Protestantism in Germany

Religion in Germany (2024 estimate)
  1. Non-religious (46.8%)
  2. Catholic Church (23.7%)
  3. Protestant Church (21.5%)
  4. Islam (3.90%)
  5. Eastern Orthodoxy (1.50%)
  6. Other religions (1.60%)
  7. Other Christians (1.00%)

Protestantism (German: Protestantismus), a branch of Christianity, was founded within Germany in the 16th-century Reformation. It was formed as a new direction from some Roman Catholic principles. It was led initially by Martin Luther and later by John Calvin.

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