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The second largest religion in Germany is Islam, with around 3.0–4.7 million adherents (3.6–5.7% of the population), almost all of whom have full or partial foreign background. Smaller religious groups include Buddhism (0.2–0.3%), Judaism (0.1%), Hinduism (0.1%), Yazidis (0.1%) and others (0.4%).
- Religions in Germany
- Peaceful Coexistence
- Religion and Foreign Policy
84 percent of the world’s population belong to a religion – a percentage that is rising all the time. The opposite trend can be observed in Germany, however, where fewer and fewer people feel tied to a religion. In a survey, almost 80 percent of young peoplesaid that they could live without a religious faith. While one in two people in Germany stil...
Germany’s basic law guarantees freedom of religion for all. The state takes a neutral and tolerant approach towards all religions. Whether people adopt a religion and join a religious community is a personal decision. All the same, the state and religion are not strictly separated in Germany. The state works together with religious communities and ...
For some years now, German foreign policy has been open to impetus from civil society. With a view to strengthening the constructive, peace-promoting potentialof religious communities, the Federal Foreign Office is building up an international and interreligious network of religious representatives.
- Sarah Kanning
PHOTO © Hyde Flippo. A little over 60 percent of Germans identify as Christians, with the two main Christian churches, the Catholics ( die Katholiken) and the Protestants (mostly Lutherans, die Evangelischen ), at about 30 percent each. However, certain geographic areas of Germany tend to have more Catholics or Protestants.
Christianity is the largest religion in Germany. It was introduced to the area of modern Germany by 300 AD, while parts of that area belonged to the Roman Empire, and later, when Franks and other Germanic tribes converted to Christianity from the fifth century onwards.
Feb 15, 2024 · What is the main religion in Germany? The main religion in Germany is Christianity, with around two-thirds of the population identifying as Christian. The number that actively practices Christianity in the form of church attendance, however, is significantly lower.
Mar 9, 2018 · Christianity is the dominant religion, with 65 to 70 percent of the population identifying themselves as Christian. That number is 29 percent Catholics. Muslims make up 4.4 percent of the...
The majority of Germany's Christians are registered as either Catholic (22.6 million) or Protestant (20.7 million). The Protestant Church has its roots in Lutheranism and other denominations that...
