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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 134,518 people in Kiribati in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 139,020 in Kiribati.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 594 times bigger than Kiribati's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Kiribati is the 180th.
  • The countries together account for 1% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.002% for Kiribati.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +1.53% in Kiribati.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Kiribati has grown from 100K to 139K (39% growth).

Germany vs Kiribati: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Kiribati
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Kiribati
2100 69,929,981 224,304
2099 69,956,854 224,298
2098 69,973,838 224,273
2097 70,015,834 224,218
2096 70,046,713 224,129
2095 70,067,131 224,011
2094 70,085,911 223,823
2093 70,106,718 223,610
2092 70,132,132 223,345
2091 70,178,440 222,990
2090 70,240,137 222,603
2089 70,294,005 222,236
2088 70,352,443 221,815
2087 70,434,814 221,342
2086 70,532,124 220,868
2085 70,627,602 220,356
2084 70,722,960 219,806
2083 70,829,392 219,225
2082 70,932,273 218,627
2081 71,045,881 218,023
2080 71,171,519 217,379
2079 71,305,544 216,698
2078 71,445,484 216,006
2077 71,601,117 215,335
2076 71,757,525 214,593
2075 71,891,567 213,814
2074 72,046,795 213,008
2073 72,206,145 212,192
2072 72,356,324 211,363
2071 72,517,749 210,474
2070 72,664,462 209,555
2069 72,828,330 208,630
2068 72,993,859 207,619
2067 73,178,408 206,540
2066 73,370,207 205,477
2065 73,561,648 204,345
2064 73,762,096 203,209
2063 73,971,537 202,011
2062 74,198,775 200,844
2061 74,426,082 199,618
2060 74,678,280 198,339
2059 74,932,496 196,959
2058 75,206,278 195,550
2057 75,482,742 194,095
2056 75,756,281 192,602
2055 76,041,477 191,105
2054 76,325,196 189,574
2053 76,595,801 188,051
2052 76,839,962 186,430
2051 77,084,029 184,824
2050 77,325,459 183,129
2049 77,569,721 181,377
2048 77,818,888 179,576
2047 78,049,343 177,832
2046 78,272,834 176,010
2045 78,497,690 174,194
2044 78,722,126 172,376
2043 78,936,540 170,499
2042 79,130,312 168,651
2041 79,324,161 166,820
2040 79,536,735 165,023
2039 79,754,631 163,172
2038 79,978,474 161,308
2037 80,194,225 159,426
2036 80,425,162 157,529
2035 80,640,951 155,656
2034 80,844,719 153,821
2033 81,069,119 151,958
2032 81,286,326 150,080
2031 81,520,272 148,164
2030 81,736,996 146,257
2029 81,963,002 144,338
2028 82,178,048 142,425
2027 82,384,302 140,456
2026 82,575,542 138,488
2025 83,233,941 136,514
2024 83,516,593 134,518
2023 83,287,273 132,530
2022 83,177,813 130,469
2021 83,196,078 128,377
2020 83,160,871 126,099
2019 83,092,962 123,921
2018 82,905,782 122,084
2017 82,657,002 120,275
2016 82,348,669 118,478
2015 81,686,611 116,815
2014 80,982,500 115,326
2013 80,645,605 113,838
2012 80,425,823 112,284
2011 80,274,983 110,647
2010 81,776,930 108,704
2009 81,902,307 106,467
2008 82,110,097 104,222
2007 82,266,372 102,068
2006 82,376,451 100,017
2005 82,469,422 98,035
2004 82,516,260 96,085
2003 82,534,176 94,175
2002 82,488,495 92,264
2001 82,349,925 90,335
2000 82,211,508 88,613
1999 82,100,243 87,126
1998 82,047,195 85,657
1997 82,034,771 84,147
1996 81,914,831 82,623
1995 81,678,051 81,234
1994 81,438,348 80,021
1993 81,156,363 78,841
1992 80,624,598 77,641
1991 80,013,896 76,367
1990 79,433,029 74,855
1989 78,751,283 73,147
1988 78,144,619 71,427
1987 77,839,920 69,733
1986 77,720,436 68,059
1985 77,684,873 66,496
1984 77,858,685 65,228
1983 78,128,282 64,169
1982 78,333,366 63,134
1981 78,407,907 62,121
1980 78,288,576 61,148
1979 78,126,350 60,172
1978 78,091,820 59,864
1977 78,159,814 60,267
1976 78,336,950 60,661
1975 78,673,554 60,987
1974 78,967,433 61,219
1973 78,936,666 60,824
1972 78,688,452 59,778
1971 78,312,842 58,652
1970 78,169,289 57,510
1969 77,909,682 56,360
1968 77,294,314 55,529
1967 76,951,336 54,996
1966 76,600,311 54,425
1965 75,963,695 53,439
1964 75,318,337 52,088
1963 74,714,353 50,791
1962 74,025,784 49,538
1961 73,377,632 48,323
1960 72,814,900 47,157

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/kiribati | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Kiribati gained 18,461 people (a 18.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Kiribati's population increased by 20,542 people (a 17.3% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2006 and ranked 180th 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 Kiribati will increase by 31.7% to 183,129 people and rank change from 180th to 178th.

Kiribati is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 224K 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
Kiribati
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Kiribati
2100 -0.04% 0.003%
2099 -0.02% 0.01%
2098 -0.06% 0.02%
2097 -0.04% 0.04%
2096 -0.03% 0.05%
2095 -0.03% 0.08%
2094 -0.03% 0.1%
2093 -0.04% 0.12%
2092 -0.07% 0.16%
2091 -0.09% 0.17%
2090 -0.08% 0.17%
2089 -0.08% 0.19%
2088 -0.12% 0.21%
2087 -0.14% 0.21%
2086 -0.14% 0.23%
2085 -0.13% 0.25%
2084 -0.15% 0.27%
2083 -0.15% 0.27%
2082 -0.16% 0.28%
2081 -0.18% 0.3%
2080 -0.19% 0.31%
2079 -0.2% 0.32%
2078 -0.22% 0.31%
2077 -0.22% 0.35%
2076 -0.19% 0.36%
2075 -0.22% 0.38%
2074 -0.22% 0.38%
2073 -0.21% 0.39%
2072 -0.22% 0.42%
2071 -0.2% 0.44%
2070 -0.23% 0.44%
2069 -0.23% 0.49%
2068 -0.25% 0.52%
2067 -0.26% 0.52%
2066 -0.26% 0.55%
2065 -0.27% 0.56%
2064 -0.28% 0.59%
2063 -0.31% 0.58%
2062 -0.31% 0.61%
2061 -0.34% 0.65%
2060 -0.34% 0.7%
2059 -0.36% 0.72%
2058 -0.37% 0.75%
2057 -0.36% 0.78%
2056 -0.38% 0.78%
2055 -0.37% 0.81%
2054 -0.35% 0.81%
2053 -0.32% 0.87%
2052 -0.32% 0.87%
2051 -0.31% 0.93%
2050 -0.31% 0.97%
2049 -0.32% 1%
2048 -0.3% 0.98%
2047 -0.29% 1.03%
2046 -0.29% 1.04%
2045 -0.29% 1.05%
2044 -0.27% 1.1%
2043 -0.24% 1.1%
2042 -0.24% 1.1%
2041 -0.27% 1.09%
2040 -0.27% 1.13%
2039 -0.28% 1.16%
2038 -0.27% 1.18%
2037 -0.29% 1.2%
2036 -0.27% 1.2%
2035 -0.25% 1.19%
2034 -0.28% 1.23%
2033 -0.27% 1.25%
2032 -0.29% 1.29%
2031 -0.27% 1.3%
2030 -0.28% 1.33%
2029 -0.26% 1.34%
2028 -0.25% 1.4%
2027 -0.23% 1.42%
2026 -0.79% 1.45%
2025 -0.34% 1.48%
2024 0.28% 1.5%
2023 0.13% 1.58%
2022 -0.02% 1.63%
2021 0.04% 1.81%
2020 0.08% 1.76%
2019 0.23% 1.5%
2018 0.3% 1.5%
2017 0.37% 1.52%
2016 0.81% 1.42%
2015 0.87% 1.29%
2014 0.42% 1.31%
2013 0.27% 1.38%
2012 0.19% 1.48%
2011 -1.84% 1.79%
2010 -0.15% 2.1%
2009 -0.25% 2.15%
2008 -0.19% 2.11%
2007 -0.13% 2.05%
2006 -0.11% 2.02%
2005 -0.06% 2.03%
2004 -0.02% 2.03%
2003 0.06% 2.07%
2002 0.17% 2.14%
2001 0.17% 1.94%
2000 0.14% 1.71%
1999 0.06% 1.71%
1998 0.02% 1.79%
1997 0.15% 1.84%
1996 0.29% 1.71%
1995 0.29% 1.52%
1994 0.35% 1.5%
1993 0.66% 1.55%
1992 0.76% 1.67%
1991 0.73% 2.02%
1990 0.87% 2.34%
1989 0.78% 2.41%
1988 0.39% 2.43%
1987 0.15% 2.46%
1986 0.05% 2.35%
1985 -0.22% 1.94%
1984 -0.35% 1.65%
1983 -0.26% 1.64%
1982 -0.1% 1.63%
1981 0.15% 1.59%
1980 0.21% 1.62%
1979 0.04% 0.51%
1978 -0.09% -0.67%
1977 -0.23% -0.65%
1976 -0.43% -0.53%
1975 -0.37% -0.38%
1974 0.04% 0.65%
1973 0.32% 1.75%
1972 0.48% 1.92%
1971 0.18% 1.99%
1970 0.33% 2.04%
1969 0.8% 1.5%
1968 0.45% 0.97%
1967 0.46% 1.05%
1966 0.84% 1.85%
1965 0.86% 2.59%
1964 0.81% 2.55%
1963 0.93% 2.53%
1962 0.88% 2.51%
1961 0.77% 2.47%

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/kiribati | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Kiribati's population grew by 1.5%.

Live population counters

Germany Kiribati
Current population
82575542
139020
Population rank 19/197 180/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.002%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
4.41 hours
One birth every
45.6 seconds
2.56 hours
One death every
30.8 seconds
9.39 hours
Daily growth/decline +628 +5
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +1,988
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +1.5%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 72/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
19 hours
Annual migration change -334,072 -462
Net migration rank 192/196 88/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 3,302
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 190/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 2.5%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 128/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Kiribati
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Kiribati
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -462
2024 - 36,954 - -471
2023 -333,149 609,553 2,487 -485
2022 -324,394 981,552 2,522 -395
2021 -224,629 310,264 2,408 -348
2020 -216,218 203,468 2,497 0
2019 -157,877 319,082 2,560 -705
2018 -165,812 403,908 2,561 -741
2017 -148,783 452,988 2,549 -750
2016 -123,523 517,480 2,546 -756
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 2,555 -1,022
2014 -153,866 592,338 2,577 -1,128
2013 -209,679 462,384 2,629 -1,101
2012 -193,022 199,143 2,678 -1,093
2011 -184,632 295,282 2,709 -1,019
2010 -179,909 130,116 2,644 -456
2009 -188,375 46,533 2,573 -289
2008 -164,220 -23,341 2,493 -289
2007 -148,080 -24,772 2,393 -290
2006 -148,278 -489,056 2,285 -290
2005 -148,445 81,351 2,188 -226
2004 -107,271 81,735 2,118 -181
2003 -140,309 142,009 2,045 -157
2002 -123,733 218,795 2,074 -137
2001 -98,820 272,875 2,121 -201
2000 -73,990 174,594 2,153 -629
1999 -73,890 219,280 2,186 -733
1998 -65,637 -754,469 2,210 -716
1997 -49,221 93,281 2,220 -693
1996 -90,107 281,280 2,217 -701
1995 -114,349 398,077 2,183 -928
1994 -114,013 315,585 2,168 -996
1993 -105,503 462,096 2,161 -975
1992 -80,625 811,606 2,173 -951
1991 -80,014 602,638 2,176 -844
1990 -15,887 679,702 2,127 -441
1989 -23,625 761,002 2,073 -338
1988 -7,815 515,962 2,022 -321
1987 -31,136 174,272 1,982 -298
1986 -77,721 212,822 1,933 -273
1985 -116,527 103,556 1,881 -419
1984 -109,002 -150,771 1,813 -730
1983 -109,380 -81,349 1,748 -702
1982 -78,333 -58,121 1,697 -674
1981 -94,090 130,713 1,635 -645
1980 -86,117 324,203 1,571 -610
1979 -125,002 237,705 1,509 -516
1978 -140,566 117,167 1,480 -1,858
1977 -125,055 33,881 1,426 -1,854
1976 -164,508 -79,761 1,425 -1,795
1975 -212,418 -207,740 1,423 -1,706
1974 -150,038 -15,126 1,430 -1,605
1973 -149,980 386,881 1,409 -440
1972 -62,950 336,015 1,406 -290
1971 46,988 450,328 1,406 -265
1970 70,352 -273,498 1,388 -233
1969 155,820 584,017 1,367 -222
1968 239,612 293,307 1,393 -876
1967 353,977 -174,155 1,417 -873
1966 405,982 134,107 1,437 -840
1965 410,204 338,258 1,376 0
1964 482,038 69,825 1,318 0
1963 455,757 205,976 1,273 0
1962 436,752 276,505 1,233 0
1961 462,279 27,534 1,199 0
1960 385,919 212,666 1,141 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/kiribati | 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 Kiribati 80% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,262 people) and 20% is from migration (a loss of 6,330 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 3,302 people or 2.5% in Kiribati.

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
Kiribati
City Population
South Tarawa 63.4K
London 1.9K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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