Number of vegetarians in Germany 2025| ��ƽ��

Number of people who classify themselves as vegetarians or as people who largely forgo meat in Germany from 2015 to 2025 (in million people)*

Characteristic	Number of people in millions
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Source

Release date

June 2025

More information

Region

Germany

Survey time period

2015 to 2025

Age group

14 years and older

Special properties

German speaking population .

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Respondents were asked if they belong to a group of 'vegetarians or people who largely abstain from meat'.

Sample information:
2015: 25,140 respondents, projection to 69.24 million people
2016: 23,854 respondents, projection to 69.56 million people
2017: 23,356 respondents, projection to 70.09 million people
2018: 23,389 respondents, projection to 70.45 million people
2019: 23,318 respondents, projection to 70.60 million people
2020: 23,191 respondents, projection to 70.64 million people
2021: 22,563 respondents, projection to 70.54 million people
2022: 22,563 respondents, projection to 70.60 million people
2022: 23,524 respondents, projection to 70.08 million people
2024: 23,075 respondents, projection to 70.48 million people

2025: 23,485 respondents, projection to 71 million people

Base: German speaking population 14 years and older in private households at the place of main residence in the Federal Republic of Germany

Citation formats

In 2025, about *** million people in Germany were either vegetarians or largely forgo meat consumption. Since 2014, the number of people identifying as either complete or nearly complete vegetarians has grown noticeably.

Trends in German meat consumption

Per capita meat consumption in Germany has changed in recent years. Except for poultry, pork and beef saw noticeable annual decreases. Consumption of meat and sausage products, for which the country is well known, varied by product, giving rise to the idea that Germans are no longer totally hesitant to give up on meat or sausages.

The German vegetarian and vegan meat Substitute market

The decline in German meat consumption is accompanied by a rise in the production of vegan and vegetarian meat substitutes. In 2021, close to ** tons of these alternatives were produced in Germany. Just in the two since 2019 this production has grown by almost * tons. In monetary value, this means a production of meat substitutes worth close to *** million euros.