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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 5,612,817 people in Liberia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 5,887,000 in Liberia.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 14 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Liberia is the 116th.
  • The countries together account for 1.07% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.07% for Liberia.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +2.09% in Liberia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Liberia has grown from 3.49M to 5.89M (68.6% growth).

Germany vs Liberia: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Liberia
2100 69,929,981 12,788,823
2099 69,956,854 12,776,207
2098 69,973,838 12,757,308
2097 70,015,834 12,728,620
2096 70,046,713 12,695,873
2095 70,067,131 12,671,037
2094 70,085,911 12,645,345
2093 70,106,718 12,607,806
2092 70,132,132 12,583,276
2091 70,178,440 12,557,861
2090 70,240,137 12,513,262
2089 70,294,005 12,461,083
2088 70,352,443 12,429,523
2087 70,434,814 12,394,685
2086 70,532,124 12,331,734
2085 70,627,602 12,266,313
2084 70,722,960 12,218,274
2083 70,829,392 12,163,782
2082 70,932,273 12,122,513
2081 71,045,881 12,055,108
2080 71,171,519 11,977,065
2079 71,305,544 11,899,224
2078 71,445,484 11,823,772
2077 71,601,117 11,746,009
2076 71,757,525 11,657,329
2075 71,891,567 11,571,881
2074 72,046,795 11,469,695
2073 72,206,145 11,373,802
2072 72,356,324 11,288,250
2071 72,517,749 11,187,594
2070 72,664,462 11,097,891
2069 72,828,330 11,002,270
2068 72,993,859 10,918,600
2067 73,178,408 10,814,021
2066 73,370,207 10,721,693
2065 73,561,648 10,617,436
2064 73,762,096 10,521,037
2063 73,971,537 10,416,221
2062 74,198,775 10,308,855
2061 74,426,082 10,200,557
2060 74,678,280 10,091,553
2059 74,932,496 9,960,069
2058 75,206,278 9,857,338
2057 75,482,742 9,745,295
2056 75,756,281 9,624,041
2055 76,041,477 9,506,843
2054 76,325,196 9,402,297
2053 76,595,801 9,284,854
2052 76,839,962 9,173,091
2051 77,084,029 9,060,243
2050 77,325,459 8,951,514
2049 77,569,721 8,828,384
2048 77,818,888 8,705,146
2047 78,049,343 8,581,923
2046 78,272,834 8,456,286
2045 78,497,690 8,342,861
2044 78,722,126 8,220,755
2043 78,936,540 8,106,429
2042 79,130,312 7,972,152
2041 79,324,161 7,829,310
2040 79,536,735 7,698,463
2039 79,754,631 7,554,021
2038 79,978,474 7,421,960
2037 80,194,225 7,291,328
2036 80,425,162 7,146,172
2035 80,640,951 7,010,827
2034 80,844,719 6,883,638
2033 81,069,119 6,750,553
2032 81,286,326 6,619,507
2031 81,520,272 6,492,799
2030 81,736,996 6,376,029
2029 81,963,002 6,247,795
2028 82,178,048 6,120,673
2027 82,384,302 5,981,051
2026 82,575,542 5,852,128
2025 83,233,941 5,732,938
2024 83,516,593 5,612,817
2023 83,287,273 5,493,031
2022 83,177,813 5,373,294
2021 83,196,078 5,259,323
2020 83,160,871 5,149,463
2019 83,092,962 5,043,721
2018 82,905,782 4,944,726
2017 82,657,002 4,848,925
2016 82,348,669 4,755,608
2015 81,686,611 4,659,431
2014 80,982,500 4,564,293
2013 80,645,605 4,470,239
2012 80,425,823 4,373,043
2011 80,274,983 4,221,178
2010 81,776,930 4,058,890
2009 81,902,307 3,943,028
2008 82,110,097 3,821,003
2007 82,266,372 3,669,050
2006 82,376,451 3,490,787
2005 82,469,422 3,301,015
2004 82,516,260 3,156,892
2003 82,534,176 3,119,532
2002 82,488,495 3,094,782
2001 82,349,925 3,015,338
2000 82,211,508 2,928,117
1999 82,100,243 2,821,684
1998 82,047,195 2,670,124
1997 82,034,771 2,412,989
1996 81,914,831 2,232,289
1995 81,678,051 2,169,162
1994 81,438,348 2,149,928
1993 81,156,363 2,155,126
1992 80,624,598 2,072,461
1991 80,013,896 1,956,518
1990 79,433,029 2,223,667
1989 78,751,283 2,517,858
1988 78,144,619 2,446,941
1987 77,839,920 2,377,229
1986 77,720,436 2,308,511
1985 77,684,873 2,240,539
1984 77,858,685 2,173,312
1983 78,128,282 2,107,113
1982 78,333,366 2,045,073
1981 78,407,907 1,986,867
1980 78,288,576 1,929,253
1979 78,126,350 1,872,713
1978 78,091,820 1,818,247
1977 78,159,814 1,766,019
1976 78,336,950 1,717,060
1975 78,673,554 1,670,913
1974 78,967,433 1,626,362
1973 78,936,666 1,583,588
1972 78,688,452 1,542,670
1971 78,312,842 1,504,077
1970 78,169,289 1,466,676
1969 77,909,682 1,429,605
1968 77,294,314 1,393,530
1967 76,951,336 1,358,435
1966 76,600,311 1,324,383
1965 75,963,695 1,291,156
1964 75,318,337 1,258,745
1963 74,714,353 1,227,414
1962 74,025,784 1,197,039
1961 73,377,632 1,167,717
1960 72,814,900 1,139,522

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/liberia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Liberia gained 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Liberia's population increased by 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Liberia was ranked 126th in 2006 and ranked 116th 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 Liberia will increase by 52.1% to 8,951,514 people and rank change from 116th to 107th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M 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
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Liberia
2100 -0.04% 0.1%
2099 -0.02% 0.15%
2098 -0.06% 0.23%
2097 -0.04% 0.26%
2096 -0.03% 0.2%
2095 -0.03% 0.2%
2094 -0.03% 0.3%
2093 -0.04% 0.19%
2092 -0.07% 0.2%
2091 -0.09% 0.36%
2090 -0.08% 0.42%
2089 -0.08% 0.25%
2088 -0.12% 0.28%
2087 -0.14% 0.51%
2086 -0.14% 0.53%
2085 -0.13% 0.39%
2084 -0.15% 0.45%
2083 -0.15% 0.34%
2082 -0.16% 0.56%
2081 -0.18% 0.65%
2080 -0.19% 0.65%
2079 -0.2% 0.64%
2078 -0.22% 0.66%
2077 -0.22% 0.76%
2076 -0.19% 0.74%
2075 -0.22% 0.89%
2074 -0.22% 0.84%
2073 -0.21% 0.76%
2072 -0.22% 0.9%
2071 -0.2% 0.81%
2070 -0.23% 0.87%
2069 -0.23% 0.77%
2068 -0.25% 0.97%
2067 -0.26% 0.86%
2066 -0.26% 0.98%
2065 -0.27% 0.92%
2064 -0.28% 1.01%
2063 -0.31% 1.04%
2062 -0.31% 1.06%
2061 -0.34% 1.08%
2060 -0.34% 1.32%
2059 -0.36% 1.04%
2058 -0.37% 1.15%
2057 -0.36% 1.26%
2056 -0.38% 1.23%
2055 -0.37% 1.11%
2054 -0.35% 1.26%
2053 -0.32% 1.22%
2052 -0.32% 1.25%
2051 -0.31% 1.21%
2050 -0.31% 1.39%
2049 -0.32% 1.42%
2048 -0.3% 1.44%
2047 -0.29% 1.49%
2046 -0.29% 1.36%
2045 -0.29% 1.49%
2044 -0.27% 1.41%
2043 -0.24% 1.68%
2042 -0.24% 1.82%
2041 -0.27% 1.7%
2040 -0.27% 1.91%
2039 -0.28% 1.78%
2038 -0.27% 1.79%
2037 -0.29% 2.03%
2036 -0.27% 1.93%
2035 -0.25% 1.85%
2034 -0.28% 1.97%
2033 -0.27% 1.98%
2032 -0.29% 1.95%
2031 -0.27% 1.83%
2030 -0.28% 2.05%
2029 -0.26% 2.08%
2028 -0.25% 2.33%
2027 -0.23% 2.2%
2026 -0.79% 2.08%
2025 -0.34% 2.14%
2024 0.28% 2.18%
2023 0.13% 2.23%
2022 -0.02% 2.17%
2021 0.04% 2.13%
2020 0.08% 2.1%
2019 0.23% 2%
2018 0.3% 1.98%
2017 0.37% 1.96%
2016 0.81% 2.06%
2015 0.87% 2.08%
2014 0.42% 2.1%
2013 0.27% 2.22%
2012 0.19% 3.6%
2011 -1.84% 4%
2010 -0.15% 2.94%
2009 -0.25% 3.19%
2008 -0.19% 4.14%
2007 -0.13% 5.11%
2006 -0.11% 5.75%
2005 -0.06% 4.57%
2004 -0.02% 1.2%
2003 0.06% 0.8%
2002 0.17% 2.63%
2001 0.17% 2.98%
2000 0.14% 3.77%
1999 0.06% 5.68%
1998 0.02% 10.7%
1997 0.15% 8.09%
1996 0.29% 2.91%
1995 0.29% 0.89%
1994 0.35% -0.24%
1993 0.66% 3.99%
1992 0.76% 5.93%
1991 0.73% -12%
1990 0.87% -11.7%
1989 0.78% 2.9%
1988 0.39% 2.93%
1987 0.15% 2.98%
1986 0.05% 3.03%
1985 -0.22% 3.09%
1984 -0.35% 3.14%
1983 -0.26% 3.03%
1982 -0.1% 2.93%
1981 0.15% 2.99%
1980 0.21% 3.02%
1979 0.04% 3%
1978 -0.09% 2.96%
1977 -0.23% 2.85%
1976 -0.43% 2.76%
1975 -0.37% 2.74%
1974 0.04% 2.7%
1973 0.32% 2.65%
1972 0.48% 2.57%
1971 0.18% 2.55%
1970 0.33% 2.59%
1969 0.8% 2.59%
1968 0.45% 2.58%
1967 0.46% 2.57%
1966 0.84% 2.57%
1965 0.86% 2.57%
1964 0.81% 2.55%
1963 0.93% 2.54%
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/liberia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Liberia's population grew by 2.18%.

Live population counters

Germany Liberia
Current population
82575542
5887000
Population rank 19/197 116/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.07%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
4.39 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
3.09 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +328
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +119,786
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +2.18%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 43/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
53.4 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 -9,870
Net migration rank 192/196 132/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 72,423
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 142/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 148/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Liberia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Liberia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -9,870
2024 - 36,954 - -7,779
2023 -333,149 609,553 125,730 -5,002
2022 -324,394 981,552 123,747 -5,003
2021 -224,629 310,264 121,038 -11,852
2020 -216,218 203,468 120,632 -10,107
2019 -157,877 319,082 120,635 -19,678
2018 -165,812 403,908 120,231 -23,199
2017 -148,783 452,988 119,376 -24,807
2016 -123,523 517,480 118,852 -26,796
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 115,479 -15,182
2014 -153,866 592,338 116,667 -26,690
2013 -209,679 462,384 120,138 -22,010
2012 -193,022 199,143 121,973 -25,710
2011 -184,632 295,282 115,496 91,981
2010 -179,909 130,116 114,249 2,850
2009 -188,375 46,533 113,429 1,187
2008 -164,220 -23,341 112,032 17,404
2007 -148,080 -24,772 109,165 65,306
2006 -148,278 -489,056 104,099 77,946
2005 -148,445 81,351 96,478 101,019
2004 -107,271 81,735 91,755 -1,001
2003 -140,309 142,009 87,534 -103,564
2002 -123,733 218,795 88,643 -23,110
2001 -98,820 272,875 86,217 7,142
2000 -73,990 174,594 83,143 -2,060
1999 -73,890 219,280 78,130 53,643
1998 -65,637 -754,469 72,146 99,203
1997 -49,221 93,281 61,444 281,480
1996 -90,107 281,280 56,392 -37,922
1995 -114,349 398,077 53,407 54,372
1994 -114,013 315,585 52,101 -121,407
1993 -105,503 462,096 51,609 7,300
1992 -80,625 811,606 50,204 56,210
1991 -80,014 602,638 47,426 78,052
1990 -15,887 679,702 52,770 -712,544
1989 -23,625 761,002 63,238 8,156
1988 -7,815 515,962 62,703 7,734
1987 -31,136 174,272 62,147 6,840
1986 -77,721 212,822 61,924 6,534
1985 -116,527 103,556 59,988 7,487
1984 -109,002 -150,771 59,460 7,513
1983 -109,380 -81,349 57,562 7,861
1982 -78,333 -58,121 56,127 2,530
1981 -94,090 130,713 55,003 2,757
1980 -86,117 324,203 53,452 4,016
1979 -125,002 237,705 52,125 3,500
1978 -140,566 117,167 49,813 3,500
1977 -125,055 33,881 47,582 3,555
1976 -164,508 -79,761 45,528 1,246
1975 -212,418 -207,740 43,478 2,037
1974 -150,038 -15,126 41,499 2,086
1973 -149,980 386,881 39,694 2,272
1972 -62,950 336,015 37,860 2,018
1971 46,988 450,328 36,015 1,293
1970 70,352 -273,498 35,196 2,285
1969 155,820 584,017 34,677 1,982
1968 239,612 293,307 33,536 1,964
1967 353,977 -174,155 32,519 2,177
1966 405,982 134,107 31,454 1,953
1965 410,204 338,258 30,618 2,431
1964 482,038 69,825 29,592 2,189
1963 455,757 205,976 28,708 2,165
1962 436,752 276,505 27,679 2,189
1961 462,279 27,534 26,670 2,115
1960 385,919 212,666 25,713 1,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/liberia | 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 Liberia 87.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,202,387 people) and 12.3% is from migration (a loss of 168,316 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 72,423 people or 1.3% in Liberia.

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
Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K

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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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