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

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The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,491,249 in 2025 vs 20,843,754 people in Kazakhstan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,830,814 people compared to 21,211,812 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 3.9 times bigger than Kazakhstan's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 1.25% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.28% per year vs +1.44% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.8M (0.55% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.7% growth).

Germany vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Kazakhstan
2100 70,146,161 33,837,050
2099 70,173,117 33,761,154
2098 70,190,154 33,683,919
2097 70,232,280 33,603,915
2096 70,263,255 33,512,477
2095 70,283,735 33,413,253
2094 70,302,573 33,314,594
2093 70,323,445 33,213,155
2092 70,348,937 33,116,688
2091 70,395,388 33,013,240
2090 70,457,276 32,907,211
2089 70,511,311 32,798,108
2088 70,569,930 32,686,460
2087 70,652,555 32,563,627
2086 70,750,166 32,439,780
2085 70,845,939 32,315,125
2084 70,941,592 32,187,026
2083 71,048,352 32,051,485
2082 71,151,552 31,925,242
2081 71,265,511 31,787,284
2080 71,391,537 31,648,962
2079 71,525,977 31,514,214
2078 71,666,350 31,366,796
2077 71,822,464 31,219,906
2076 71,979,354 31,072,192
2075 72,113,812 30,923,546
2074 72,269,519 30,771,280
2073 72,429,361 30,625,478
2072 72,580,006 30,477,563
2071 72,741,929 30,326,181
2070 72,889,095 30,173,109
2069 73,053,471 30,013,948
2068 73,219,511 29,862,364
2067 73,404,631 29,712,186
2066 73,597,022 29,557,994
2065 73,789,056 29,396,139
2064 73,990,123 29,235,466
2063 74,200,211 29,071,908
2062 74,428,152 28,907,357
2061 74,656,161 28,738,535
2060 74,909,139 28,568,026
2059 75,164,141 28,391,809
2058 75,438,769 28,215,085
2057 75,716,088 28,037,220
2056 75,990,472 27,842,554
2055 76,276,550 27,643,057
2054 76,561,146 27,444,561
2053 76,832,587 27,234,548
2052 77,077,503 27,022,716
2051 77,322,326 26,809,526
2050 77,564,502 26,593,675
2049 77,809,519 26,376,242
2048 78,059,456 26,146,925
2047 78,290,624 25,911,330
2046 78,514,805 25,678,409
2045 78,740,357 25,442,326
2044 78,965,486 25,206,576
2043 79,180,563 24,971,131
2042 79,374,934 24,737,722
2041 79,569,383 24,507,695
2040 79,782,613 24,273,388
2039 80,001,183 24,047,108
2038 80,225,718 23,821,741
2037 80,442,136 23,600,163
2036 80,673,787 23,374,793
2035 80,890,243 23,151,259
2034 81,094,641 22,926,675
2033 81,319,735 22,700,937
2032 81,537,613 22,470,522
2031 81,772,282 22,247,053
2030 81,989,677 22,020,172
2029 82,216,381 21,792,016
2028 82,432,092 21,558,709
2027 82,638,983 21,326,341
2026 82,830,814 21,090,850
2025 83,491,249 20,843,754
2024 83,516,593 20,592,571
2023 83,287,273 20,330,104
2022 83,177,813 20,034,609
2021 83,196,078 19,743,603
2020 83,160,871 19,482,117
2019 83,092,962 19,209,555
2018 82,905,782 18,932,727
2017 82,657,002 18,651,931
2016 82,348,669 18,363,600
2015 81,686,611 18,084,169
2014 80,982,500 17,816,285
2013 80,645,605 17,556,502
2012 80,425,823 17,306,106
2011 80,274,983 17,066,002
2010 81,776,930 16,836,810
2009 81,902,307 16,619,846
2008 82,110,097 16,426,525
2007 82,266,372 16,257,214
2006 82,376,451 16,103,716
2005 82,469,422 15,968,117
2004 82,516,260 15,850,159
2003 82,534,176 15,747,380
2002 82,488,495 15,656,677
2001 82,349,925 15,575,550
2000 82,211,508 15,501,103
1999 82,100,243 15,455,874
1998 82,047,195 15,647,785
1997 82,034,771 16,043,251
1996 81,914,831 16,416,027
1995 81,678,051 16,730,536
1994 81,438,348 17,043,771
1993 81,156,363 17,274,487
1992 80,624,598 17,332,625
1991 80,013,896 17,278,600
1990 79,433,029 17,154,054
1989 78,751,283 16,997,013
1988 78,144,619 16,781,168
1987 77,839,920 16,527,715
1986 77,720,436 16,262,702
1985 77,684,873 16,031,090
1984 77,858,685 15,844,621
1983 78,128,282 15,665,551
1982 78,333,366 15,492,595
1981 78,407,907 15,323,082
1980 78,288,576 15,152,949
1979 78,126,350 14,978,696
1978 78,091,820 14,711,497
1977 78,159,814 14,353,265
1976 78,336,950 13,998,738
1975 78,673,554 13,700,843
1974 78,967,433 13,454,570
1973 78,936,666 13,208,121
1972 78,688,452 12,951,798
1971 78,312,842 12,684,813
1970 78,169,289 12,419,057
1969 77,909,682 12,156,212
1968 77,294,314 11,879,182
1967 76,951,336 11,584,428
1966 76,600,311 11,288,989
1965 75,963,695 10,993,183
1964 75,318,337 10,690,309
1963 74,714,353 10,377,466
1962 74,025,784 10,058,928
1961 73,377,632 9,742,085
1960 72,814,900 9,429,981

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,848,212 people (a 15.5% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Germany's population will shrink by 6.36% to 77,564,502 people with a rank change from 19th to 24th. The population of Kazakhstan will increase by 25.4% to 26,593,675 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70.1M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Germany
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Kazakhstan
2100 -0.04% 0.22%
2099 -0.02% 0.23%
2098 -0.06% 0.24%
2097 -0.04% 0.27%
2096 -0.03% 0.3%
2095 -0.03% 0.3%
2094 -0.03% 0.31%
2093 -0.04% 0.29%
2092 -0.07% 0.31%
2091 -0.09% 0.32%
2090 -0.08% 0.33%
2089 -0.08% 0.34%
2088 -0.12% 0.38%
2087 -0.14% 0.38%
2086 -0.14% 0.39%
2085 -0.13% 0.4%
2084 -0.15% 0.42%
2083 -0.15% 0.4%
2082 -0.16% 0.43%
2081 -0.18% 0.44%
2080 -0.19% 0.43%
2079 -0.2% 0.47%
2078 -0.22% 0.47%
2077 -0.22% 0.48%
2076 -0.19% 0.48%
2075 -0.22% 0.49%
2074 -0.22% 0.48%
2073 -0.21% 0.49%
2072 -0.22% 0.5%
2071 -0.2% 0.51%
2070 -0.23% 0.53%
2069 -0.23% 0.51%
2068 -0.25% 0.51%
2067 -0.26% 0.52%
2066 -0.26% 0.55%
2065 -0.27% 0.55%
2064 -0.28% 0.56%
2063 -0.31% 0.57%
2062 -0.31% 0.59%
2061 -0.34% 0.6%
2060 -0.34% 0.62%
2059 -0.36% 0.63%
2058 -0.37% 0.63%
2057 -0.36% 0.7%
2056 -0.38% 0.72%
2055 -0.37% 0.72%
2054 -0.35% 0.77%
2053 -0.32% 0.78%
2052 -0.32% 0.8%
2051 -0.31% 0.81%
2050 -0.31% 0.82%
2049 -0.32% 0.88%
2048 -0.3% 0.91%
2047 -0.29% 0.91%
2046 -0.29% 0.93%
2045 -0.29% 0.94%
2044 -0.27% 0.94%
2043 -0.24% 0.94%
2042 -0.24% 0.94%
2041 -0.27% 0.97%
2040 -0.27% 0.94%
2039 -0.28% 0.95%
2038 -0.27% 0.94%
2037 -0.29% 0.96%
2036 -0.27% 0.97%
2035 -0.25% 0.98%
2034 -0.28% 0.99%
2033 -0.27% 1.03%
2032 -0.29% 1%
2031 -0.27% 1.03%
2030 -0.28% 1.05%
2029 -0.26% 1.08%
2028 -0.25% 1.09%
2027 -0.23% 1.12%
2026 -0.79% 1.19%
2025 -0.03% 1.22%
2024 0.28% 1.29%
2023 0.13% 1.47%
2022 -0.02% 1.47%
2021 0.04% 1.34%
2020 0.08% 1.42%
2019 0.23% 1.46%
2018 0.3% 1.51%
2017 0.37% 1.57%
2016 0.81% 1.55%
2015 0.87% 1.5%
2014 0.42% 1.48%
2013 0.27% 1.45%
2012 0.19% 1.41%
2011 -1.84% 1.36%
2010 -0.15% 1.31%
2009 -0.25% 1.18%
2008 -0.19% 1.04%
2007 -0.13% 0.95%
2006 -0.11% 0.85%
2005 -0.06% 0.74%
2004 -0.02% 0.65%
2003 0.06% 0.58%
2002 0.17% 0.52%
2001 0.17% 0.48%
2000 0.14% 0.29%
1999 0.06% -1.23%
1998 0.02% -2.46%
1997 0.15% -2.27%
1996 0.29% -1.88%
1995 0.29% -1.84%
1994 0.35% -1.34%
1993 0.66% -0.34%
1992 0.76% 0.31%
1991 0.73% 0.73%
1990 0.87% 0.92%
1989 0.78% 1.29%
1988 0.39% 1.53%
1987 0.15% 1.63%
1986 0.05% 1.44%
1985 -0.22% 1.18%
1984 -0.35% 1.14%
1983 -0.26% 1.12%
1982 -0.1% 1.11%
1981 0.15% 1.12%
1980 0.21% 1.16%
1979 0.04% 1.82%
1978 -0.09% 2.5%
1977 -0.23% 2.53%
1976 -0.43% 2.17%
1975 -0.37% 1.83%
1974 0.04% 1.87%
1973 0.32% 1.98%
1972 0.48% 2.1%
1971 0.18% 2.14%
1970 0.33% 2.16%
1969 0.8% 2.33%
1968 0.45% 2.54%
1967 0.46% 2.62%
1966 0.84% 2.69%
1965 0.86% 2.83%
1964 0.81% 3.01%
1963 0.93% 3.17%
1962 0.88% 3.25%
1961 0.77% 3.31%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Germany declined by 0.03%, while Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.22%.

Live population counters

Germany Kazakhstan
Current population
82830814
21211812
Population rank 19/197 65/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.26%
One net population change
20.8 minutes
2.1 minutes
One birth every
46.6 seconds
1.31 minutes
One death every
31.2 seconds
3.81 minutes
Daily growth/decline -69 +688
Annual growth/decline -25,344 +251,183
Annual growth/decline rate -0.03% +1.22%
Population growth rate rank 159/197 85/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 -8,834
Net migration rank 192/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -8,834
2024 -334,066 36,954 264,079 -7,368
2023 -333,149 609,553 273,013 -4,822
2022 -324,394 981,552 277,019 45,755
2021 -224,629 310,264 269,026 -9,804
2020 -216,218 203,468 272,458 -8,716
2019 -157,877 319,082 278,788 2,594
2018 -165,812 403,908 278,917 -6,644
2017 -148,783 452,988 268,066 21,248
2016 -123,523 517,480 277,878 9,478
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 273,523 -2,011
2014 -153,866 592,338 274,406 -10,170
2013 -209,679 462,384 259,239 -3,925
2012 -193,022 199,143 249,987 -4,512
2011 -184,632 295,282 237,883 -3,160
2010 -179,909 130,116 230,479 -6,840
2009 -188,375 46,533 218,036 -7,758
2008 -164,220 -23,341 214,169 -37,796
2007 -148,080 -24,772 188,486 -26,237
2006 -148,278 -489,056 166,480 -21,728
2005 -148,445 81,351 146,619 -20,171
2004 -107,271 81,735 132,286 -22,841
2003 -140,309 142,009 112,137 -16,027
2002 -123,733 218,795 93,564 -8,272
2001 -98,820 272,875 84,279 -7,333
2000 -73,990 174,594 80,699 -8,754
1999 -73,890 219,280 79,536 -61,031
1998 -65,637 -754,469 85,735 -488,075
1997 -49,221 93,281 92,778 -481,380
1996 -90,107 281,280 112,384 -469,331
1995 -114,349 398,077 140,721 -412,775
1994 -114,013 315,585 165,631 -520,028
1993 -105,503 462,096 185,649 -292,682
1992 -80,625 811,606 204,785 -214,015
1991 -80,014 602,638 221,581 -104,271
1990 -15,887 679,702 235,113 -103,336
1989 -23,625 761,002 254,394 -72,096
1988 -7,815 515,962 275,278 -25,892
1987 -31,136 174,272 290,227 -32,724
1986 -77,721 212,822 295,818 -23,297
1985 -116,527 103,556 293,834 -103,115
1984 -109,002 -150,771 278,485 -96,266
1983 -109,380 -81,349 260,471 -84,566
1982 -78,333 -58,121 246,983 -76,976
1981 -94,090 130,713 243,652 -74,624
1980 -86,117 324,203 238,977 -67,731
1979 -125,002 237,705 237,442 -60,198
1978 -140,566 117,167 225,895 131,248
1977 -125,055 33,881 224,284 135,047
1976 -164,508 -79,761 221,992 127,735
1975 -212,418 -207,740 219,748 26,332
1974 -150,038 -15,126 217,668 28,807
1973 -149,980 386,881 215,940 30,467
1972 -62,950 336,015 212,319 53,914
1971 46,988 450,328 202,450 65,291
1970 70,352 -273,498 191,775 72,000
1969 155,820 584,017 184,118 77,805
1968 239,612 293,307 186,254 105,890
1967 353,977 -174,155 191,536 105,830
1966 405,982 134,107 191,506 101,999
1965 410,204 338,258 194,470 103,626
1964 482,038 69,825 208,899 98,761
1963 455,757 205,976 223,105 94,932
1962 436,752 276,505 228,177 90,842
1961 462,279 27,534 228,686 85,981
1960 385,919 212,666 226,027 83,525

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 30.7% of the population change in Germany is from natural causes (a loss of 2,216,330 people) and 69.3% is from migration (a gain of 5,010,532 people). In Kazakhstan 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,732,767 people) and 1.43% is from migration (a gain of 39,710 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

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
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 323K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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