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

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