Germany (DEU)

Germany is a country in Europe with a population of 81,823,750. Germany, at the heart of Europe, is known for its forests, rivers, and a blend of medieval and modern cities. Germans are recognized for their engineering, music, and a strong sense of order and community, with regional festivals like Oktoberfest drawing visitors from around the world. The Protestant Reformation began here, and both Lutheran and Catholic traditions remain influential. Germany is also home to a growing number of Muslims and other faith groups, making it a country where spiritual diversity is increasingly visible alongside historic churches and cathedrals.

People Groups of Germany:

Germany Fast Facts:

67 People Groups · 81.8M People

EngagementGroupsPopulation
Unengaged and Unreached211.9M
Engaged yet Unreached2776.4M
No Longer Unreached193.6M

Germany Realities:

Weighted GSEC
2
Dying Daily
2,780
Dying Daily Without Christ
(99.1%) 2,756
Birth Rate per 1,000
9.1
Death Rate per 1,000
11.7

People Groups of Germany

Strategic Progress Index
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67 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AssyriansAssyriansGermany70,000No Longer UnreachedAssyrian Neo-AramaicSyriac Orthodox Christianity
BhojpuriBhojpuriGermany17,000Engaged yet UnreachedBhojpuriHinduism
BritishBritishGermany117,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BelarusiansBelarusiansGermany23,500Engaged yet UnreachedBelarusianUnaffiliated
ChaldeansChaldeansGermany3,000Unengaged and UnreachedChaldean Neo-AramaicChaldean Catholicism
ChechensChechensGermany52,500Engaged yet UnreachedChechenSunni Islam
German RussiansGerman RussiansGermany1,500,000No Longer UnreachedGermanProtestantism
Deaf GermansDeaf GermansGermany823,000Engaged yet UnreachedGerman Sign LanguageRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansGermany69,060,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
HindiHindiGermany114,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
Ashkenazi JewsAshkenazi JewsGermany8,600Unengaged and UnreachedEastern YiddishJudaism
KazakhKazakhGermany40,500Unengaged and UnreachedKazakhSunni Islam
KoreansKoreansGermany45,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
Kurmanji KurdsKurmanji KurdsGermany540,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni Islam
LatviansLatviansGermany39,500Unengaged and UnreachedStandard LatvianUnaffiliated
LithuaniansLithuaniansGermany58,000Unengaged and UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
PersiansPersiansGermany175,000No Longer UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
AfghansAfghansGermany253,000Engaged yet UnreachedDariSunni Islam
PolesPolesGermany923,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PortuguesePortugueseGermany143,000Engaged yet UnreachedPortugueseRoman Catholicism
Vlax RomaniVlax RomaniGermany140,000Unengaged and UnreachedSinte RomaniRoman Catholicism
SerbsSerbsGermany238,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
YenicheYenicheGermany16,000Engaged yet UnreachedYenicheRoman Catholicism
SlovenesSlovenesGermany20,000Unengaged and UnreachedSlovenianEastern Orthodox Christianity
TurksTurksGermany2,205,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
UkrainiansUkrainiansGermany146,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UrduUrduGermany96,000Engaged yet UnreachedUrduSunni Islam
SpaniardsSpaniardsGermany184,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
Han ChineseHan ChineseGermany51,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseAtheism
VietnameseVietnameseGermany83,500Engaged yet UnreachedVietnameseMahayana Buddhism
AlbaniansAlbaniansGermany66,000Engaged yet UnreachedTosk AlbanianFolk Islam
BurmeseBurmeseGermany500No Longer UnreachedBurmeseTheravada Buddhism
AmharaAmharaGermany23,000Unengaged and UnreachedAmharicTewahedo Orthodox Christianity
ThaiThaiGermany20,500Engaged yet UnreachedThaiTheravada Buddhism
TamilTamilGermany67,000Engaged yet UnreachedTamilHinduism
Khalka MongolsKhalka MongolsGermany5,000Unengaged and UnreachedHalh MongolianTibetan Buddhism
MacedoniansMacedoniansGermany85,000Unengaged and UnreachedMacedonianEastern Orthodox Christianity
JapaneseJapaneseGermany25,000Unengaged and UnreachedJapaneseShinbutsu-Shugo
Iraqi ArabsIraqi ArabsGermany178,000Engaged yet UnreachedMesopotamian ArabicSunni Islam
GhanaiansGhanaiansGermany38,500Unengaged and UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
FilipinosFilipinosGermany67,000No Longer UnreachedTagalogRoman Catholicism
EritreansEritreansGermany61,000Unengaged and UnreachedEnglishTewahedo Orthodox Christianity
BulgariansBulgariansGermany419,000No Longer UnreachedBulgarianEastern Orthodox Christianity
BosniaksBosniaksGermany203,000Engaged yet UnreachedBosnianSunni Islam
BengaliBengaliGermany15,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam
AzerbaijaniAzerbaijaniGermany15,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorth AzerbaijaniSunni Islam
ArmeniansArmeniansGermany42,000Unengaged and UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
Tunisian ArabsTunisian ArabsGermany45,500Unengaged and UnreachedTunisian ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsGermany584,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsMoroccan ArabsGermany137,000Unengaged and UnreachedMoroccan ArabicSunni Islam
Middle Eastern ArabsMiddle Eastern ArabsGermany104,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Egyptian ArabsEgyptian ArabsGermany25,500No Longer UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
ItaliansItaliansGermany709,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
CroatsCroatsGermany416,000Engaged yet UnreachedCroatianRoman Catholicism
Russian JewsRussian JewsGermany100,000No Longer UnreachedRussianJudaism
KhmerKhmerGermany13,000Unengaged and UnreachedKhmerTheravada Buddhism
JamaicansJamaicansGermany1,300No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
Antillean CreolesAntillean CreolesGermany17,500No Longer UnreachedPapiamentoFolk Catholicism
SurinamersSurinamersGermany50No Longer UnreachedDutchFolk Catholicism
GreeksGreeksGermany364,000Engaged yet UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Latin AmericansLatin AmericansGermany333,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishFolk Catholicism
Indo-CaribbeanIndo-CaribbeanGermany51,500No Longer UnreachedDutchHinduism
RussiansRussiansGermany260,000No Longer UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
NepalisNepalisGermany6,800Engaged yet UnreachedNepali (individual language)Hinduism
Yazidi KurdsYazidi KurdsGermany101,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishYazidism
TajiksTajiksGermany25,000Unengaged and UnreachedTajikSunni Islam
KyrgyzKyrgyzGermany14,000Unengaged and UnreachedKirghizSunni Islam

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