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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 10,290,887 in Israel.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 8.02 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 95th.
  • The countries together account for 1.12% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.12% for Israel.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +1.96% in Israel.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Israel has grown from 7.05M to 10.3M (45.9% growth).

Germany vs Israel: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Israel
2100 69,929,981 21,079,031
2099 69,956,854 20,971,907
2098 69,973,838 20,869,188
2097 70,015,834 20,764,637
2096 70,046,713 20,651,056
2095 70,067,131 20,537,392
2094 70,085,911 20,420,251
2093 70,106,718 20,294,077
2092 70,132,132 20,167,075
2091 70,178,440 20,038,540
2090 70,240,137 19,910,123
2089 70,294,005 19,788,579
2088 70,352,443 19,660,357
2087 70,434,814 19,527,597
2086 70,532,124 19,388,628
2085 70,627,602 19,246,899
2084 70,722,960 19,099,510
2083 70,829,392 18,955,502
2082 70,932,273 18,813,463
2081 71,045,881 18,667,367
2080 71,171,519 18,512,469
2079 71,305,544 18,362,060
2078 71,445,484 18,208,724
2077 71,601,117 18,053,774
2076 71,757,525 17,908,513
2075 71,891,567 17,761,880
2074 72,046,795 17,618,257
2073 72,206,145 17,477,875
2072 72,356,324 17,343,227
2071 72,517,749 17,195,556
2070 72,664,462 17,043,216
2069 72,828,330 16,890,521
2068 72,993,859 16,742,334
2067 73,178,408 16,593,617
2066 73,370,207 16,448,006
2065 73,561,648 16,297,575
2064 73,762,096 16,152,550
2063 73,971,537 15,997,249
2062 74,198,775 15,847,545
2061 74,426,082 15,695,962
2060 74,678,280 15,537,020
2059 74,932,496 15,383,512
2058 75,206,278 15,227,838
2057 75,482,742 15,069,709
2056 75,756,281 14,910,638
2055 76,041,477 14,746,579
2054 76,325,196 14,578,352
2053 76,595,801 14,414,886
2052 76,839,962 14,252,277
2051 77,084,029 14,090,930
2050 77,325,459 13,927,651
2049 77,569,721 13,765,178
2048 77,818,888 13,606,737
2047 78,049,343 13,448,310
2046 78,272,834 13,286,110
2045 78,497,690 13,126,049
2044 78,722,126 12,960,184
2043 78,936,540 12,796,533
2042 79,130,312 12,632,183
2041 79,324,161 12,471,494
2040 79,536,735 12,312,998
2039 79,754,631 12,152,920
2038 79,978,474 11,995,851
2037 80,194,225 11,841,052
2036 80,425,162 11,693,469
2035 80,640,951 11,543,041
2034 80,844,719 11,396,608
2033 81,069,119 11,252,344
2032 81,286,326 11,108,763
2031 81,520,272 10,961,050
2030 81,736,996 10,815,614
2029 81,963,002 10,675,258
2028 82,178,048 10,533,711
2027 82,384,302 10,393,227
2026 82,575,542 10,252,942
2025 83,233,941 10,113,937
2024 83,516,593 9,974,400
2023 83,287,273 9,849,000
2022 83,177,813 9,557,500
2021 83,196,078 9,371,400
2020 83,160,871 9,215,100
2019 83,092,962 9,054,000
2018 82,905,782 8,882,800
2017 82,657,002 8,713,300
2016 82,348,669 8,546,000
2015 81,686,611 8,380,100
2014 80,982,500 8,215,700
2013 80,645,605 8,059,500
2012 80,425,823 7,910,500
2011 80,274,983 7,765,800
2010 81,776,930 7,623,600
2009 81,902,307 7,485,600
2008 82,110,097 7,308,800
2007 82,266,372 7,180,100
2006 82,376,451 7,053,700
2005 82,469,422 6,930,100
2004 82,516,260 6,809,000
2003 82,534,176 6,689,700
2002 82,488,495 6,570,000
2001 82,349,925 6,439,000
2000 82,211,508 6,289,000
1999 82,100,243 6,125,000
1998 82,047,195 5,971,000
1997 82,034,771 5,836,000
1996 81,914,831 5,692,000
1995 81,678,051 5,545,000
1994 81,438,348 5,399,000
1993 81,156,363 5,261,000
1992 80,624,598 5,123,000
1991 80,013,896 4,949,000
1990 79,433,029 4,660,000
1989 78,751,283 4,518,000
1988 78,144,619 4,442,000
1987 77,839,920 4,369,000
1986 77,720,436 4,299,000
1985 77,684,873 4,233,000
1984 77,858,685 4,159,000
1983 78,128,282 4,105,000
1982 78,333,366 4,031,000
1981 78,407,907 3,956,000
1980 78,288,576 3,878,000
1979 78,126,350 3,786,000
1978 78,091,820 3,690,000
1977 78,159,814 3,613,000
1976 78,336,950 3,533,000
1975 78,673,554 3,455,000
1974 78,967,433 3,377,000
1973 78,936,666 3,278,000
1972 78,688,452 3,148,000
1971 78,312,842 3,069,000
1970 78,169,289 2,974,000
1969 77,909,682 2,877,000
1968 77,294,314 2,803,000
1967 76,951,336 2,745,000
1966 76,600,311 2,629,000
1965 75,963,695 2,563,000
1964 75,318,337 2,475,000
1963 74,714,353 2,379,000
1962 74,025,784 2,293,000
1961 73,377,632 2,185,000
1960 72,814,900 2,114,020

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/israel | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Israel gained 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Israel was ranked 99th in 2006 and ranked 95th 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 Israel will increase by 35.3% to 13,927,651 people and rank change from 95th to 88th.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M 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
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Israel
2100 -0.04% 0.51%
2099 -0.02% 0.49%
2098 -0.06% 0.5%
2097 -0.04% 0.55%
2096 -0.03% 0.55%
2095 -0.03% 0.57%
2094 -0.03% 0.62%
2093 -0.04% 0.63%
2092 -0.07% 0.64%
2091 -0.09% 0.64%
2090 -0.08% 0.61%
2089 -0.08% 0.65%
2088 -0.12% 0.68%
2087 -0.14% 0.72%
2086 -0.14% 0.74%
2085 -0.13% 0.77%
2084 -0.15% 0.76%
2083 -0.15% 0.75%
2082 -0.16% 0.78%
2081 -0.18% 0.84%
2080 -0.19% 0.82%
2079 -0.2% 0.84%
2078 -0.22% 0.86%
2077 -0.22% 0.81%
2076 -0.19% 0.83%
2075 -0.22% 0.82%
2074 -0.22% 0.8%
2073 -0.21% 0.78%
2072 -0.22% 0.86%
2071 -0.2% 0.89%
2070 -0.23% 0.9%
2069 -0.23% 0.89%
2068 -0.25% 0.9%
2067 -0.26% 0.89%
2066 -0.26% 0.92%
2065 -0.27% 0.9%
2064 -0.28% 0.97%
2063 -0.31% 0.94%
2062 -0.31% 0.97%
2061 -0.34% 1.02%
2060 -0.34% 1%
2059 -0.36% 1.02%
2058 -0.37% 1.05%
2057 -0.36% 1.07%
2056 -0.38% 1.11%
2055 -0.37% 1.15%
2054 -0.35% 1.13%
2053 -0.32% 1.14%
2052 -0.32% 1.15%
2051 -0.31% 1.17%
2050 -0.31% 1.18%
2049 -0.32% 1.16%
2048 -0.3% 1.18%
2047 -0.29% 1.22%
2046 -0.29% 1.22%
2045 -0.29% 1.28%
2044 -0.27% 1.28%
2043 -0.24% 1.3%
2042 -0.24% 1.29%
2041 -0.27% 1.29%
2040 -0.27% 1.32%
2039 -0.28% 1.31%
2038 -0.27% 1.31%
2037 -0.29% 1.26%
2036 -0.27% 1.3%
2035 -0.25% 1.28%
2034 -0.28% 1.28%
2033 -0.27% 1.29%
2032 -0.29% 1.35%
2031 -0.27% 1.34%
2030 -0.28% 1.31%
2029 -0.26% 1.34%
2028 -0.25% 1.35%
2027 -0.23% 1.37%
2026 -0.79% 1.37%
2025 -0.34% 1.4%
2024 0.28% 1.27%
2023 0.13% 3.05%
2022 -0.02% 1.99%
2021 0.04% 1.7%
2020 0.08% 1.78%
2019 0.23% 1.93%
2018 0.3% 1.95%
2017 0.37% 1.96%
2016 0.81% 1.98%
2015 0.87% 2%
2014 0.42% 1.94%
2013 0.27% 1.88%
2012 0.19% 1.86%
2011 -1.84% 1.87%
2010 -0.15% 1.84%
2009 -0.25% 2.42%
2008 -0.19% 1.79%
2007 -0.13% 1.79%
2006 -0.11% 1.78%
2005 -0.06% 1.78%
2004 -0.02% 1.78%
2003 0.06% 1.82%
2002 0.17% 2.03%
2001 0.17% 2.39%
2000 0.14% 2.68%
1999 0.06% 2.58%
1998 0.02% 2.31%
1997 0.15% 2.53%
1996 0.29% 2.65%
1995 0.29% 2.7%
1994 0.35% 2.62%
1993 0.66% 2.69%
1992 0.76% 3.52%
1991 0.73% 6.2%
1990 0.87% 3.14%
1989 0.78% 1.71%
1988 0.39% 1.67%
1987 0.15% 1.63%
1986 0.05% 1.56%
1985 -0.22% 1.78%
1984 -0.35% 1.32%
1983 -0.26% 1.84%
1982 -0.1% 1.9%
1981 0.15% 2.01%
1980 0.21% 2.43%
1979 0.04% 2.6%
1978 -0.09% 2.13%
1977 -0.23% 2.26%
1976 -0.43% 2.26%
1975 -0.37% 2.31%
1974 0.04% 3.02%
1973 0.32% 4.13%
1972 0.48% 2.57%
1971 0.18% 3.19%
1970 0.33% 3.37%
1969 0.8% 2.64%
1968 0.45% 2.11%
1967 0.46% 4.41%
1966 0.84% 2.58%
1965 0.86% 3.56%
1964 0.81% 4.04%
1963 0.93% 3.75%
1962 0.88% 4.94%
1961 0.77% 3.36%

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/israel | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Israel's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

Germany Israel
Current population
82575542
10290887
Population rank 19/197 95/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.12%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
4.19 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
2.87 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
10.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +344
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +125,400
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 84/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
46 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 +11,466
Net migration rank 192/196 42/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 2,091,569
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 35/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 22.3%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 26/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Israel
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Israel
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - 11,466
2024 - 36,954 - 10,612
2023 -333,149 609,553 131,977 9,999
2022 -324,394 981,552 129,982 50,004
2021 -224,629 310,264 134,011 16,859
2020 -216,218 203,468 128,089 16,573
2019 -157,877 319,082 135,810 16,134
2018 -165,812 403,908 140,348 15,615
2017 -148,783 452,988 138,541 14,518
2016 -123,523 517,480 136,736 24,308
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 134,082 29,735
2014 -153,866 592,338 133,916 25,303
2013 -209,679 462,384 129,758 17,075
2012 -193,022 199,143 128,941 16,549
2011 -184,632 295,282 125,030 10,470
2010 -179,909 130,116 126,552 12,906
2009 -188,375 46,533 122,015 7,269
2008 -164,220 -23,341 117,672 7,974
2007 -148,080 -24,772 111,292 9,654
2006 -148,278 -489,056 109,332 11,446
2005 -148,445 81,351 105,338 10,975
2004 -107,271 81,735 106,901 8,494
2003 -140,309 142,009 106,366 6,684
2002 -123,733 218,795 101,178 17,420
2001 -98,820 272,875 99,160 38,643
2000 -73,990 174,594 98,737 63,409
1999 -73,890 219,280 94,325 78,422
1998 -65,637 -754,469 93,744 52,713
1997 -49,221 93,281 88,707 60,297
1996 -90,107 281,280 86,518 66,811
1995 -114,349 398,077 82,066 61,800
1994 -114,013 315,585 79,365 57,273
1993 -105,503 462,096 77,337 49,345
1992 -80,625 811,606 77,357 57,522
1991 -80,014 602,638 73,740 153,141
1990 -15,887 679,702 71,764 178,732
1989 -23,625 761,002 68,674 14,192
1988 -7,815 515,962 71,072 1,675
1987 -31,136 174,272 69,904 7,511
1986 -77,721 212,822 70,073 -3,598
1985 -116,527 103,556 71,538 -3,686
1984 -109,002 -150,771 70,703 10,933
1983 -109,380 -81,349 70,196 689
1982 -78,333 -58,121 68,931 16,563
1981 -94,090 130,713 67,647 16,021
1980 -86,117 324,203 68,253 16,284
1979 -125,002 237,705 68,148 15,591
1978 -140,566 117,167 67,158 15,556
1977 -125,055 33,881 70,092 12,747
1976 -164,508 -79,761 74,899 10,459
1975 -212,418 -207,740 70,828 11,726
1974 -150,038 -15,126 68,891 11,929
1973 -149,980 386,881 65,560 14,310
1972 -62,950 336,015 62,960 27,415
1971 46,988 450,328 64,449 52,632
1970 70,352 -273,498 56,506 56,173
1969 155,820 584,017 53,800 59,928
1968 239,612 293,307 51,014 60,804
1967 353,977 -174,155 47,488 59,483
1966 405,982 134,107 50,477 57,347
1965 410,204 338,258 49,979 54,694
1964 482,038 69,825 48,015 54,050
1963 455,757 205,976 44,964 53,877
1962 436,752 276,505 43,337 52,313
1961 462,279 27,534 42,170 34,482
1960 385,919 212,666 44,818 10,990

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/israel | 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 Israel 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,343,492 people) and 14% is from migration (a gain of 219,048 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 2,091,569 people or 22.3% in Israel.

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
Israel
City Population
Jerusalem 936K
Tel Aviv 468K
Haifa 283K
Rishon LeZion 250K
Petah Tikva 236K
Netanya 217K
Beersheba 209K
Holon 194K
Bnei Brak 194K
Ramat Gan 159K

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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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