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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 36,512,221 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 2.26 times bigger than Malaysia's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 1.44% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.5M (38.2% growth).

Germany vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Malaysia
2100 69,929,981 44,353,615
2099 69,956,854 44,467,475
2098 69,973,838 44,579,971
2097 70,015,834 44,695,979
2096 70,046,713 44,814,885
2095 70,067,131 44,932,404
2094 70,085,911 45,047,479
2093 70,106,718 45,165,126
2092 70,132,132 45,278,674
2091 70,178,440 45,390,002
2090 70,240,137 45,501,495
2089 70,294,005 45,610,046
2088 70,352,443 45,717,882
2087 70,434,814 45,823,085
2086 70,532,124 45,926,712
2085 70,627,602 46,020,742
2084 70,722,960 46,111,490
2083 70,829,392 46,202,286
2082 70,932,273 46,284,929
2081 71,045,881 46,359,700
2080 71,171,519 46,435,482
2079 71,305,544 46,496,102
2078 71,445,484 46,549,167
2077 71,601,117 46,594,188
2076 71,757,525 46,619,045
2075 71,891,567 46,643,115
2074 72,046,795 46,658,350
2073 72,206,145 46,670,848
2072 72,356,324 46,670,426
2071 72,517,749 46,660,436
2070 72,664,462 46,645,623
2069 72,828,330 46,623,238
2068 72,993,859 46,600,060
2067 73,178,408 46,569,264
2066 73,370,207 46,530,377
2065 73,561,648 46,481,890
2064 73,762,096 46,417,369
2063 73,971,537 46,350,674
2062 74,198,775 46,272,105
2061 74,426,082 46,178,092
2060 74,678,280 46,075,877
2059 74,932,496 45,958,718
2058 75,206,278 45,837,407
2057 75,482,742 45,707,213
2056 75,756,281 45,566,357
2055 76,041,477 45,418,953
2054 76,325,196 45,252,995
2053 76,595,801 45,069,089
2052 76,839,962 44,873,927
2051 77,084,029 44,668,767
2050 77,325,459 44,445,677
2049 77,569,721 44,217,593
2048 77,818,888 43,974,925
2047 78,049,343 43,712,325
2046 78,272,834 43,438,283
2045 78,497,690 43,157,909
2044 78,722,126 42,866,716
2043 78,936,540 42,557,941
2042 79,130,312 42,239,980
2041 79,324,161 41,922,379
2040 79,536,735 41,598,231
2039 79,754,631 41,270,953
2038 79,978,474 40,929,067
2037 80,194,225 40,584,773
2036 80,425,162 40,234,128
2035 80,640,951 39,876,375
2034 80,844,719 39,515,857
2033 81,069,119 39,152,086
2032 81,286,326 38,772,414
2031 81,520,272 38,386,293
2030 81,736,996 37,995,617
2029 81,963,002 37,606,753
2028 82,178,048 37,207,852
2027 82,384,302 36,806,585
2026 82,575,542 36,403,076
2025 83,233,941 35,987,113
2024 83,516,593 35,557,673
2023 83,287,273 35,126,298
2022 83,177,813 34,695,493
2021 83,196,078 34,282,399
2020 83,160,871 33,889,558
2019 83,092,962 33,440,596
2018 82,905,782 32,910,967
2017 82,657,002 32,355,644
2016 82,348,669 31,789,685
2015 81,686,611 31,232,798
2014 80,982,500 30,696,137
2013 80,645,605 30,174,265
2012 80,425,823 29,662,831
2011 80,274,983 29,162,039
2010 81,776,930 28,655,776
2009 81,902,307 28,124,778
2008 82,110,097 27,570,059
2007 82,266,372 26,998,389
2006 82,376,451 26,417,909
2005 82,469,422 25,836,071
2004 82,516,260 25,256,772
2003 82,534,176 24,679,602
2002 82,488,495 24,102,477
2001 82,349,925 23,526,538
2000 82,211,508 22,967,816
1999 82,100,243 22,435,531
1998 82,047,195 21,906,713
1997 82,034,771 21,375,218
1996 81,914,831 20,850,087
1995 81,678,051 20,330,599
1994 81,438,348 19,820,446
1993 81,156,363 19,322,664
1992 80,624,598 18,834,572
1991 80,013,896 18,342,464
1990 79,433,029 17,833,171
1989 78,751,283 17,314,997
1988 78,144,619 16,796,605
1987 77,839,920 16,276,737
1986 77,720,436 15,760,419
1985 77,684,873 15,252,258
1984 77,858,685 14,759,009
1983 78,128,282 14,285,907
1982 78,333,366 13,832,798
1981 78,407,907 13,399,203
1980 78,288,576 12,983,363
1979 78,126,350 12,627,862
1978 78,091,820 12,328,157
1977 78,159,814 12,035,713
1976 78,336,950 11,750,097
1975 78,673,554 11,471,914
1974 78,967,433 11,200,906
1973 78,936,666 10,935,621
1972 78,688,452 10,676,835
1971 78,312,842 10,423,453
1970 78,169,289 10,178,802
1969 77,909,682 9,947,597
1968 77,294,314 9,725,281
1967 76,951,336 9,507,099
1966 76,600,311 9,284,688
1965 75,963,695 9,056,408
1964 75,318,337 8,828,406
1963 74,714,353 8,602,160
1962 74,025,784 8,380,172
1961 73,377,632 8,164,443
1960 72,814,900 7,956,197

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,445,677 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Malaysia is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 46.7M 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
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Malaysia
2100 -0.04% -0.26%
2099 -0.02% -0.25%
2098 -0.06% -0.26%
2097 -0.04% -0.27%
2096 -0.03% -0.26%
2095 -0.03% -0.26%
2094 -0.03% -0.26%
2093 -0.04% -0.25%
2092 -0.07% -0.25%
2091 -0.09% -0.25%
2090 -0.08% -0.24%
2089 -0.08% -0.24%
2088 -0.12% -0.23%
2087 -0.14% -0.23%
2086 -0.14% -0.2%
2085 -0.13% -0.2%
2084 -0.15% -0.2%
2083 -0.15% -0.18%
2082 -0.16% -0.16%
2081 -0.18% -0.16%
2080 -0.19% -0.13%
2079 -0.2% -0.11%
2078 -0.22% -0.1%
2077 -0.22% -0.05%
2076 -0.19% -0.05%
2075 -0.22% -0.03%
2074 -0.22% -0.03%
2073 -0.21% 0.001%
2072 -0.22% 0.02%
2071 -0.2% 0.03%
2070 -0.23% 0.05%
2069 -0.23% 0.05%
2068 -0.25% 0.07%
2067 -0.26% 0.08%
2066 -0.26% 0.1%
2065 -0.27% 0.14%
2064 -0.28% 0.14%
2063 -0.31% 0.17%
2062 -0.31% 0.2%
2061 -0.34% 0.22%
2060 -0.34% 0.25%
2059 -0.36% 0.26%
2058 -0.37% 0.28%
2057 -0.36% 0.31%
2056 -0.38% 0.32%
2055 -0.37% 0.37%
2054 -0.35% 0.41%
2053 -0.32% 0.43%
2052 -0.32% 0.46%
2051 -0.31% 0.5%
2050 -0.31% 0.52%
2049 -0.32% 0.55%
2048 -0.3% 0.6%
2047 -0.29% 0.63%
2046 -0.29% 0.65%
2045 -0.29% 0.68%
2044 -0.27% 0.73%
2043 -0.24% 0.75%
2042 -0.24% 0.76%
2041 -0.27% 0.78%
2040 -0.27% 0.79%
2039 -0.28% 0.84%
2038 -0.27% 0.85%
2037 -0.29% 0.87%
2036 -0.27% 0.9%
2035 -0.25% 0.91%
2034 -0.28% 0.93%
2033 -0.27% 0.98%
2032 -0.29% 1.01%
2031 -0.27% 1.03%
2030 -0.28% 1.03%
2029 -0.26% 1.07%
2028 -0.25% 1.09%
2027 -0.23% 1.11%
2026 -0.79% 1.16%
2025 -0.34% 1.21%
2024 0.28% 1.23%
2023 0.13% 1.24%
2022 -0.02% 1.2%
2021 0.04% 1.16%
2020 0.08% 1.34%
2019 0.23% 1.61%
2018 0.3% 1.72%
2017 0.37% 1.78%
2016 0.81% 1.78%
2015 0.87% 1.75%
2014 0.42% 1.73%
2013 0.27% 1.72%
2012 0.19% 1.72%
2011 -1.84% 1.77%
2010 -0.15% 1.89%
2009 -0.25% 2.01%
2008 -0.19% 2.12%
2007 -0.13% 2.2%
2006 -0.11% 2.25%
2005 -0.06% 2.29%
2004 -0.02% 2.34%
2003 0.06% 2.39%
2002 0.17% 2.45%
2001 0.17% 2.43%
2000 0.14% 2.37%
1999 0.06% 2.41%
1998 0.02% 2.49%
1997 0.15% 2.52%
1996 0.29% 2.56%
1995 0.29% 2.57%
1994 0.35% 2.58%
1993 0.66% 2.59%
1992 0.76% 2.68%
1991 0.73% 2.86%
1990 0.87% 2.99%
1989 0.78% 3.09%
1988 0.39% 3.19%
1987 0.15% 3.28%
1986 0.05% 3.33%
1985 -0.22% 3.34%
1984 -0.35% 3.31%
1983 -0.26% 3.28%
1982 -0.1% 3.24%
1981 0.15% 3.2%
1980 0.21% 2.82%
1979 0.04% 2.43%
1978 -0.09% 2.43%
1977 -0.23% 2.43%
1976 -0.43% 2.42%
1975 -0.37% 2.42%
1974 0.04% 2.43%
1973 0.32% 2.42%
1972 0.48% 2.43%
1971 0.18% 2.4%
1970 0.33% 2.32%
1969 0.8% 2.29%
1968 0.45% 2.29%
1967 0.46% 2.4%
1966 0.84% 2.52%
1965 0.86% 2.58%
1964 0.81% 2.63%
1963 0.93% 2.65%
1962 0.88% 2.64%
1961 0.77% 2.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Malaysia's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

Germany Malaysia
Current population
82575542
36512221
Population rank 19/197 45/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.44%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
1.22 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
1.21 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
2.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +1,182
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +431,375
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +1.23%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 89/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 +166,615
Net migration rank 192/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - 166,615
2024 - 36,954 - 174,770
2023 -333,149 609,553 254,806 181,071
2022 -324,394 981,552 237,560 188,154
2021 -224,629 310,264 212,002 188,506
2020 -216,218 203,468 283,282 101,907
2019 -157,877 319,082 309,426 203,284
2018 -165,812 403,908 324,568 221,965
2017 -148,783 452,988 336,434 227,677
2016 -123,523 517,480 345,681 222,141
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 358,302 187,663
2014 -153,866 592,338 367,587 159,791
2013 -209,679 462,384 366,738 149,637
2012 -193,022 199,143 371,497 134,975
2011 -184,632 295,282 372,836 122,269
2010 -179,909 130,116 360,260 157,164
2009 -188,375 46,533 366,157 178,410
2008 -164,220 -23,341 362,380 202,481
2007 -148,080 -24,772 348,711 229,784
2006 -148,278 -489,056 349,509 232,971
2005 -148,445 81,351 355,324 225,864
2004 -107,271 81,735 365,138 212,278
2003 -140,309 142,009 377,425 199,510
2002 -123,733 218,795 381,084 196,227
2001 -98,820 272,875 400,939 173,613
2000 -73,990 174,594 417,371 125,499
1999 -73,890 219,280 432,355 89,335
1998 -65,637 -754,469 436,316 99,639
1997 -49,221 93,281 447,768 79,266
1996 -90,107 281,280 450,174 73,040
1995 -114,349 398,077 443,349 72,393
1994 -114,013 315,585 437,873 66,685
1993 -105,503 462,096 429,910 61,079
1992 -80,625 811,606 418,900 66,286
1991 -80,014 602,638 401,938 97,111
1990 -15,887 679,702 384,518 135,020
1989 -23,625 761,002 373,277 143,544
1988 -7,815 515,962 386,507 133,478
1987 -31,136 174,272 381,999 137,759
1986 -77,721 212,822 385,799 127,081
1985 -116,527 103,556 383,243 120,215
1984 -109,002 -150,771 376,797 106,248
1983 -109,380 -81,349 365,290 97,862
1982 -78,333 -58,121 353,138 89,942
1981 -94,090 130,713 339,991 84,142
1980 -86,117 324,203 326,947 80,617
1979 -125,002 237,705 317,439 -13,980
1978 -140,566 117,167 311,027 -15,059
1977 -125,055 33,881 305,515 -16,601
1976 -164,508 -79,761 300,615 -18,316
1975 -212,418 -207,740 294,541 -20,480
1974 -150,038 -15,126 289,880 -21,919
1973 -149,980 386,881 284,611 -21,995
1972 -62,950 336,015 276,263 -21,305
1971 46,988 450,328 272,323 -20,535
1970 70,352 -273,498 269,341 -31,839
1969 155,820 584,017 264,327 -39,420
1968 239,612 293,307 260,705 -40,996
1967 353,977 -174,155 258,764 -42,108
1966 405,982 134,107 262,162 -33,993
1965 410,204 338,258 264,836 -36,456
1964 482,038 69,825 266,406 -38,785
1963 455,757 205,976 265,815 -40,952
1962 436,752 276,505 262,140 -43,033
1961 462,279 27,534 257,270 -44,916
1960 385,919 212,666 251,090 -46,948

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

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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 Malaysia 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,029,648 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,882,159 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

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
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
Klang 878K
Ipoh 867K
Johor Bahru 798K
George Town 794K
Shah Alam 741K
Subang Jaya 708K
Petaling Jaya 639K
Kuantan 608K
Sungai Petani 545K

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

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