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

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The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,491,249 in 2025 vs 25,198,821 people in Mali in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,830,814 people compared to 26,322,576 in Mali.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 3.15 times bigger than Mali's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Mali is the 58th.
  • The countries together account for 1.31% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.32% for Mali.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.28% per year vs +3.1% in Mali.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.8M (0.55% growth), while Mali has grown from 14M to 26.3M (88.2% growth).

Germany vs Mali: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Mali
2100 70,146,161 80,362,778
2099 70,173,117 80,043,103
2098 70,190,154 79,704,143
2097 70,232,280 79,354,569
2096 70,263,255 78,987,874
2095 70,283,735 78,602,449
2094 70,302,573 78,192,601
2093 70,323,445 77,771,649
2092 70,348,937 77,337,997
2091 70,395,388 76,884,320
2090 70,457,276 76,409,599
2089 70,511,311 75,916,129
2088 70,569,930 75,405,009
2087 70,652,555 74,874,565
2086 70,750,166 74,331,613
2085 70,845,939 73,769,979
2084 70,941,592 73,189,821
2083 71,048,352 72,588,675
2082 71,151,552 71,975,720
2081 71,265,511 71,340,622
2080 71,391,537 70,699,377
2079 71,525,977 70,036,857
2078 71,666,350 69,359,523
2077 71,822,464 68,668,133
2076 71,979,354 67,965,034
2075 72,113,812 67,249,105
2074 72,269,519 66,516,075
2073 72,429,361 65,768,739
2072 72,580,006 65,009,716
2071 72,741,929 64,232,600
2070 72,889,095 63,450,597
2069 73,053,471 62,657,123
2068 73,219,511 61,850,168
2067 73,404,631 61,035,806
2066 73,597,022 60,215,831
2065 73,789,056 59,394,005
2064 73,990,123 58,560,766
2063 74,200,211 57,720,905
2062 74,428,152 56,873,801
2061 74,656,161 56,020,633
2060 74,909,139 55,160,220
2059 75,164,141 54,298,509
2058 75,438,769 53,431,783
2057 75,716,088 52,559,686
2056 75,990,472 51,686,173
2055 76,276,550 50,807,502
2054 76,561,146 49,930,546
2053 76,832,587 49,048,457
2052 77,077,503 48,161,836
2051 77,322,326 47,275,159
2050 77,564,502 46,385,854
2049 77,809,519 45,500,920
2048 78,059,456 44,612,126
2047 78,290,624 43,725,546
2046 78,514,805 42,836,054
2045 78,740,357 41,946,522
2044 78,965,486 41,057,406
2043 79,180,563 40,168,481
2042 79,374,934 39,281,666
2041 79,569,383 38,402,142
2040 79,782,613 37,521,801
2039 80,001,183 36,648,491
2038 80,225,718 35,768,661
2037 80,442,136 34,898,973
2036 80,673,787 34,032,460
2035 80,890,243 33,174,985
2034 81,094,641 32,324,451
2033 81,319,735 31,482,783
2032 81,537,613 30,652,485
2031 81,772,282 29,830,213
2030 81,989,677 29,025,640
2029 82,216,381 28,232,427
2028 82,432,092 27,453,124
2027 82,638,983 26,687,226
2026 82,830,814 25,937,442
2025 83,491,249 25,198,821
2024 83,516,593 24,478,595
2023 83,287,273 23,769,127
2022 83,177,813 23,072,640
2021 83,196,078 22,388,630
2020 83,160,871 21,713,836
2019 83,092,962 21,068,405
2018 82,905,782 20,442,030
2017 82,657,002 19,813,011
2016 82,348,669 19,191,289
2015 81,686,611 18,593,022
2014 80,982,500 18,020,267
2013 80,645,605 17,459,615
2012 80,425,823 16,957,033
2011 80,274,983 16,469,049
2010 81,776,930 15,945,198
2009 81,902,307 15,435,539
2008 82,110,097 14,940,782
2007 82,266,372 14,457,775
2006 82,376,451 13,990,139
2005 82,469,422 13,538,647
2004 82,516,260 13,102,409
2003 82,534,176 12,684,955
2002 82,488,495 12,288,050
2001 82,349,925 11,912,158
2000 82,211,508 11,559,290
1999 82,100,243 11,227,415
1998 82,047,195 10,919,573
1997 82,034,771 10,646,495
1996 81,914,831 10,407,278
1995 81,678,051 10,185,365
1994 81,438,348 9,967,031
1993 81,156,363 9,754,786
1992 80,624,598 9,553,540
1991 80,013,896 9,362,888
1990 79,433,029 9,178,830
1989 78,751,283 8,999,938
1988 78,144,619 8,833,996
1987 77,839,920 8,681,164
1986 77,720,436 8,531,277
1985 77,684,873 8,374,663
1984 77,858,685 8,208,599
1983 78,128,282 8,034,400
1982 78,333,366 7,860,194
1981 78,407,907 7,692,766
1980 78,288,576 7,530,515
1979 78,126,350 7,375,266
1978 78,091,820 7,229,651
1977 78,159,814 7,090,979
1976 78,336,950 6,960,979
1975 78,673,554 6,837,261
1974 78,967,433 6,715,436
1973 78,936,666 6,597,106
1972 78,688,452 6,483,726
1971 78,312,842 6,377,944
1970 78,169,289 6,276,472
1969 77,909,682 6,177,704
1968 77,294,314 6,082,979
1967 76,951,336 5,990,906
1966 76,600,311 5,902,204
1965 75,963,695 5,815,487
1964 75,318,337 5,730,125
1963 74,714,353 5,646,605
1962 74,025,784 5,563,917
1961 73,377,632 5,482,283
1960 72,814,900 5,402,550

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/mali | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Mali gained 5,201,150 people (a 37.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth), while Mali's population increased by 7,131,287 people (a 37.2% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Mali was ranked 66th in 2006 and ranked 58th 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 Mali will increase by 76.2% to 46,385,854 people and rank change from 58th to 47th.

Mali is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 80.4M 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
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Mali
2100 -0.04% 0.4%
2099 -0.02% 0.43%
2098 -0.06% 0.44%
2097 -0.04% 0.46%
2096 -0.03% 0.49%
2095 -0.03% 0.52%
2094 -0.03% 0.54%
2093 -0.04% 0.56%
2092 -0.07% 0.59%
2091 -0.09% 0.62%
2090 -0.08% 0.65%
2089 -0.08% 0.68%
2088 -0.12% 0.71%
2087 -0.14% 0.73%
2086 -0.14% 0.76%
2085 -0.13% 0.79%
2084 -0.15% 0.83%
2083 -0.15% 0.85%
2082 -0.16% 0.89%
2081 -0.18% 0.91%
2080 -0.19% 0.95%
2079 -0.2% 0.98%
2078 -0.22% 1.01%
2077 -0.22% 1.03%
2076 -0.19% 1.06%
2075 -0.22% 1.1%
2074 -0.22% 1.14%
2073 -0.21% 1.17%
2072 -0.22% 1.21%
2071 -0.2% 1.23%
2070 -0.23% 1.27%
2069 -0.23% 1.3%
2068 -0.25% 1.33%
2067 -0.26% 1.36%
2066 -0.26% 1.38%
2065 -0.27% 1.42%
2064 -0.28% 1.46%
2063 -0.31% 1.49%
2062 -0.31% 1.52%
2061 -0.34% 1.56%
2060 -0.34% 1.59%
2059 -0.36% 1.62%
2058 -0.37% 1.66%
2057 -0.36% 1.69%
2056 -0.38% 1.73%
2055 -0.37% 1.76%
2054 -0.35% 1.8%
2053 -0.32% 1.84%
2052 -0.32% 1.88%
2051 -0.31% 1.92%
2050 -0.31% 1.94%
2049 -0.32% 1.99%
2048 -0.3% 2.03%
2047 -0.29% 2.08%
2046 -0.29% 2.12%
2045 -0.29% 2.17%
2044 -0.27% 2.21%
2043 -0.24% 2.26%
2042 -0.24% 2.29%
2041 -0.27% 2.35%
2040 -0.27% 2.38%
2039 -0.28% 2.46%
2038 -0.27% 2.49%
2037 -0.29% 2.55%
2036 -0.27% 2.58%
2035 -0.25% 2.63%
2034 -0.28% 2.67%
2033 -0.27% 2.71%
2032 -0.29% 2.76%
2031 -0.27% 2.77%
2030 -0.28% 2.81%
2029 -0.26% 2.84%
2028 -0.25% 2.87%
2027 -0.23% 2.89%
2026 -0.79% 2.93%
2025 -0.03% 2.94%
2024 0.28% 2.98%
2023 0.13% 3.02%
2022 -0.02% 3.06%
2021 0.04% 3.11%
2020 0.08% 3.06%
2019 0.23% 3.06%
2018 0.3% 3.17%
2017 0.37% 3.24%
2016 0.81% 3.22%
2015 0.87% 3.18%
2014 0.42% 3.21%
2013 0.27% 2.96%
2012 0.19% 2.96%
2011 -1.84% 3.29%
2010 -0.15% 3.3%
2009 -0.25% 3.31%
2008 -0.19% 3.34%
2007 -0.13% 3.34%
2006 -0.11% 3.33%
2005 -0.06% 3.33%
2004 -0.02% 3.29%
2003 0.06% 3.23%
2002 0.17% 3.16%
2001 0.17% 3.05%
2000 0.14% 2.96%
1999 0.06% 2.82%
1998 0.02% 2.56%
1997 0.15% 2.3%
1996 0.29% 2.18%
1995 0.29% 2.19%
1994 0.35% 2.18%
1993 0.66% 2.11%
1992 0.76% 2.04%
1991 0.73% 2.01%
1990 0.87% 1.99%
1989 0.78% 1.88%
1988 0.39% 1.76%
1987 0.15% 1.76%
1986 0.05% 1.87%
1985 -0.22% 2.02%
1984 -0.35% 2.17%
1983 -0.26% 2.22%
1982 -0.1% 2.18%
1981 0.15% 2.15%
1980 0.21% 2.1%
1979 0.04% 2.01%
1978 -0.09% 1.96%
1977 -0.23% 1.87%
1976 -0.43% 1.81%
1975 -0.37% 1.81%
1974 0.04% 1.79%
1973 0.32% 1.75%
1972 0.48% 1.66%
1971 0.18% 1.62%
1970 0.33% 1.6%
1969 0.8% 1.56%
1968 0.45% 1.54%
1967 0.46% 1.5%
1966 0.84% 1.49%
1965 0.86% 1.49%
1964 0.81% 1.48%
1963 0.93% 1.49%
1962 0.88% 1.49%
1961 0.77% 1.48%

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/mali | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Germany declined by 0.03%, while Mali's population grew by 2.94%.

Live population counters

Germany Mali
Current population
82830814
26322576
Population rank 19/197 58/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.32%
One net population change
20.8 minutes
43.9 seconds
One birth every
46.6 seconds
32.6 seconds
One death every
31.2 seconds
2.52 minutes
Daily growth/decline -69 +1,973
Annual growth/decline -25,344 +720,226
Annual growth/decline rate -0.03% +2.94%
Population growth rate rank 159/197 14/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
11 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 -48,019
Net migration rank 192/196 173/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 545,323
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 76/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 2.2%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 131/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Mali
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Mali
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -48,019
2024 -334,066 36,954 759,375 -46,880
2023 -333,149 609,553 746,398 -39,953
2022 -324,394 981,552 726,465 -39,951
2021 -224,629 310,264 703,674 -22,210
2020 -216,218 203,468 683,053 -14,962
2019 -157,877 319,082 667,110 -44,373
2018 -165,812 403,908 670,723 -40,710
2017 -148,783 452,988 661,973 -33,942
2016 -123,523 517,480 645,652 -30,251
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 630,006 -48,872
2014 -153,866 592,338 614,419 -50,068
2013 -209,679 462,384 597,887 -40,951
2012 -193,022 199,143 588,748 -140,507
2011 -184,632 295,282 570,899 -43,160
2010 -179,909 130,116 554,447 -34,483
2009 -188,375 46,533 533,730 -34,383
2008 -164,220 -23,341 514,665 -24,509
2007 -148,080 -24,772 495,800 -19,945
2006 -148,278 -489,056 477,665 -18,247
2005 -148,445 81,351 460,964 -17,413
2004 -107,271 81,735 439,717 -10,796
2003 -140,309 142,009 417,766 -11,768
2002 -123,733 218,795 396,732 -8,914
2001 -98,820 272,875 376,472 -12,507
2000 -73,990 174,594 359,159 -17,395
1999 -73,890 219,280 343,705 -21,702
1998 -65,637 -754,469 323,940 -30,255
1997 -49,221 93,281 308,429 -55,978
1996 -90,107 281,280 293,953 -67,974
1995 -114,349 398,077 285,598 -67,763
1994 -114,013 315,585 282,356 -63,533
1993 -105,503 462,096 274,480 -68,816
1992 -80,625 811,606 267,605 -70,789
1991 -80,014 602,638 261,656 -77,172
1990 -15,887 679,702 252,308 -68,668
1989 -23,625 761,002 249,929 -75,771
1988 -7,815 515,962 245,682 -87,952
1987 -31,136 174,272 238,871 -90,940
1986 -77,721 212,822 233,799 -81,970
1985 -116,527 103,556 224,734 -63,347
1984 -109,002 -150,771 218,078 -47,331
1983 -109,380 -81,349 211,795 -34,132
1982 -78,333 -58,121 204,892 -34,140
1981 -94,090 130,713 198,227 -34,130
1980 -86,117 324,203 190,560 -30,156
1979 -125,002 237,705 182,449 -32,353
1978 -140,566 117,167 172,652 -31,520
1977 -125,055 33,881 165,071 -28,853
1976 -164,508 -79,761 157,778 -33,999
1975 -212,418 -207,740 150,222 -26,572
1974 -150,038 -15,126 142,448 -22,449
1973 -149,980 386,881 135,801 -19,137
1972 -62,950 336,015 129,687 -19,594
1971 46,988 450,328 123,591 -22,127
1970 70,352 -273,498 118,952 -17,479
1969 155,820 584,017 114,361 -18,302
1968 239,612 293,307 111,403 -18,015
1967 353,977 -174,155 107,650 -16,900
1966 405,982 134,107 103,684 -17,032
1965 410,204 338,258 100,451 -13,662
1964 482,038 69,825 97,166 -13,226
1963 455,757 205,976 95,055 -11,951
1962 436,752 276,505 93,101 -10,821
1961 462,279 27,534 91,115 -10,139
1960 385,919 212,666 88,802 -10,314

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/mali | 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 Mali 95% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,894,429 people) and 4.99% is from migration (a loss of 362,104 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 545,323 people or 2.2% in Mali.

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
Mali
City Population
Bamako 4.23M
Sikasso 226K
Segou 131K
Bougouni 59.7K
Markala 46K
Koulikoro 43.2K
Banamba 30.6K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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