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

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The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,491,249 in 2025 vs 22,216,120 people in Malawi in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,830,814 people compared to 23,086,106 in Malawi.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 3.59 times bigger than Malawi's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Malawi is the 61st.
  • The countries together account for 1.27% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.28% for Malawi.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.28% per year vs +2.67% in Malawi.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.8M (0.55% growth), while Malawi has grown from 13.2M to 23.1M (74.9% growth).

Germany vs Malawi: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Malawi
2100 70,146,161 59,773,923
2099 70,173,117 59,515,624
2098 70,190,154 59,263,165
2097 70,232,280 59,015,654
2096 70,263,255 58,749,288
2095 70,283,735 58,495,699
2094 70,302,573 58,227,933
2093 70,323,445 57,954,358
2092 70,348,937 57,660,371
2091 70,395,388 57,364,786
2090 70,457,276 57,048,240
2089 70,511,311 56,727,243
2088 70,569,930 56,385,237
2087 70,652,555 56,041,651
2086 70,750,166 55,694,983
2085 70,845,939 55,336,839
2084 70,941,592 54,985,304
2083 71,048,352 54,593,349
2082 71,151,552 54,194,853
2081 71,265,511 53,783,781
2080 71,391,537 53,361,334
2079 71,525,977 52,936,889
2078 71,666,350 52,510,645
2077 71,822,464 52,052,767
2076 71,979,354 51,589,339
2075 72,113,812 51,130,762
2074 72,269,519 50,673,499
2073 72,429,361 50,218,991
2072 72,580,006 49,759,232
2071 72,741,929 49,276,570
2070 72,889,095 48,787,471
2069 73,053,471 48,291,287
2068 73,219,511 47,782,059
2067 73,404,631 47,267,335
2066 73,597,022 46,741,998
2065 73,789,056 46,218,226
2064 73,990,123 45,692,044
2063 74,200,211 45,169,634
2062 74,428,152 44,629,192
2061 74,656,161 44,067,259
2060 74,909,139 43,499,372
2059 75,164,141 42,907,491
2058 75,438,769 42,335,782
2057 75,716,088 41,753,105
2056 75,990,472 41,175,330
2055 76,276,550 40,576,247
2054 76,561,146 39,986,120
2053 76,832,587 39,369,178
2052 77,077,503 38,758,577
2051 77,322,326 38,145,141
2050 77,564,502 37,537,814
2049 77,809,519 36,928,354
2048 78,059,456 36,332,040
2047 78,290,624 35,717,466
2046 78,514,805 35,099,651
2045 78,740,357 34,484,520
2044 78,965,486 33,855,018
2043 79,180,563 33,240,675
2042 79,374,934 32,629,513
2041 79,569,383 32,012,581
2040 79,782,613 31,395,572
2039 80,001,183 30,775,878
2038 80,225,718 30,160,239
2037 80,442,136 29,521,489
2036 80,673,787 28,890,318
2035 80,890,243 28,261,909
2034 81,094,641 27,637,439
2033 81,319,735 27,012,311
2032 81,537,613 26,398,409
2031 81,772,282 25,790,366
2030 81,989,677 25,176,420
2029 82,216,381 24,561,210
2028 82,432,092 23,962,931
2027 82,638,983 23,369,575
2026 82,830,814 22,786,713
2025 83,491,249 22,216,120
2024 83,516,593 21,655,286
2023 83,287,273 21,104,482
2022 83,177,813 20,568,728
2021 83,196,078 20,047,258
2020 83,160,871 19,533,888
2019 83,092,962 19,025,752
2018 82,905,782 18,528,081
2017 82,657,002 18,039,715
2016 82,348,669 17,557,739
2015 81,686,611 17,085,587
2014 80,982,500 16,621,538
2013 80,645,605 16,161,816
2012 80,425,823 15,709,577
2011 80,274,983 15,265,022
2010 81,776,930 14,826,463
2009 81,902,307 14,395,788
2008 82,110,097 13,976,417
2007 82,266,372 13,576,343
2006 82,376,451 13,198,701
2005 82,469,422 12,840,031
2004 82,516,260 12,500,737
2003 82,534,176 12,181,574
2002 82,488,495 11,880,440
2001 82,349,925 11,593,058
2000 82,211,508 11,315,942
1999 82,100,243 11,047,804
1998 82,047,195 10,792,876
1997 82,034,771 10,562,035
1996 81,914,831 10,352,228
1995 81,678,051 10,150,117
1994 81,438,348 10,164,894
1993 81,156,363 10,284,024
1992 80,624,598 10,135,079
1991 80,013,896 9,844,227
1990 79,433,029 9,545,852
1989 78,751,283 9,176,220
1988 78,144,619 8,753,262
1987 77,839,920 8,293,174
1986 77,720,436 7,906,480
1985 77,684,873 7,620,508
1984 77,858,685 7,332,810
1983 78,128,282 7,051,709
1982 78,333,366 6,778,879
1981 78,407,907 6,516,454
1980 78,288,576 6,265,529
1979 78,126,350 6,028,749
1978 78,091,820 5,810,132
1977 78,159,814 5,614,983
1976 78,336,950 5,443,384
1975 78,673,554 5,287,367
1974 78,967,433 5,141,337
1973 78,936,666 5,003,938
1972 78,688,452 4,874,475
1971 78,312,842 4,751,434
1970 78,169,289 4,633,944
1969 77,909,682 4,521,184
1968 77,294,314 4,411,054
1967 76,951,336 4,303,012
1966 76,600,311 4,197,926
1965 75,963,695 4,096,157
1964 75,318,337 3,997,305
1963 74,714,353 3,900,506
1962 74,025,784 3,806,307
1961 73,377,632 3,715,534
1960 72,814,900 3,628,134

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/malawi | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Malawi gained 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth), while Malawi's population increased by 5,528,367 people (a 31.5% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Malawi was ranked 69th in 2006 and ranked 61st 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 Malawi will increase by 62.6% to 37,537,814 people and rank change from 61st to 55th.

Malawi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 59.8M 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
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Malawi
2100 -0.04% 0.43%
2099 -0.02% 0.43%
2098 -0.06% 0.42%
2097 -0.04% 0.45%
2096 -0.03% 0.43%
2095 -0.03% 0.46%
2094 -0.03% 0.47%
2093 -0.04% 0.51%
2092 -0.07% 0.52%
2091 -0.09% 0.55%
2090 -0.08% 0.57%
2089 -0.08% 0.61%
2088 -0.12% 0.61%
2087 -0.14% 0.62%
2086 -0.14% 0.65%
2085 -0.13% 0.64%
2084 -0.15% 0.72%
2083 -0.15% 0.74%
2082 -0.16% 0.76%
2081 -0.18% 0.79%
2080 -0.19% 0.8%
2079 -0.2% 0.81%
2078 -0.22% 0.88%
2077 -0.22% 0.9%
2076 -0.19% 0.9%
2075 -0.22% 0.9%
2074 -0.22% 0.91%
2073 -0.21% 0.92%
2072 -0.22% 0.98%
2071 -0.2% 1%
2070 -0.23% 1.03%
2069 -0.23% 1.07%
2068 -0.25% 1.09%
2067 -0.26% 1.12%
2066 -0.26% 1.13%
2065 -0.27% 1.15%
2064 -0.28% 1.16%
2063 -0.31% 1.21%
2062 -0.31% 1.28%
2061 -0.34% 1.31%
2060 -0.34% 1.38%
2059 -0.36% 1.35%
2058 -0.37% 1.4%
2057 -0.36% 1.4%
2056 -0.38% 1.48%
2055 -0.37% 1.48%
2054 -0.35% 1.57%
2053 -0.32% 1.58%
2052 -0.32% 1.61%
2051 -0.31% 1.62%
2050 -0.31% 1.65%
2049 -0.32% 1.64%
2048 -0.3% 1.72%
2047 -0.29% 1.76%
2046 -0.29% 1.78%
2045 -0.29% 1.86%
2044 -0.27% 1.85%
2043 -0.24% 1.87%
2042 -0.24% 1.93%
2041 -0.27% 1.97%
2040 -0.27% 2.01%
2039 -0.28% 2.04%
2038 -0.27% 2.16%
2037 -0.29% 2.18%
2036 -0.27% 2.22%
2035 -0.25% 2.26%
2034 -0.28% 2.31%
2033 -0.27% 2.33%
2032 -0.29% 2.36%
2031 -0.27% 2.44%
2030 -0.28% 2.5%
2029 -0.26% 2.5%
2028 -0.25% 2.54%
2027 -0.23% 2.56%
2026 -0.79% 2.57%
2025 -0.03% 2.59%
2024 0.28% 2.61%
2023 0.13% 2.6%
2022 -0.02% 2.6%
2021 0.04% 2.63%
2020 0.08% 2.67%
2019 0.23% 2.69%
2018 0.3% 2.71%
2017 0.37% 2.75%
2016 0.81% 2.76%
2015 0.87% 2.79%
2014 0.42% 2.84%
2013 0.27% 2.88%
2012 0.19% 2.91%
2011 -1.84% 2.96%
2010 -0.15% 2.99%
2009 -0.25% 3%
2008 -0.19% 2.95%
2007 -0.13% 2.86%
2006 -0.11% 2.79%
2005 -0.06% 2.71%
2004 -0.02% 2.62%
2003 0.06% 2.53%
2002 0.17% 2.48%
2001 0.17% 2.45%
2000 0.14% 2.43%
1999 0.06% 2.36%
1998 0.02% 2.19%
1997 0.15% 2.03%
1996 0.29% 1.99%
1995 0.29% -0.15%
1994 0.35% -1.16%
1993 0.66% 1.47%
1992 0.76% 2.95%
1991 0.73% 3.13%
1990 0.87% 4.03%
1989 0.78% 4.83%
1988 0.39% 5.55%
1987 0.15% 4.89%
1986 0.05% 3.75%
1985 -0.22% 3.92%
1984 -0.35% 3.99%
1983 -0.26% 4.02%
1982 -0.1% 4.03%
1981 0.15% 4%
1980 0.21% 3.93%
1979 0.04% 3.76%
1978 -0.09% 3.48%
1977 -0.23% 3.15%
1976 -0.43% 2.95%
1975 -0.37% 2.84%
1974 0.04% 2.75%
1973 0.32% 2.66%
1972 0.48% 2.59%
1971 0.18% 2.54%
1970 0.33% 2.49%
1969 0.8% 2.5%
1968 0.45% 2.51%
1967 0.46% 2.5%
1966 0.84% 2.48%
1965 0.86% 2.47%
1964 0.81% 2.48%
1963 0.93% 2.47%
1962 0.88% 2.44%
1961 0.77% 2.41%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Germany declined by 0.03%, while Malawi's population grew by 2.59%.

Live population counters

Germany Malawi
Current population
82830814
23086106
Population rank 19/197 61/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.28%
One net population change
20.8 minutes
56.4 seconds
One birth every
46.6 seconds
46.8 seconds
One death every
31.2 seconds
4.59 minutes
Daily growth/decline -69 +1,537
Annual growth/decline -25,344 +560,834
Annual growth/decline rate -0.03% +2.59%
Population growth rate rank 159/197 23/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -334,072 -5,628
Net migration rank 192/196 118/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 186,719
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 117/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 158/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Malawi
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Malawi
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -5,628
2024 -334,066 36,954 559,811 -1,507
2023 -333,149 609,553 549,096 -5,811
2022 -324,394 981,552 533,450 -5,231
2021 -224,629 310,264 517,400 -2,666
2020 -216,218 203,468 514,659 -2,655
2019 -157,877 319,082 506,104 -1,837
2018 -165,812 403,908 494,348 -3,267
2017 -148,783 452,988 484,655 982
2016 -123,523 517,480 474,779 3,505
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 472,484 -6,471
2014 -153,866 592,338 472,418 -10,317
2013 -209,679 462,384 470,293 -12,934
2012 -193,022 199,143 460,684 -13,561
2011 -184,632 295,282 454,149 -12,170
2010 -179,909 130,116 444,468 -9,327
2009 -188,375 46,533 434,811 -8,590
2008 -164,220 -23,341 421,781 -9,264
2007 -148,080 -24,772 410,290 -22,680
2006 -148,278 -489,056 397,123 -29,450
2005 -148,445 81,351 381,130 -31,462
2004 -107,271 81,735 361,133 -32,221
2003 -140,309 142,009 341,133 -31,729
2002 -123,733 218,795 322,863 -30,013
2001 -98,820 272,875 310,833 -28,933
2000 -73,990 174,594 300,439 -28,098
1999 -73,890 219,280 295,629 -31,686
1998 -65,637 -754,469 285,407 -39,491
1997 -49,221 93,281 277,433 -61,646
1996 -90,107 281,280 270,048 -66,212
1995 -114,349 398,077 266,745 -66,366
1994 -114,013 315,585 275,439 -505,365
1993 -105,503 462,096 276,538 -284,867
1992 -80,625 811,606 269,066 37,142
1991 -80,014 602,638 260,193 15,291
1990 -15,887 679,702 250,159 71,111
1989 -23,625 761,002 237,967 180,031
1988 -7,815 515,962 226,911 201,011
1987 -31,136 174,272 220,566 271,693
1986 -77,721 212,822 218,519 62,615
1985 -116,527 103,556 216,179 74,625
1984 -109,002 -150,771 212,146 72,435
1983 -109,380 -81,349 209,422 68,197
1982 -78,333 -58,121 205,386 62,661
1981 -94,090 130,713 199,436 57,376
1980 -86,117 324,203 192,746 52,294
1979 -125,002 237,705 182,123 46,388
1978 -140,566 117,167 172,503 36,225
1977 -125,055 33,881 161,930 19,638
1976 -164,508 -79,761 153,422 8,206
1975 -212,418 -207,740 145,254 5,162
1974 -150,038 -15,126 137,819 3,833
1973 -149,980 386,881 131,529 1,623
1972 -62,950 336,015 125,728 48
1971 46,988 450,328 121,015 -710
1970 70,352 -273,498 116,822 -2,147
1969 155,820 584,017 113,120 -2,266
1968 239,612 293,307 110,329 -924
1967 353,977 -174,155 106,668 0
1966 405,982 134,107 103,512 0
1965 410,204 338,258 100,040 0
1964 482,038 69,825 97,658 0
1963 455,757 205,976 95,933 0
1962 436,752 276,505 92,463 0
1961 462,279 27,534 89,091 0
1960 385,919 212,666 85,718 0

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

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

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 Malawi 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,106,786 people) and 0.49% is from migration (a loss of 24,958 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 186,719 people or 0.9% in Malawi.

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
Malawi
City Population
Lilongwe 989K
Mzimba 936K
Blantyre 800K
Mzuzu 150K
Zomba 101K
Mangochi 53.5K
Mulanje 14.8K
Ntcheu 14.6K
Monkey Bay 14.6K

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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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