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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 122,677,250 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 1.49 times bigger than Germany's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 2.48% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.05% decline).

Germany vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Japan
2100 69,929,981 76,978,998
2099 69,956,854 77,363,458
2098 69,973,838 77,742,445
2097 70,015,834 78,118,375
2096 70,046,713 78,498,614
2095 70,067,131 78,875,245
2094 70,085,911 79,250,325
2093 70,106,718 79,628,057
2092 70,132,132 80,007,967
2091 70,178,440 80,383,529
2090 70,240,137 80,760,724
2089 70,294,005 81,140,553
2088 70,352,443 81,521,696
2087 70,434,814 81,908,373
2086 70,532,124 82,304,497
2085 70,627,602 82,709,534
2084 70,722,960 83,123,058
2083 70,829,392 83,544,006
2082 70,932,273 83,980,325
2081 71,045,881 84,429,305
2080 71,171,519 84,899,768
2079 71,305,544 85,387,247
2078 71,445,484 85,897,934
2077 71,601,117 86,434,291
2076 71,757,525 86,993,007
2075 71,891,567 87,577,777
2074 72,046,795 88,190,392
2073 72,206,145 88,834,763
2072 72,356,324 89,499,356
2071 72,517,749 90,184,464
2070 72,664,462 90,899,136
2069 72,828,330 91,625,421
2068 72,993,859 92,367,969
2067 73,178,408 93,113,499
2066 73,370,207 93,869,240
2065 73,561,648 94,633,430
2064 73,762,096 95,391,433
2063 73,971,537 96,148,081
2062 74,198,775 96,902,907
2061 74,426,082 97,654,031
2060 74,678,280 98,400,894
2059 74,932,496 99,144,216
2058 75,206,278 99,868,968
2057 75,482,742 100,585,601
2056 75,756,281 101,295,868
2055 76,041,477 101,989,736
2054 76,325,196 102,683,462
2053 76,595,801 103,359,083
2052 76,839,962 104,036,901
2051 77,084,029 104,706,698
2050 77,325,459 105,377,283
2049 77,569,721 106,053,011
2048 77,818,888 106,731,207
2047 78,049,343 107,419,237
2046 78,272,834 108,115,358
2045 78,497,690 108,820,982
2044 78,722,126 109,529,333
2043 78,936,540 110,245,586
2042 79,130,312 110,968,174
2041 79,324,161 111,704,629
2040 79,536,735 112,438,759
2039 79,754,631 113,175,948
2038 79,978,474 113,915,783
2037 80,194,225 114,662,374
2036 80,425,162 115,410,956
2035 80,640,951 116,162,381
2034 80,844,719 116,911,001
2033 81,069,119 117,652,676
2032 81,286,326 118,393,188
2031 81,520,272 119,127,425
2030 81,736,996 119,856,131
2029 81,963,002 120,574,242
2028 82,178,048 121,287,543
2027 82,384,302 121,989,133
2026 82,575,542 122,677,250
2025 83,233,941 123,339,586
2024 83,516,593 123,975,371
2023 83,287,273 124,516,650
2022 83,177,813 125,124,989
2021 83,196,078 125,681,593
2020 83,160,871 126,261,000
2019 83,092,962 126,633,000
2018 82,905,782 126,811,000
2017 82,657,002 126,972,000
2016 82,348,669 127,076,000
2015 81,686,611 127,141,000
2014 80,982,500 127,276,000
2013 80,645,605 127,445,000
2012 80,425,823 127,629,000
2011 80,274,983 127,833,000
2010 81,776,930 128,070,000
2009 81,902,307 128,047,000
2008 82,110,097 128,063,000
2007 82,266,372 128,001,000
2006 82,376,451 127,854,000
2005 82,469,422 127,773,000
2004 82,516,260 127,761,000
2003 82,534,176 127,718,000
2002 82,488,495 127,445,000
2001 82,349,925 127,149,000
2000 82,211,508 126,843,000
1999 82,100,243 126,631,000
1998 82,047,195 126,400,000
1997 82,034,771 126,057,000
1996 81,914,831 125,757,000
1995 81,678,051 125,472,000
1994 81,438,348 125,178,000
1993 81,156,363 124,829,000
1992 80,624,598 124,425,000
1991 80,013,896 123,964,000
1990 79,433,029 123,478,000
1989 78,751,283 123,069,000
1988 78,144,619 122,578,000
1987 77,839,920 122,069,000
1986 77,720,436 121,482,000
1985 77,684,873 120,837,000
1984 77,858,685 120,083,000
1983 78,128,282 119,307,000
1982 78,333,366 118,480,000
1981 78,407,907 117,661,000
1980 78,288,576 116,807,000
1979 78,126,350 115,890,000
1978 78,091,820 114,913,000
1977 78,159,814 113,872,000
1976 78,336,950 112,775,000
1975 78,673,554 111,573,000
1974 78,967,433 110,162,000
1973 78,936,666 108,707,000
1972 78,688,452 107,188,000
1971 78,312,842 105,697,000
1970 78,169,289 103,403,000
1969 77,909,682 102,219,000
1968 77,294,314 101,011,000
1967 76,951,336 99,879,000
1966 76,600,311 98,851,000
1965 75,963,695 97,952,000
1964 75,318,337 96,903,000
1963 74,714,353 95,900,000
1962 74,025,784 94,933,000
1961 73,377,632 94,055,000
1960 72,814,900 93,216,000

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/japan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13.1% of the population in Germany and 29.1% in Japan.

Population growth rate by year

Germany
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Japan
2100 -0.04% -0.5%
2099 -0.02% -0.49%
2098 -0.06% -0.48%
2097 -0.04% -0.48%
2096 -0.03% -0.48%
2095 -0.03% -0.47%
2094 -0.03% -0.47%
2093 -0.04% -0.47%
2092 -0.07% -0.47%
2091 -0.09% -0.47%
2090 -0.08% -0.47%
2089 -0.08% -0.47%
2088 -0.12% -0.47%
2087 -0.14% -0.48%
2086 -0.14% -0.49%
2085 -0.13% -0.5%
2084 -0.15% -0.5%
2083 -0.15% -0.52%
2082 -0.16% -0.53%
2081 -0.18% -0.55%
2080 -0.19% -0.57%
2079 -0.2% -0.59%
2078 -0.22% -0.62%
2077 -0.22% -0.64%
2076 -0.19% -0.67%
2075 -0.22% -0.69%
2074 -0.22% -0.73%
2073 -0.21% -0.74%
2072 -0.22% -0.76%
2071 -0.2% -0.79%
2070 -0.23% -0.79%
2069 -0.23% -0.8%
2068 -0.25% -0.8%
2067 -0.26% -0.81%
2066 -0.26% -0.81%
2065 -0.27% -0.79%
2064 -0.28% -0.79%
2063 -0.31% -0.78%
2062 -0.31% -0.77%
2061 -0.34% -0.76%
2060 -0.34% -0.75%
2059 -0.36% -0.73%
2058 -0.37% -0.71%
2057 -0.36% -0.7%
2056 -0.38% -0.68%
2055 -0.37% -0.68%
2054 -0.35% -0.65%
2053 -0.32% -0.65%
2052 -0.32% -0.64%
2051 -0.31% -0.64%
2050 -0.31% -0.64%
2049 -0.32% -0.64%
2048 -0.3% -0.64%
2047 -0.29% -0.64%
2046 -0.29% -0.65%
2045 -0.29% -0.65%
2044 -0.27% -0.65%
2043 -0.24% -0.65%
2042 -0.24% -0.66%
2041 -0.27% -0.65%
2040 -0.27% -0.65%
2039 -0.28% -0.65%
2038 -0.27% -0.65%
2037 -0.29% -0.65%
2036 -0.27% -0.65%
2035 -0.25% -0.64%
2034 -0.28% -0.63%
2033 -0.27% -0.63%
2032 -0.29% -0.62%
2031 -0.27% -0.61%
2030 -0.28% -0.6%
2029 -0.26% -0.59%
2028 -0.25% -0.58%
2027 -0.23% -0.56%
2026 -0.79% -0.54%
2025 -0.34% -0.51%
2024 0.28% -0.43%
2023 0.13% -0.49%
2022 -0.02% -0.44%
2021 0.04% -0.46%
2020 0.08% -0.29%
2019 0.23% -0.14%
2018 0.3% -0.13%
2017 0.37% -0.08%
2016 0.81% -0.05%
2015 0.87% -0.11%
2014 0.42% -0.13%
2013 0.27% -0.14%
2012 0.19% -0.16%
2011 -1.84% -0.19%
2010 -0.15% 0.02%
2009 -0.25% -0.01%
2008 -0.19% 0.05%
2007 -0.13% 0.11%
2006 -0.11% 0.06%
2005 -0.06% 0.009%
2004 -0.02% 0.03%
2003 0.06% 0.21%
2002 0.17% 0.23%
2001 0.17% 0.24%
2000 0.14% 0.17%
1999 0.06% 0.18%
1998 0.02% 0.27%
1997 0.15% 0.24%
1996 0.29% 0.23%
1995 0.29% 0.23%
1994 0.35% 0.28%
1993 0.66% 0.32%
1992 0.76% 0.37%
1991 0.73% 0.39%
1990 0.87% 0.33%
1989 0.78% 0.4%
1988 0.39% 0.42%
1987 0.15% 0.48%
1986 0.05% 0.53%
1985 -0.22% 0.63%
1984 -0.35% 0.65%
1983 -0.26% 0.7%
1982 -0.1% 0.7%
1981 0.15% 0.73%
1980 0.21% 0.79%
1979 0.04% 0.85%
1978 -0.09% 0.91%
1977 -0.23% 0.97%
1976 -0.43% 1.08%
1975 -0.37% 1.28%
1974 0.04% 1.34%
1973 0.32% 1.42%
1972 0.48% 1.41%
1971 0.18% 2.22%
1970 0.33% 1.16%
1969 0.8% 1.2%
1968 0.45% 1.13%
1967 0.46% 1.04%
1966 0.84% 0.92%
1965 0.86% 1.08%
1964 0.81% 1.05%
1963 0.93% 1.02%
1962 0.88% 0.93%
1961 0.77% 0.9%

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/japan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Japan's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Germany Japan
Current population
82575542
122677250
Population rank 19/197 12/197
Percent of world population 1% 1.48%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
58.3 seconds
One birth every
45.6 seconds
42.2 seconds
One death every
30.8 seconds
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +628 -1,483
Annual growth/decline +229,320 -541,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 185/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 +140,579
Net migration rank 192/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - 140,579
2024 - 36,954 - 153,357
2023 -333,149 609,553 -871,617 175,003
2022 -324,394 981,552 -825,825 175,003
2021 -224,629 310,264 -640,976 -34,996
2020 -216,218 203,468 -542,923 42,001
2019 -157,877 319,082 -531,858 318,190
2018 -165,812 403,908 -456,520 320,601
2017 -148,783 452,988 -406,310 322,564
2016 -123,523 517,480 -343,106 314,732
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 -292,424 168,896
2014 -153,866 592,338 -267,279 58,109
2013 -209,679 462,384 -242,146 66,449
2012 -193,022 199,143 -229,733 67,904
2011 -184,632 295,282 -204,533 97,720
2010 -179,909 130,116 -128,070 131,860
2009 -188,375 46,533 -76,828 125,450
2008 -164,220 -23,341 -51,225 142,605
2007 -148,080 -24,772 -25,600 138,024
2006 -148,278 -489,056 12,785 130,065
2005 -148,445 81,351 -25,554 113,017
2004 -107,271 81,735 76,656 69,014
2003 -140,309 142,009 114,946 74,875
2002 -123,733 218,795 178,423 60,864
2001 -98,820 272,875 203,438 59,563
2000 -73,990 174,594 228,317 23,468
1999 -73,890 219,280 202,610 56,901
1998 -65,637 -754,469 265,440 45,912
1997 -49,221 93,281 277,325 43,366
1996 -90,107 281,280 314,392 25,030
1995 -114,349 398,077 276,039 87,714
1994 -114,013 315,585 363,017 154,214
1993 -105,503 462,096 312,073 168,836
1992 -80,625 811,606 360,833 170,878
1991 -80,014 602,638 396,685 161,331
1990 -15,887 679,702 407,478 124,582
1989 -23,625 761,002 467,662 31,202
1988 -7,815 515,962 527,085 51,154
1987 -31,136 174,272 598,138 28,001
1986 -77,721 212,822 631,706 27,987
1985 -116,527 103,556 676,687 -141,323
1984 -109,002 -150,771 756,523 -273,686
1983 -109,380 -81,349 775,495 -269,755
1982 -78,333 -58,121 805,664 -288,550
1981 -94,090 130,713 811,861 -278,525
1980 -86,117 324,203 864,372 -92,314
1979 -125,002 237,705 950,298 -57,692
1978 -140,566 117,167 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 -125,055 33,881 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 -164,508 -79,761 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 -212,418 -207,740 1,204,989 107
1974 -150,038 -15,126 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 -149,980 386,881 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 -62,950 336,015 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 46,988 450,328 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 70,352 -273,498 1,230,496 33,731
1969 155,820 584,017 1,195,962 49,447
1968 239,612 293,307 1,191,930 43,593
1967 353,977 -174,155 1,258,475 29,632
1966 405,982 134,107 682,072 68,934
1965 410,204 338,258 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 482,038 69,825 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 455,757 205,976 987,770 -100,742
1962 436,752 276,505 901,864 -57,075
1961 462,279 27,534 893,522 -58,882
1960 385,919 212,666 894,874 -150,371

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/japan | 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 Japan 73.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

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
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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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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