Churches by country

How Many Churches Are in Germany?

358Christian churches mapped in our open directory (a growing sample, not a national census)

The short answer

The Living Bread maps 358 Christian churches in Germany in its open, verifiable directory. This is a growing sample from open data, not a national total, so the real number is far higher.

Germany in context

83.6 millionpopulation
46.3%Christian (FOWID, 2025)
38.7 millionChristians (approx.)
358churches we map

The churches of Germany are roughly balanced between Roman Catholic and the Protestant (EKD) churches.

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Browse the 358 churches we map, by city, with denomination and location where the open data records it.

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Whoever you are, you are welcome

Behind every number is a family. If you are looking for a church, or looking for God, you are welcome. Meet Jesus, or ask for prayer.

Churches in other countries

Population from Wikidata; Christian share from FOWID (2025); church directory from OpenStreetMap, (c) OpenStreetMap contributors. A growing directory, not a national census. We never invent totals.