01 Sep 2016 --- The number of vegans/vegetarians is growing rapidly throughout the world. As by 2007, the digit for Germany was about two percent of vegetarians which has doubled to four percent in 2014. Added to this are further 1.5% which are eating fish but no meat. The number of vegans is said to have reached 0.5%. Vebu (the German Society of vegans/vegetarians) has indicated the share of vegans/vegetarians with actually 8.7% of the total population.