(ZENIT News / Rome, 06.05.2025).- In Germany, there are now more people who consider themselves «non-religious» (47%) than those who identify as Catholic or Protestant (45%), according to Folha Gospel.
The survey was conducted at the end of 2024 by the Weltanschauungen (Fowid) group, comparing the numbers with previous years. The data shows that 24% of the population are Catholic, 21% Protestant, 3.9% Muslim, and 4.1% belong to other religious denominations. Those who identify as having no religion make up almost half of the population.
Protestants from the EKD, the Evangelical Church in Germany, recorded the largest decline in membership in 2020 and 2023. Roman Catholics were the group with the largest decline in 2021 and 2022, according to the research.
In 2024, the Evangelical Church and the Catholic Church recorded the same decline, with nearly 580,000 fewer members each. This is the fourth time both Churches have lost more than one million members in a single year. Muslims increased by 80,000 members during 2024.
Regarding religious practice, 6.6% of Roman Catholics attended religious services at least once a month last year, Protestants from the regional Churches did so by 2.3%, and about 25% of Muslims attended mosques.
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