The current population of Germany is 82,575,542 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 83,516,593 in 2024.
- For the last 20 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of 0.01% per year.
- Germany is ranked 19/197 by population and was ranked 14th in 2006.
- The UN estimates that Germany's population is going to decline by -6.36% to 77.3M people by 2050.
- Germany accounts for 1% of the world's population.
- Since 2006, population has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth in 20 years).
- Germany's population peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and has been in decline since.
Germany population and growth rate by year
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2100 | 69,929,981 | -0.04% |
| 2099 | 69,956,854 | -0.02% |
| 2098 | 69,973,838 | -0.06% |
| 2097 | 70,015,834 | -0.04% |
| 2096 | 70,046,713 | -0.03% |
| 2095 | 70,067,131 | -0.03% |
| 2094 | 70,085,911 | -0.03% |
| 2093 | 70,106,718 | -0.04% |
| 2092 | 70,132,132 | -0.07% |
| 2091 | 70,178,440 | -0.09% |
| 2090 | 70,240,137 | -0.08% |
| 2089 | 70,294,005 | -0.08% |
| 2088 | 70,352,443 | -0.12% |
| 2087 | 70,434,814 | -0.14% |
| 2086 | 70,532,124 | -0.14% |
| 2085 | 70,627,602 | -0.13% |
| 2084 | 70,722,960 | -0.15% |
| 2083 | 70,829,392 | -0.15% |
| 2082 | 70,932,273 | -0.16% |
| 2081 | 71,045,881 | -0.18% |
| 2080 | 71,171,519 | -0.19% |
| 2079 | 71,305,544 | -0.2% |
| 2078 | 71,445,484 | -0.22% |
| 2077 | 71,601,117 | -0.22% |
| 2076 | 71,757,525 | -0.19% |
| 2075 | 71,891,567 | -0.22% |
| 2074 | 72,046,795 | -0.22% |
| 2073 | 72,206,145 | -0.21% |
| 2072 | 72,356,324 | -0.22% |
| 2071 | 72,517,749 | -0.2% |
| 2070 | 72,664,462 | -0.23% |
| 2069 | 72,828,330 | -0.23% |
| 2068 | 72,993,859 | -0.25% |
| 2067 | 73,178,408 | -0.26% |
| 2066 | 73,370,207 | -0.26% |
| 2065 | 73,561,648 | -0.27% |
| 2064 | 73,762,096 | -0.28% |
| 2063 | 73,971,537 | -0.31% |
| 2062 | 74,198,775 | -0.31% |
| 2061 | 74,426,082 | -0.34% |
| 2060 | 74,678,280 | -0.34% |
| 2059 | 74,932,496 | -0.36% |
| 2058 | 75,206,278 | -0.37% |
| 2057 | 75,482,742 | -0.36% |
| 2056 | 75,756,281 | -0.38% |
| 2055 | 76,041,477 | -0.37% |
| 2054 | 76,325,196 | -0.35% |
| 2053 | 76,595,801 | -0.32% |
| 2052 | 76,839,962 | -0.32% |
| 2051 | 77,084,029 | -0.31% |
| 2050 | 77,325,459 | -0.31% |
| 2049 | 77,569,721 | -0.32% |
| 2048 | 77,818,888 | -0.3% |
| 2047 | 78,049,343 | -0.29% |
| 2046 | 78,272,834 | -0.29% |
| 2045 | 78,497,690 | -0.29% |
| 2044 | 78,722,126 | -0.27% |
| 2043 | 78,936,540 | -0.24% |
| 2042 | 79,130,312 | -0.24% |
| 2041 | 79,324,161 | -0.27% |
| 2040 | 79,536,735 | -0.27% |
| 2039 | 79,754,631 | -0.28% |
| 2038 | 79,978,474 | -0.27% |
| 2037 | 80,194,225 | -0.29% |
| 2036 | 80,425,162 | -0.27% |
| 2035 | 80,640,951 | -0.25% |
| 2034 | 80,844,719 | -0.28% |
| 2033 | 81,069,119 | -0.27% |
| 2032 | 81,286,326 | -0.29% |
| 2031 | 81,520,272 | -0.27% |
| 2030 | 81,736,996 | -0.28% |
| 2029 | 81,963,002 | -0.26% |
| 2028 | 82,178,048 | -0.25% |
| 2027 | 82,384,302 | -0.23% |
| 2026 | 82,575,542 | -0.79% |
| 2025 | 83,233,941 | -0.34% |
| 2024 | 83,516,593 | 0.28% |
| 2023 | 83,287,273 | 0.13% |
| 2022 | 83,177,813 | -0.02% |
| 2021 | 83,196,078 | 0.04% |
| 2020 | 83,160,871 | 0.08% |
| 2019 | 83,092,962 | 0.23% |
| 2018 | 82,905,782 | 0.3% |
| 2017 | 82,657,002 | 0.37% |
| 2016 | 82,348,669 | 0.81% |
| 2015 | 81,686,611 | 0.87% |
| 2014 | 80,982,500 | 0.42% |
| 2013 | 80,645,605 | 0.27% |
| 2012 | 80,425,823 | 0.19% |
| 2011 | 80,274,983 | -1.84% |
| 2010 | 81,776,930 | -0.15% |
| 2009 | 81,902,307 | -0.25% |
| 2008 | 82,110,097 | -0.19% |
| 2007 | 82,266,372 | -0.13% |
| 2006 | 82,376,451 | -0.11% |
| 2005 | 82,469,422 | -0.06% |
| 2004 | 82,516,260 | -0.02% |
| 2003 | 82,534,176 | 0.06% |
| 2002 | 82,488,495 | 0.17% |
| 2001 | 82,349,925 | 0.17% |
| 2000 | 82,211,508 | 0.14% |
| 1999 | 82,100,243 | 0.06% |
| 1998 | 82,047,195 | 0.02% |
| 1997 | 82,034,771 | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 81,914,831 | 0.29% |
| 1995 | 81,678,051 | 0.29% |
| 1994 | 81,438,348 | 0.35% |
| 1993 | 81,156,363 | 0.66% |
| 1992 | 80,624,598 | 0.76% |
| 1991 | 80,013,896 | 0.73% |
| 1990 | 79,433,029 | 0.87% |
| 1989 | 78,751,283 | 0.78% |
| 1988 | 78,144,619 | 0.39% |
| 1987 | 77,839,920 | 0.15% |
| 1986 | 77,720,436 | 0.05% |
| 1985 | 77,684,873 | -0.22% |
| 1984 | 77,858,685 | -0.35% |
| 1983 | 78,128,282 | -0.26% |
| 1982 | 78,333,366 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 78,407,907 | 0.15% |
| 1980 | 78,288,576 | 0.21% |
| 1979 | 78,126,350 | 0.04% |
| 1978 | 78,091,820 | -0.09% |
| 1977 | 78,159,814 | -0.23% |
| 1976 | 78,336,950 | -0.43% |
| 1975 | 78,673,554 | -0.37% |
| 1974 | 78,967,433 | 0.04% |
| 1973 | 78,936,666 | 0.32% |
| 1972 | 78,688,452 | 0.48% |
| 1971 | 78,312,842 | 0.18% |
| 1970 | 78,169,289 | 0.33% |
| 1969 | 77,909,682 | 0.8% |
| 1968 | 77,294,314 | 0.45% |
| 1967 | 76,951,336 | 0.46% |
| 1966 | 76,600,311 | 0.84% |
| 1965 | 75,963,695 | 0.86% |
| 1964 | 75,318,337 | 0.81% |
| 1963 | 74,714,353 | 0.93% |
| 1962 | 74,025,784 | 0.88% |
| 1961 | 73,377,632 | 0.77% |
| 1960 | 72,814,900 | - |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Germany has a population of 82.6M as of 2026, compared to 82.3M in 2016, 82.4M in 2006, and 81.9M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.03% per year. Germany is ranked 153rd out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Germany will have 78,272,834 people (-5.21% decline) with a rank change from 19th to 23rd.
By the year 2100, Germany's population is projected to decline by 15.3% from its current level to 69.9M people.
Natural change and net migration by year
| Year | Population change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Natural | Net migration | |
| 2025 | - | - | -334,072 |
| 2024 | - | - | 36,954 |
| 2023 | 276,404 | -333,149 | 609,553 |
| 2022 | 657,158 | -324,394 | 981,552 |
| 2021 | 85,635 | -224,629 | 310,264 |
| 2020 | -12,750 | -216,218 | 203,468 |
| 2019 | 161,205 | -157,877 | 319,082 |
| 2018 | 238,096 | -165,812 | 403,908 |
| 2017 | 304,205 | -148,783 | 452,988 |
| 2016 | 393,957 | -123,523 | 517,480 |
| 2015 | 987,404 | -187,879 | 1,175,283 |
| 2014 | 438,472 | -153,866 | 592,338 |
| 2013 | 252,705 | -209,679 | 462,384 |
| 2012 | 6,121 | -193,022 | 199,143 |
| 2011 | 110,650 | -184,632 | 295,282 |
| 2010 | -49,793 | -179,909 | 130,116 |
| 2009 | -141,842 | -188,375 | 46,533 |
| 2008 | -187,561 | -164,220 | -23,341 |
| 2007 | -172,852 | -148,080 | -24,772 |
| 2006 | -637,334 | -148,278 | -489,056 |
| 2005 | -67,094 | -148,445 | 81,351 |
| 2004 | -25,536 | -107,271 | 81,735 |
| 2003 | 1,700 | -140,309 | 142,009 |
| 2002 | 95,062 | -123,733 | 218,795 |
| 2001 | 174,055 | -98,820 | 272,875 |
| 2000 | 100,604 | -73,990 | 174,594 |
| 1999 | 145,390 | -73,890 | 219,280 |
| 1998 | -820,106 | -65,637 | -754,469 |
| 1997 | 44,060 | -49,221 | 93,281 |
| 1996 | 191,173 | -90,107 | 281,280 |
| 1995 | 283,728 | -114,349 | 398,077 |
| 1994 | 201,572 | -114,013 | 315,585 |
| 1993 | 356,593 | -105,503 | 462,096 |
| 1992 | 730,981 | -80,625 | 811,606 |
| 1991 | 522,624 | -80,014 | 602,638 |
| 1990 | 663,815 | -15,887 | 679,702 |
| 1989 | 737,377 | -23,625 | 761,002 |
| 1988 | 508,147 | -7,815 | 515,962 |
| 1987 | 143,136 | -31,136 | 174,272 |
| 1986 | 135,101 | -77,721 | 212,822 |
| 1985 | -12,971 | -116,527 | 103,556 |
| 1984 | -259,773 | -109,002 | -150,771 |
| 1983 | -190,729 | -109,380 | -81,349 |
| 1982 | -136,454 | -78,333 | -58,121 |
| 1981 | 36,623 | -94,090 | 130,713 |
| 1980 | 238,086 | -86,117 | 324,203 |
| 1979 | 112,703 | -125,002 | 237,705 |
| 1978 | -23,399 | -140,566 | 117,167 |
| 1977 | -91,174 | -125,055 | 33,881 |
| 1976 | -244,269 | -164,508 | -79,761 |
| 1975 | -420,158 | -212,418 | -207,740 |
| 1974 | -165,164 | -150,038 | -15,126 |
| 1973 | 236,901 | -149,980 | 386,881 |
| 1972 | 273,065 | -62,950 | 336,015 |
| 1971 | 497,316 | 46,988 | 450,328 |
| 1970 | -203,146 | 70,352 | -273,498 |
| 1969 | 739,837 | 155,820 | 584,017 |
| 1968 | 532,919 | 239,612 | 293,307 |
| 1967 | 179,822 | 353,977 | -174,155 |
| 1966 | 540,089 | 405,982 | 134,107 |
| 1965 | 748,462 | 410,204 | 338,258 |
| 1964 | 551,863 | 482,038 | 69,825 |
| 1963 | 661,733 | 455,757 | 205,976 |
| 1962 | 713,257 | 436,752 | 276,505 |
| 1961 | 489,813 | 462,279 | 27,534 |
| 1960 | 598,585 | 385,919 | 212,666 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Over the last 10 years, 26.8% of the population change in Germany is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 people).
As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 11,665,950 and 14.4% in 2010.
Germany population clock
Germany
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
82575542
|
19/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1% | 19/197 |
| One net population change |
2.29 minutes
|
60/197 |
| One birth every |
45.6 seconds
|
42/196 |
| One death every |
30.8 seconds
|
10/196 |
| Daily growth/decline | +628 | 60/197 |
| Annual growth/decline | +229,320 | 60/197 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.28% | 151/197 |
| One migration net change every |
1.58 minutes
|
192/196 |
| Annual migration change | -334,072 | 192/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 16,750,084 | 2/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 19.8% | 31/195 |
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Germany population statistics
|
Germany
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 81.9 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 45 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.39 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 612 ppl/mi² | 144 ppl/mi² |
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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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