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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 5,805,962 people in Lebanon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 5,906,622 in Lebanon.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 14 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Lebanon is the 115th.
  • The countries together account for 1.07% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.07% for Lebanon.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +0.16% in Lebanon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Lebanon has grown from 4.75M to 5.91M (24.3% growth).

Germany vs Lebanon: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Lebanon
2100 69,929,981 7,229,611
2099 69,956,854 7,252,189
2098 69,973,838 7,273,846
2097 70,015,834 7,298,208
2096 70,046,713 7,322,265
2095 70,067,131 7,343,287
2094 70,085,911 7,365,719
2093 70,106,718 7,386,532
2092 70,132,132 7,403,314
2091 70,178,440 7,420,036
2090 70,240,137 7,433,603
2089 70,294,005 7,444,239
2088 70,352,443 7,454,263
2087 70,434,814 7,465,163
2086 70,532,124 7,468,994
2085 70,627,602 7,477,406
2084 70,722,960 7,476,483
2083 70,829,392 7,482,841
2082 70,932,273 7,482,980
2081 71,045,881 7,484,110
2080 71,171,519 7,484,392
2079 71,305,544 7,482,168
2078 71,445,484 7,480,962
2077 71,601,117 7,474,272
2076 71,757,525 7,470,260
2075 71,891,567 7,464,057
2074 72,046,795 7,446,862
2073 72,206,145 7,432,591
2072 72,356,324 7,420,911
2071 72,517,749 7,408,401
2070 72,664,462 7,394,163
2069 72,828,330 7,382,479
2068 72,993,859 7,373,962
2067 73,178,408 7,361,021
2066 73,370,207 7,348,605
2065 73,561,648 7,332,917
2064 73,762,096 7,316,835
2063 73,971,537 7,299,642
2062 74,198,775 7,279,937
2061 74,426,082 7,262,112
2060 74,678,280 7,239,759
2059 74,932,496 7,219,520
2058 75,206,278 7,199,035
2057 75,482,742 7,176,342
2056 75,756,281 7,152,803
2055 76,041,477 7,131,059
2054 76,325,196 7,107,641
2053 76,595,801 7,085,759
2052 76,839,962 7,063,172
2051 77,084,029 7,036,781
2050 77,325,459 7,010,541
2049 77,569,721 6,983,849
2048 77,818,888 6,952,958
2047 78,049,343 6,913,262
2046 78,272,834 6,878,209
2045 78,497,690 6,839,423
2044 78,722,126 6,795,984
2043 78,936,540 6,759,252
2042 79,130,312 6,716,445
2041 79,324,161 6,668,251
2040 79,536,735 6,618,567
2039 79,754,631 6,565,787
2038 79,978,474 6,512,143
2037 80,194,225 6,456,654
2036 80,425,162 6,403,370
2035 80,640,951 6,356,407
2034 80,844,719 6,305,239
2033 81,069,119 6,257,900
2032 81,286,326 6,206,916
2031 81,520,272 6,152,022
2030 81,736,996 6,098,153
2029 81,963,002 6,044,795
2028 82,178,048 5,992,721
2027 82,384,302 5,942,870
2026 82,575,542 5,893,183
2025 83,233,941 5,846,443
2024 83,516,593 5,805,962
2023 83,287,273 5,773,493
2022 83,177,813 5,744,489
2021 83,196,078 5,718,122
2020 83,160,871 5,702,398
2019 83,092,962 5,794,594
2018 82,905,782 5,984,119
2017 82,657,002 6,160,128
2016 82,348,669 6,323,060
2015 81,686,611 6,472,469
2014 80,982,500 6,346,990
2013 80,645,605 5,743,436
2012 80,425,823 5,235,742
2011 80,274,983 5,096,020
2010 81,776,930 5,041,288
2009 81,902,307 4,992,287
2008 82,110,097 4,925,354
2007 82,266,372 4,844,118
2006 82,376,451 4,751,136
2005 82,469,422 4,671,102
2004 82,516,260 4,599,279
2003 82,534,176 4,525,508
2002 82,488,495 4,463,504
2001 82,349,925 4,401,918
2000 82,211,508 4,329,340
1999 82,100,243 4,255,277
1998 82,047,195 4,181,281
1997 82,034,771 4,108,405
1996 81,914,831 4,034,781
1995 81,678,051 3,960,735
1994 81,438,348 3,889,799
1993 81,156,363 3,820,647
1992 80,624,598 3,747,371
1991 80,013,896 3,668,912
1990 79,433,029 3,595,175
1989 78,751,283 3,525,285
1988 78,144,619 3,454,649
1987 77,839,920 3,385,555
1986 77,720,436 3,300,365
1985 77,684,873 3,217,376
1984 77,858,685 3,152,744
1983 78,128,282 3,094,996
1982 78,333,366 3,054,931
1981 78,407,907 3,008,981
1980 78,288,576 2,944,763
1979 78,126,350 2,882,635
1978 78,091,820 2,822,682
1977 78,159,814 2,762,155
1976 78,336,950 2,726,469
1975 78,673,554 2,693,191
1974 78,967,433 2,635,185
1973 78,936,666 2,572,935
1972 78,688,452 2,509,729
1971 78,312,842 2,446,314
1970 78,169,289 2,386,114
1969 77,909,682 2,328,159
1968 77,294,314 2,266,368
1967 76,951,336 2,206,731
1966 76,600,311 2,148,260
1965 75,963,695 2,088,831
1964 75,318,337 2,030,543
1963 74,714,353 1,970,316
1962 74,025,784 1,909,578
1961 73,377,632 1,850,084
1960 72,814,900 1,794,406

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/lebanon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Lebanon gained 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Lebanon's population decreased by 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Lebanon was ranked 115th in 2006 and still ranked 115th 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 Lebanon will increase by 18.7% to 7,010,541 people and will still be ranked 115th.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.48M 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
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Lebanon
2100 -0.04% -0.31%
2099 -0.02% -0.3%
2098 -0.06% -0.33%
2097 -0.04% -0.33%
2096 -0.03% -0.29%
2095 -0.03% -0.3%
2094 -0.03% -0.28%
2093 -0.04% -0.23%
2092 -0.07% -0.23%
2091 -0.09% -0.18%
2090 -0.08% -0.14%
2089 -0.08% -0.13%
2088 -0.12% -0.15%
2087 -0.14% -0.05%
2086 -0.14% -0.11%
2085 -0.13% 0.01%
2084 -0.15% -0.08%
2083 -0.15% -0.002%
2082 -0.16% -0.02%
2081 -0.18% -0.004%
2080 -0.19% 0.03%
2079 -0.2% 0.02%
2078 -0.22% 0.09%
2077 -0.22% 0.05%
2076 -0.19% 0.08%
2075 -0.22% 0.23%
2074 -0.22% 0.19%
2073 -0.21% 0.16%
2072 -0.22% 0.17%
2071 -0.2% 0.19%
2070 -0.23% 0.16%
2069 -0.23% 0.12%
2068 -0.25% 0.18%
2067 -0.26% 0.17%
2066 -0.26% 0.21%
2065 -0.27% 0.22%
2064 -0.28% 0.24%
2063 -0.31% 0.27%
2062 -0.31% 0.25%
2061 -0.34% 0.31%
2060 -0.34% 0.28%
2059 -0.36% 0.28%
2058 -0.37% 0.32%
2057 -0.36% 0.33%
2056 -0.38% 0.3%
2055 -0.37% 0.33%
2054 -0.35% 0.31%
2053 -0.32% 0.32%
2052 -0.32% 0.38%
2051 -0.31% 0.37%
2050 -0.31% 0.38%
2049 -0.32% 0.44%
2048 -0.3% 0.57%
2047 -0.29% 0.51%
2046 -0.29% 0.57%
2045 -0.29% 0.64%
2044 -0.27% 0.54%
2043 -0.24% 0.64%
2042 -0.24% 0.72%
2041 -0.27% 0.75%
2040 -0.27% 0.8%
2039 -0.28% 0.82%
2038 -0.27% 0.86%
2037 -0.29% 0.83%
2036 -0.27% 0.74%
2035 -0.25% 0.81%
2034 -0.28% 0.76%
2033 -0.27% 0.82%
2032 -0.29% 0.89%
2031 -0.27% 0.88%
2030 -0.28% 0.88%
2029 -0.26% 0.87%
2028 -0.25% 0.84%
2027 -0.23% 0.84%
2026 -0.79% 0.8%
2025 -0.34% 0.7%
2024 0.28% 0.56%
2023 0.13% 0.5%
2022 -0.02% 0.46%
2021 0.04% 0.28%
2020 0.08% -1.59%
2019 0.23% -3.17%
2018 0.3% -2.86%
2017 0.37% -2.58%
2016 0.81% -2.31%
2015 0.87% 1.98%
2014 0.42% 10.5%
2013 0.27% 9.7%
2012 0.19% 2.74%
2011 -1.84% 1.09%
2010 -0.15% 0.98%
2009 -0.25% 1.36%
2008 -0.19% 1.68%
2007 -0.13% 1.96%
2006 -0.11% 1.71%
2005 -0.06% 1.56%
2004 -0.02% 1.63%
2003 0.06% 1.39%
2002 0.17% 1.4%
2001 0.17% 1.68%
2000 0.14% 1.74%
1999 0.06% 1.77%
1998 0.02% 1.77%
1997 0.15% 1.82%
1996 0.29% 1.87%
1995 0.29% 1.82%
1994 0.35% 1.81%
1993 0.66% 1.96%
1992 0.76% 2.14%
1991 0.73% 2.05%
1990 0.87% 1.98%
1989 0.78% 2.04%
1988 0.39% 2.04%
1987 0.15% 2.58%
1986 0.05% 2.58%
1985 -0.22% 2.05%
1984 -0.35% 1.87%
1983 -0.26% 1.31%
1982 -0.1% 1.53%
1981 0.15% 2.18%
1980 0.21% 2.16%
1979 0.04% 2.12%
1978 -0.09% 2.19%
1977 -0.23% 1.31%
1976 -0.43% 1.24%
1975 -0.37% 2.2%
1974 0.04% 2.42%
1973 0.32% 2.52%
1972 0.48% 2.59%
1971 0.18% 2.52%
1970 0.33% 2.49%
1969 0.8% 2.73%
1968 0.45% 2.7%
1967 0.46% 2.72%
1966 0.84% 2.85%
1965 0.86% 2.87%
1964 0.81% 3.06%
1963 0.93% 3.18%
1962 0.88% 3.22%
1961 0.77% 3.1%

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/lebanon | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Lebanon's population grew by 0.56%.

Live population counters

Germany Lebanon
Current population
82575542
5906622
Population rank 19/197 115/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.07%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
16.2 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
5.64 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
15.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +89
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +32,469
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +0.56%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 129/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
51.5 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 -10,230
Net migration rank 192/196 133/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 1,422,583
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 47/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 24.5%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 24/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Lebanon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Lebanon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -10,230
2024 - 36,954 - -17,267
2023 -333,149 609,553 58,786 -34,193
2022 -324,394 981,552 60,909 -27,507
2021 -224,629 310,264 46,614 -27,290
2020 -216,218 203,468 59,903 -47,787
2019 -157,877 319,082 70,486 -266,992
2018 -165,812 403,908 77,165 -259,700
2017 -148,783 452,988 84,172 -253,664
2016 -123,523 517,480 91,551 -247,921
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 97,385 -239,829
2014 -153,866 592,338 92,285 301,111
2013 -209,679 462,384 80,218 733,500
2012 -193,022 199,143 77,248 124,427
2011 -184,632 295,282 75,523 2,246
2010 -179,909 130,116 72,605 -40,915
2009 -188,375 46,533 69,004 -2,700
2008 -164,220 -23,341 67,132 430
2007 -148,080 -24,772 66,965 27,944
2006 -148,278 -489,056 65,932 25,126
2005 -148,445 81,351 67,778 1,224
2004 -107,271 81,735 69,675 4,974
2003 -140,309 142,009 71,232 1,674
2002 -123,733 218,795 72,648 -21,543
2001 -98,820 272,875 73,160 -1,094
2000 -73,990 174,594 72,642 455
1999 -73,890 219,280 72,437 2,589
1998 -65,637 -754,469 71,889 1,062
1997 -49,221 93,281 71,486 1,313
1996 -90,107 281,280 71,286 3,164
1995 -114,349 398,077 71,016 2,634
1994 -114,013 315,585 73,069 -4,850
1993 -105,503 462,096 75,278 -5,196
1992 -80,625 811,606 77,447 -970
1991 -80,014 602,638 79,274 1,159
1990 -15,887 679,702 73,629 -6,595
1989 -23,625 761,002 74,577 -1,827
1988 -7,815 515,962 70,444 -1,916
1987 -31,136 174,272 69,058 607
1986 -77,721 212,822 67,162 33,549
1985 -116,527 103,556 66,368 -1,108
1984 -109,002 -150,771 66,785 -2,785
1983 -109,380 -81,349 66,056 -14,558
1982 -78,333 -58,121 41,602 -12,981
1981 -94,090 130,713 65,084 -1,799
1980 -86,117 324,203 63,053 2,104
1979 -125,002 237,705 61,184 -2,103
1978 -140,566 117,167 60,829 0
1977 -125,055 33,881 60,232 0
1976 -164,508 -79,761 11,138 0
1975 -212,418 -207,740 55,423 0
1974 -150,038 -15,126 64,425 -3,831
1973 -149,980 386,881 63,420 482
1972 -62,950 336,015 62,216 294
1971 46,988 450,328 61,278 3,042
1970 70,352 -273,498 60,593 -4,508
1969 155,820 584,017 59,829 0
1968 239,612 293,307 59,247 4,506
1967 353,977 -174,155 58,957 -3,434
1966 405,982 134,107 58,546 2,864
1965 410,204 338,258 58,195 -742
1964 482,038 69,825 57,808 1,311
1963 455,757 205,976 57,054 4,269
1962 436,752 276,505 55,585 4,569
1961 462,279 27,534 53,995 4,844
1960 385,919 212,666 52,515 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/lebanon | 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 Lebanon 40.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 739,256 people) and 59.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,103,772 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 1,422,583 people or 24.5% in Lebanon.

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
Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K

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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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