are the sourced numbers on membership, church exits, attendance, and belief in Germany.
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Faith and Belief in Germany: Statistics and Numbers (2025)
Faith in Germany is becoming individualized and moderate: prayer and strong belief in God are declining, and most believers rarely or never take part in congregational rituals. Here are the sourced numbers on prayer, belief in God, and religiosity.
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Church Exits in Germany: Statistics and Numbers (2025)
Church exits in Germany are falling after the 2022 record, but remain high. In 2025, 307,117 people left the Catholic Church. Here are the sourced numbers on exits and church tax.
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Church Attendance in Germany: Statistics and Numbers (2025)
Church attendance in Germany sits far below formal membership and has fallen sharply since the 1950s. Here are the sourced numbers on Catholic and Protestant attendance, from the postwar peak to today.
6 statisticsUpdated Sep 2026
The Non-religious in Germany: Statistics and Numbers (2024)
At the end of 2024, the non-affiliated became the largest group in Germany at about 47%, more than the Catholic and Protestant churches combined. Here are the sourced numbers on the share, the long decline since 1950, and the East versus West divide.
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