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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 24,478,595 people in Mali in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 26,143,152 in Mali.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 3.16 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 +0.32% per year vs +3.12% in Mali.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Mali has grown from 14M to 26.1M (86.9% growth).

Germany vs Mali: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Mali
2100 69,929,981 80,371,693
2099 69,956,854 80,051,982
2098 69,973,838 79,712,985
2097 70,015,834 79,363,373
2096 70,046,713 78,996,636
2095 70,067,131 78,611,169
2094 70,085,911 78,201,275
2093 70,106,718 77,780,277
2092 70,132,132 77,346,576
2091 70,178,440 76,892,849
2090 70,240,137 76,418,075
2089 70,294,005 75,924,551
2088 70,352,443 75,413,374
2087 70,434,814 74,882,872
2086 70,532,124 74,339,859
2085 70,627,602 73,778,163
2084 70,722,960 73,197,940
2083 70,829,392 72,596,727
2082 70,932,273 71,983,705
2081 71,045,881 71,348,537
2080 71,171,519 70,707,220
2079 71,305,544 70,044,626
2078 71,445,484 69,367,218
2077 71,601,117 68,675,750
2076 71,757,525 67,972,574
2075 71,891,567 67,256,565
2074 72,046,795 66,523,454
2073 72,206,145 65,776,035
2072 72,356,324 65,016,928
2071 72,517,749 64,239,726
2070 72,664,462 63,457,636
2069 72,828,330 62,664,074
2068 72,993,859 61,857,029
2067 73,178,408 61,042,577
2066 73,370,207 60,222,511
2065 73,561,648 59,400,594
2064 73,762,096 58,567,263
2063 73,971,537 57,727,308
2062 74,198,775 56,880,111
2061 74,426,082 56,026,848
2060 74,678,280 55,166,339
2059 74,932,496 54,304,533
2058 75,206,278 53,437,711
2057 75,482,742 52,565,517
2056 75,756,281 51,691,907
2055 76,041,477 50,813,138
2054 76,325,196 49,936,085
2053 76,595,801 49,053,898
2052 76,839,962 48,167,179
2051 77,084,029 47,280,403
2050 77,325,459 46,390,999
2049 77,569,721 45,505,968
2048 77,818,888 44,617,075
2047 78,049,343 43,730,396
2046 78,272,834 42,840,806
2045 78,497,690 41,951,176
2044 78,722,126 41,061,960
2043 78,936,540 40,172,937
2042 79,130,312 39,286,024
2041 79,324,161 38,406,403
2040 79,536,735 37,525,963
2039 79,754,631 36,652,557
2038 79,978,474 35,772,629
2037 80,194,225 34,902,845
2036 80,425,162 34,036,236
2035 80,640,951 33,178,665
2034 80,844,719 32,328,037
2033 81,069,119 31,486,276
2032 81,286,326 30,655,886
2031 81,520,272 29,833,522
2030 81,736,996 29,028,860
2029 81,963,002 28,235,559
2028 82,178,048 27,456,170
2027 82,384,302 26,690,187
2026 82,575,542 25,940,320
2025 83,233,941 25,201,616
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Mali's population increased by 6,951,863 people (a 36.2% 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 77,325,459 people with a rank change from 19th to 25th. The population of Mali will increase by 77.4% to 46,390,999 people and rank change from 58th to 46th.

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 69.9M 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 -0.34% 2.95%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Mali's population grew by 2.98%.

Live population counters

Germany Mali
Current population
82575542
26143152
Population rank 19/197 58/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.32%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
44.5 seconds
One birth every
45.6 seconds
33.1 seconds
One death every
30.8 seconds
2.56 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +1,944
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +709,468
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +2.98%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 15/197
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 - 36,954 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/germany/mali | 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 Mali 94.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,749,473 people) and 5.13% is from migration (a loss of 365,292 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 214K
Segou 134K
Bougouni 59.7K
Markala 46K
Koulikoro 43.2K
Banamba 30.6K

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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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