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Population in Germany compared to Iran: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 91,567,738 people in Iran in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 93,468,444 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 1.13 times bigger than Germany's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 2.12% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +1.19% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.5M (27.4% growth).

Germany vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Iran
2100 69,929,981 80,713,760
2099 69,956,854 81,246,718
2098 69,973,838 81,770,953
2097 70,015,834 82,295,714
2096 70,046,713 82,818,575
2095 70,067,131 83,338,446
2094 70,085,911 83,854,648
2093 70,106,718 84,371,569
2092 70,132,132 84,888,626
2091 70,178,440 85,410,099
2090 70,240,137 85,934,675
2089 70,294,005 86,466,409
2088 70,352,443 87,004,165
2087 70,434,814 87,549,685
2086 70,532,124 88,105,571
2085 70,627,602 88,668,329
2084 70,722,960 89,239,709
2083 70,829,392 89,817,194
2082 70,932,273 90,402,538
2081 71,045,881 90,995,822
2080 71,171,519 91,595,122
2079 71,305,544 92,196,842
2078 71,445,484 92,801,160
2077 71,601,117 93,405,954
2076 71,757,525 94,007,669
2075 71,891,567 94,606,607
2074 72,046,795 95,197,577
2073 72,206,145 95,783,994
2072 72,356,324 96,355,853
2071 72,517,749 96,915,335
2070 72,664,462 97,460,813
2069 72,828,330 97,988,897
2068 72,993,859 98,496,927
2067 73,178,408 98,978,509
2066 73,370,207 99,439,391
2065 73,561,648 99,877,457
2064 73,762,096 100,288,977
2063 73,971,537 100,668,199
2062 74,198,775 101,017,348
2061 74,426,082 101,332,810
2060 74,678,280 101,612,261
2059 74,932,496 101,858,931
2058 75,206,278 102,061,144
2057 75,482,742 102,228,085
2056 75,756,281 102,358,266
2055 76,041,477 102,449,092
2054 76,325,196 102,498,594
2053 76,595,801 102,508,245
2052 76,839,962 102,480,373
2051 77,084,029 102,417,847
2050 77,325,459 102,318,917
2049 77,569,721 102,189,816
2048 77,818,888 102,024,233
2047 78,049,343 101,832,213
2046 78,272,834 101,613,554
2045 78,497,690 101,371,784
2044 78,722,126 101,104,998
2043 78,936,540 100,818,045
2042 79,130,312 100,512,032
2041 79,324,161 100,188,214
2040 79,536,735 99,849,875
2039 79,754,631 99,501,869
2038 79,978,474 99,137,385
2037 80,194,225 98,759,167
2036 80,425,162 98,366,612
2035 80,640,951 97,963,082
2034 80,844,719 97,546,148
2033 81,069,119 97,118,106
2032 81,286,326 96,671,440
2031 81,520,272 96,204,118
2030 81,736,996 95,718,604
2029 81,963,002 95,195,996
2028 82,178,048 94,623,034
2027 82,384,302 93,987,260
2026 82,575,542 93,276,075
2025 83,233,941 92,478,162
2024 83,516,593 91,567,738
2023 83,287,273 90,608,707
2022 83,177,813 89,524,246
2021 83,196,078 88,455,488
2020 83,160,871 87,723,443
2019 83,092,962 87,051,648
2018 82,905,782 86,117,998
2017 82,657,002 85,026,754
2016 82,348,669 83,812,228
2015 81,686,611 82,619,362
2014 80,982,500 81,502,045
2013 80,645,605 80,414,686
2012 80,425,823 79,370,580
2011 80,274,983 78,383,598
2010 81,776,930 77,420,842
2009 81,902,307 76,457,825
2008 82,110,097 75,514,204
2007 82,266,372 74,602,648
2006 82,376,451 73,392,747
2005 82,469,422 71,828,455
2004 82,516,260 70,256,316
2003 82,534,176 68,769,340
2002 82,488,495 68,011,317
2001 82,349,925 67,452,005
2000 82,211,508 66,418,659
1999 82,100,243 65,445,391
1998 82,047,195 64,519,859
1997 82,034,771 63,639,638
1996 81,914,831 62,881,300
1995 81,678,051 62,205,567
1994 81,438,348 61,520,598
1993 81,156,363 61,403,543
1992 80,624,598 61,184,983
1991 80,013,896 59,986,931
1990 79,433,029 58,380,092
1989 78,751,283 56,704,914
1988 78,144,619 55,072,694
1987 77,839,920 53,323,493
1986 77,720,436 51,446,045
1985 77,684,873 49,582,289
1984 77,858,685 47,793,998
1983 78,128,282 46,029,535
1982 78,333,366 44,272,141
1981 78,407,907 41,989,312
1980 78,288,576 39,842,324
1979 78,126,350 38,424,952
1978 78,091,820 37,126,535
1977 78,159,814 35,933,181
1976 78,336,950 34,837,271
1975 78,673,554 33,802,973
1974 78,967,433 32,796,463
1973 78,936,666 31,839,838
1972 78,688,452 30,921,179
1971 78,312,842 30,029,071
1970 78,169,289 29,145,100
1969 77,909,682 28,273,482
1968 77,294,314 27,437,391
1967 76,951,336 26,628,432
1966 76,600,311 25,829,270
1965 75,963,695 25,036,978
1964 75,318,337 24,262,859
1963 74,714,353 23,519,005
1962 74,025,784 22,807,907
1961 73,377,632 22,125,726
1960 72,814,900 21,470,434

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/germany/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Germany's population will shrink by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people with a rank change from 19th to 25th. The population of Iran will increase by 9.47% to 102,318,917 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 69.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Germany
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Iran
2100 -0.04% -0.66%
2099 -0.02% -0.64%
2098 -0.06% -0.64%
2097 -0.04% -0.63%
2096 -0.03% -0.62%
2095 -0.03% -0.62%
2094 -0.03% -0.61%
2093 -0.04% -0.61%
2092 -0.07% -0.61%
2091 -0.09% -0.61%
2090 -0.08% -0.61%
2089 -0.08% -0.62%
2088 -0.12% -0.62%
2087 -0.14% -0.63%
2086 -0.14% -0.63%
2085 -0.13% -0.64%
2084 -0.15% -0.64%
2083 -0.15% -0.65%
2082 -0.16% -0.65%
2081 -0.18% -0.65%
2080 -0.19% -0.65%
2079 -0.2% -0.65%
2078 -0.22% -0.65%
2077 -0.22% -0.64%
2076 -0.19% -0.63%
2075 -0.22% -0.62%
2074 -0.22% -0.61%
2073 -0.21% -0.59%
2072 -0.22% -0.58%
2071 -0.2% -0.56%
2070 -0.23% -0.54%
2069 -0.23% -0.52%
2068 -0.25% -0.49%
2067 -0.26% -0.46%
2066 -0.26% -0.44%
2065 -0.27% -0.41%
2064 -0.28% -0.38%
2063 -0.31% -0.35%
2062 -0.31% -0.31%
2061 -0.34% -0.28%
2060 -0.34% -0.24%
2059 -0.36% -0.2%
2058 -0.37% -0.16%
2057 -0.36% -0.13%
2056 -0.38% -0.09%
2055 -0.37% -0.05%
2054 -0.35% -0.009%
2053 -0.32% 0.03%
2052 -0.32% 0.06%
2051 -0.31% 0.1%
2050 -0.31% 0.13%
2049 -0.32% 0.16%
2048 -0.3% 0.19%
2047 -0.29% 0.22%
2046 -0.29% 0.24%
2045 -0.29% 0.26%
2044 -0.27% 0.28%
2043 -0.24% 0.3%
2042 -0.24% 0.32%
2041 -0.27% 0.34%
2040 -0.27% 0.35%
2039 -0.28% 0.37%
2038 -0.27% 0.38%
2037 -0.29% 0.4%
2036 -0.27% 0.41%
2035 -0.25% 0.43%
2034 -0.28% 0.44%
2033 -0.27% 0.46%
2032 -0.29% 0.49%
2031 -0.27% 0.51%
2030 -0.28% 0.55%
2029 -0.26% 0.61%
2028 -0.25% 0.68%
2027 -0.23% 0.76%
2026 -0.79% 0.86%
2025 -0.34% 0.99%
2024 0.28% 1.06%
2023 0.13% 1.21%
2022 -0.02% 1.21%
2021 0.04% 0.83%
2020 0.08% 0.77%
2019 0.23% 1.08%
2018 0.3% 1.28%
2017 0.37% 1.45%
2016 0.81% 1.44%
2015 0.87% 1.37%
2014 0.42% 1.35%
2013 0.27% 1.32%
2012 0.19% 1.26%
2011 -1.84% 1.24%
2010 -0.15% 1.26%
2009 -0.25% 1.25%
2008 -0.19% 1.22%
2007 -0.13% 1.65%
2006 -0.11% 2.18%
2005 -0.06% 2.24%
2004 -0.02% 2.16%
2003 0.06% 1.11%
2002 0.17% 0.83%
2001 0.17% 1.56%
2000 0.14% 1.49%
1999 0.06% 1.43%
1998 0.02% 1.38%
1997 0.15% 1.21%
1996 0.29% 1.09%
1995 0.29% 1.11%
1994 0.35% 0.19%
1993 0.66% 0.36%
1992 0.76% 2%
1991 0.73% 2.75%
1990 0.87% 2.95%
1989 0.78% 2.96%
1988 0.39% 3.28%
1987 0.15% 3.65%
1986 0.05% 3.76%
1985 -0.22% 3.74%
1984 -0.35% 3.83%
1983 -0.26% 3.97%
1982 -0.1% 5.44%
1981 0.15% 5.39%
1980 0.21% 3.69%
1979 0.04% 3.5%
1978 -0.09% 3.32%
1977 -0.23% 3.15%
1976 -0.43% 3.06%
1975 -0.37% 3.07%
1974 0.04% 3%
1973 0.32% 2.97%
1972 0.48% 2.97%
1971 0.18% 3.03%
1970 0.33% 3.08%
1969 0.8% 3.05%
1968 0.45% 3.04%
1967 0.46% 3.09%
1966 0.84% 3.16%
1965 0.86% 3.19%
1964 0.81% 3.16%
1963 0.93% 3.12%
1962 0.88% 3.08%
1961 0.77% 3.05%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/germany/iran | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Iran's population grew by 1.06%.

Live population counters

Germany Iran
Current population
82575542
93468444
Population rank 19/197 17/197
Percent of world population 1% 1.13%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
32.9 seconds
One birth every
45.6 seconds
26.9 seconds
One death every
30.8 seconds
1.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +2,627
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +959,031
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +1.06%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 98/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 +116,786
Net migration rank 192/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - 116,786
2024 - 36,954 - 190,156
2023 -333,149 609,553 750,150 262,044
2022 -324,394 981,552 753,525 403,190
2021 -224,629 310,264 645,725 334,967
2020 -216,218 203,468 663,978 -180,680
2019 -157,877 319,082 893,063 -32,794
2018 -165,812 403,908 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 -148,783 452,988 1,140,549 34,849
2016 -123,523 517,480 1,186,949 66,630
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 -153,866 592,338 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 -209,679 462,384 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 -193,022 199,143 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 -184,632 295,282 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 -179,909 130,116 980,380 -12,849
2009 -188,375 46,533 958,322 211
2008 -164,220 -23,341 940,983 -12,184
2007 -148,080 -24,772 919,254 -24,950
2006 -148,278 -489,056 884,529 640,932
2005 -148,445 81,351 837,305 765,873
2004 -107,271 81,735 801,203 739,996
2003 -140,309 142,009 732,600 700,222
2002 -123,733 218,795 752,205 -668,962
2001 -98,820 272,875 743,658 291,692
2000 -73,990 174,594 731,203 300,133
1999 -73,890 219,280 723,237 191,988
1998 -65,637 -754,469 717,655 218,171
1997 -49,221 93,281 726,574 98,009
1996 -90,107 281,280 784,508 -92,435
1995 -114,349 398,077 879,648 -220,258
1994 -114,013 315,585 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 -105,503 462,096 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 -80,625 811,606 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 -80,014 602,638 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 -15,887 679,702 1,530,434 200,711
1989 -23,625 761,002 1,609,739 9,460
1988 -7,815 515,962 1,614,512 30,688
1987 -31,136 174,272 1,639,644 213,524
1986 -77,721 212,822 1,659,289 242,411
1985 -116,527 103,556 1,661,750 163,999
1984 -109,002 -150,771 1,653,051 97,748
1983 -109,380 -81,349 1,573,612 204,544
1982 -78,333 -58,121 1,514,240 222,390
1981 -94,090 130,713 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 -86,117 324,203 1,361,293 103,674
1979 -125,002 237,705 1,294,306 75,451
1978 -140,566 117,167 1,156,974 70,088
1977 -125,055 33,881 1,091,542 68,093
1976 -164,508 -79,761 1,013,347 18,825
1975 -212,418 -207,740 929,481 106,921
1974 -150,038 -15,126 873,369 103,252
1973 -149,980 386,881 831,880 104,779
1972 -62,950 336,015 804,043 96,614
1971 46,988 450,328 805,830 77,717
1970 70,352 -273,498 794,612 89,757
1969 155,820 584,017 780,660 78,196
1968 239,612 293,307 743,992 69,342
1967 353,977 -174,155 727,276 77,313
1966 405,982 134,107 695,040 98,709
1965 410,204 338,258 663,029 127,808
1964 482,038 69,825 635,589 121,817
1963 455,757 205,976 620,126 110,190
1962 436,752 276,505 595,538 96,332
1961 462,279 27,534 594,674 77,811
1960 385,919 212,666 584,060 54,041

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/germany/iran | CC BY

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). In Iran 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,405,860 people) and 7.46% is from migration (a gain of 757,979 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

Biggest cities by population

Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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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:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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