| Characteristic | Number of priests |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 11,417 |
| 2023 | 11,702 |
| 2022 | 11,987 |
| 2021 | 12,280 |
| 2020 | 12,565 |
| 2019 | 12,983 |
| 2018 | 13,285 |
| 2017 | 13,560 |
| 2016 | 13,856 |
| 2015 | 14,087 |
| 2014 | 14,404 |
| 2013 | 14,490 |
| 2012 | 14,636 |
| 2011 | 14,847 |
| 2010 | 15,136 |
| 2009 | 15,367 |
| 2008 | 15,527 |
| 2007 | 15,759 |
| 2006 | 15,935 |
| 2005 | 16,190 |
| 2004 | 16,326 |
| 2003 | 16,523 |
| 2002 | 16,777 |
| 2001 | 16,988 |
| 2000 | 17,129 |
| 1999 | 17,370 |
| 1998 | 17,733 |
| 1997 | 17,931 |
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Release date
July 2025
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Region
Germany
Survey time period
1997 to 2024
Supplementary notes
Secular priests and priests in orders in the diocese, excluding priests living outside of the diocese and without bishops.
Older figures were taken from respective earlier reports.
DBK = Deutsch Bischofskonferenz (German Bishops Conference).
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