In 2020, there were 22.2 million Catholics in Germany. Numbers have been decreasing annually since the 1990s. The timeline shows the number of Catholics in Germany from 1950 to 2020.
Number of Catholics in Germany from 1950 to 2020
(in millions)
Figures from 1964 onwards are the results of backward estimations and forward projections by the German Bishops Conference (DBK, Deutsche Bischofskonferenz) based on the census of May 27, 1970; from 1987 onwards updates were made based on the census of May 25, 1987. Figures from 1990 onwards are based on information from parishes and dioceses. Figures for earlier years are based on previous information from the source.
From 1990 onwards including former East German federal states.
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DBK. (July 14, 2021). Number of Catholics in Germany from 1950 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280051/catholics-number-germany/
DBK. "Number of Catholics in Germany from 1950 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. July 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280051/catholics-number-germany/
DBK. (2021). Number of Catholics in Germany from 1950 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280051/catholics-number-germany/
DBK. "Number of Catholics in Germany from 1950 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280051/catholics-number-germany/
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Number of Catholics in Germany from 1950 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], DBK, July 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280051/catholics-number-germany/
