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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 1.61 times bigger than Germany's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 2.6% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Germany vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Mexico
2100 69,929,981 131,182,639
2099 69,956,854 131,943,283
2098 69,973,838 132,700,369
2097 70,015,834 133,455,010
2096 70,046,713 134,204,227
2095 70,067,131 134,949,218
2094 70,085,911 135,687,085
2093 70,106,718 136,415,232
2092 70,132,132 137,127,644
2091 70,178,440 137,833,985
2090 70,240,137 138,527,198
2089 70,294,005 139,208,862
2088 70,352,443 139,874,924
2087 70,434,814 140,530,483
2086 70,532,124 141,174,372
2085 70,627,602 141,805,496
2084 70,722,960 142,415,948
2083 70,829,392 143,009,187
2082 70,932,273 143,579,768
2081 71,045,881 144,138,842
2080 71,171,519 144,677,451
2079 71,305,544 145,195,172
2078 71,445,484 145,691,242
2077 71,601,117 146,165,064
2076 71,757,525 146,616,674
2075 71,891,567 147,046,928
2074 72,046,795 147,455,761
2073 72,206,145 147,841,295
2072 72,356,324 148,201,143
2071 72,517,749 148,534,057
2070 72,664,462 148,848,168
2069 72,828,330 149,134,711
2068 72,993,859 149,395,717
2067 73,178,408 149,630,386
2066 73,370,207 149,842,125
2065 73,561,648 150,029,268
2064 73,762,096 150,187,992
2063 73,971,537 150,319,846
2062 74,198,775 150,424,224
2061 74,426,082 150,502,250
2060 74,678,280 150,555,648
2059 74,932,496 150,577,220
2058 75,206,278 150,569,044
2057 75,482,742 150,535,337
2056 75,756,281 150,475,242
2055 76,041,477 150,384,336
2054 76,325,196 150,263,237
2053 76,595,801 150,110,615
2052 76,839,962 149,923,918
2051 77,084,029 149,705,066
2050 77,325,459 149,450,774
2049 77,569,721 149,166,038
2048 77,818,888 148,836,849
2047 78,049,343 148,478,965
2046 78,272,834 148,081,688
2045 78,497,690 147,647,318
2044 78,722,126 147,173,101
2043 78,936,540 146,667,761
2042 79,130,312 146,123,566
2041 79,324,161 145,543,650
2040 79,536,735 144,931,633
2039 79,754,631 144,286,278
2038 79,978,474 143,601,872
2037 80,194,225 142,883,005
2036 80,425,162 142,138,929
2035 80,640,951 141,359,885
2034 80,844,719 140,554,653
2033 81,069,119 139,713,048
2032 81,286,326 138,843,644
2031 81,520,272 137,947,334
2030 81,736,996 137,023,304
2029 81,963,002 136,071,720
2028 82,178,048 135,090,755
2027 82,384,302 134,081,337
2026 82,575,542 133,042,003
2025 83,233,941 131,970,909
2024 83,516,593 130,861,007
2023 83,287,273 129,739,759
2022 83,177,813 128,613,117
2021 83,196,078 127,648,148
2020 83,160,871 126,799,054
2019 83,092,962 125,762,982
2018 82,905,782 124,573,711
2017 82,657,002 123,400,057
2016 82,348,669 122,251,351
2015 81,686,611 121,072,306
2014 80,982,500 119,784,261
2013 80,645,605 118,343,573
2012 80,425,823 116,818,208
2011 80,274,983 115,243,504
2010 81,776,930 113,623,895
2009 81,902,307 111,999,721
2008 82,110,097 110,374,288
2007 82,266,372 108,774,360
2006 82,376,451 107,253,666
2005 82,469,422 105,811,504
2004 82,516,260 104,394,131
2003 82,534,176 102,978,515
2002 82,488,495 101,548,624
2001 82,349,925 100,099,099
2000 82,211,508 98,625,552
1999 82,100,243 97,115,707
1998 82,047,195 95,575,245
1997 82,034,771 94,021,207
1996 81,914,831 92,452,702
1995 81,678,051 90,862,455
1994 81,438,348 89,259,205
1993 81,156,363 87,653,807
1992 80,624,598 86,044,809
1991 80,013,896 84,430,572
1990 79,433,029 82,820,170
1989 78,751,283 81,247,182
1988 78,144,619 79,695,531
1987 77,839,920 78,136,651
1986 77,720,436 76,585,637
1985 77,684,873 75,043,414
1984 77,858,685 73,506,846
1983 78,128,282 71,971,240
1982 78,333,366 70,433,260
1981 78,407,907 68,892,108
1980 78,288,576 67,300,334
1979 78,126,350 65,648,865
1978 78,091,820 63,979,046
1977 78,159,814 62,308,493
1976 78,336,950 60,645,512
1975 78,673,554 58,982,400
1974 78,967,433 57,320,149
1973 78,936,666 55,667,284
1972 78,688,452 54,030,168
1971 78,312,842 52,412,558
1970 78,169,289 50,814,953
1969 77,909,682 49,233,194
1968 77,294,314 47,668,303
1967 76,951,336 46,129,608
1966 76,600,311 44,629,106
1965 75,963,695 43,174,477
1964 75,318,337 41,772,049
1963 74,714,353 40,424,065
1962 74,025,784 39,129,200
1961 73,377,632 37,890,118
1960 72,814,900 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M 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
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Mexico
2100 -0.04% -0.58%
2099 -0.02% -0.57%
2098 -0.06% -0.57%
2097 -0.04% -0.56%
2096 -0.03% -0.55%
2095 -0.03% -0.54%
2094 -0.03% -0.53%
2093 -0.04% -0.52%
2092 -0.07% -0.51%
2091 -0.09% -0.5%
2090 -0.08% -0.49%
2089 -0.08% -0.48%
2088 -0.12% -0.47%
2087 -0.14% -0.46%
2086 -0.14% -0.45%
2085 -0.13% -0.43%
2084 -0.15% -0.41%
2083 -0.15% -0.4%
2082 -0.16% -0.39%
2081 -0.18% -0.37%
2080 -0.19% -0.36%
2079 -0.2% -0.34%
2078 -0.22% -0.32%
2077 -0.22% -0.31%
2076 -0.19% -0.29%
2075 -0.22% -0.28%
2074 -0.22% -0.26%
2073 -0.21% -0.24%
2072 -0.22% -0.22%
2071 -0.2% -0.21%
2070 -0.23% -0.19%
2069 -0.23% -0.17%
2068 -0.25% -0.16%
2067 -0.26% -0.14%
2066 -0.26% -0.12%
2065 -0.27% -0.11%
2064 -0.28% -0.09%
2063 -0.31% -0.07%
2062 -0.31% -0.05%
2061 -0.34% -0.04%
2060 -0.34% -0.01%
2059 -0.36% 0.005%
2058 -0.37% 0.02%
2057 -0.36% 0.04%
2056 -0.38% 0.06%
2055 -0.37% 0.08%
2054 -0.35% 0.1%
2053 -0.32% 0.12%
2052 -0.32% 0.15%
2051 -0.31% 0.17%
2050 -0.31% 0.19%
2049 -0.32% 0.22%
2048 -0.3% 0.24%
2047 -0.29% 0.27%
2046 -0.29% 0.29%
2045 -0.29% 0.32%
2044 -0.27% 0.34%
2043 -0.24% 0.37%
2042 -0.24% 0.4%
2041 -0.27% 0.42%
2040 -0.27% 0.45%
2039 -0.28% 0.48%
2038 -0.27% 0.5%
2037 -0.29% 0.52%
2036 -0.27% 0.55%
2035 -0.25% 0.57%
2034 -0.28% 0.6%
2033 -0.27% 0.63%
2032 -0.29% 0.65%
2031 -0.27% 0.67%
2030 -0.28% 0.7%
2029 -0.26% 0.73%
2028 -0.25% 0.75%
2027 -0.23% 0.78%
2026 -0.79% 0.81%
2025 -0.34% 0.85%
2024 0.28% 0.86%
2023 0.13% 0.88%
2022 -0.02% 0.76%
2021 0.04% 0.67%
2020 0.08% 0.82%
2019 0.23% 0.95%
2018 0.3% 0.95%
2017 0.37% 0.94%
2016 0.81% 0.97%
2015 0.87% 1.08%
2014 0.42% 1.22%
2013 0.27% 1.31%
2012 0.19% 1.37%
2011 -1.84% 1.43%
2010 -0.15% 1.45%
2009 -0.25% 1.47%
2008 -0.19% 1.47%
2007 -0.13% 1.42%
2006 -0.11% 1.36%
2005 -0.06% 1.36%
2004 -0.02% 1.37%
2003 0.06% 1.41%
2002 0.17% 1.45%
2001 0.17% 1.49%
2000 0.14% 1.55%
1999 0.06% 1.61%
1998 0.02% 1.65%
1997 0.15% 1.7%
1996 0.29% 1.75%
1995 0.29% 1.8%
1994 0.35% 1.83%
1993 0.66% 1.87%
1992 0.76% 1.91%
1991 0.73% 1.94%
1990 0.87% 1.94%
1989 0.78% 1.95%
1988 0.39% 2%
1987 0.15% 2.03%
1986 0.05% 2.06%
1985 -0.22% 2.09%
1984 -0.35% 2.13%
1983 -0.26% 2.18%
1982 -0.1% 2.24%
1981 0.15% 2.37%
1980 0.21% 2.52%
1979 0.04% 2.61%
1978 -0.09% 2.68%
1977 -0.23% 2.74%
1976 -0.43% 2.82%
1975 -0.37% 2.9%
1974 0.04% 2.97%
1973 0.32% 3.03%
1972 0.48% 3.09%
1971 0.18% 3.14%
1970 0.33% 3.21%
1969 0.8% 3.28%
1968 0.45% 3.34%
1967 0.46% 3.36%
1966 0.84% 3.37%
1965 0.86% 3.36%
1964 0.81% 3.33%
1963 0.93% 3.31%
1962 0.88% 3.27%
1961 0.77% 3.17%

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/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Germany Mexico
Current population
82575542
133323134
Population rank 19/197 11/197
Percent of world population 1% 1.61%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
45.6 seconds
15.5 seconds
One death every
30.8 seconds
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +628 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 110/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 -108,037
Net migration rank 192/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -108,037
2024 - 36,954 - -104,581
2023 -333,149 609,553 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 -324,394 981,552 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 -224,629 310,264 936,682 -122,791
2020 -216,218 203,468 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 -157,877 319,082 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 -165,812 403,908 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 -148,783 452,988 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 -123,523 517,480 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 -153,866 592,338 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 -209,679 462,384 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 -193,022 199,143 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 -184,632 295,282 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 -179,909 130,116 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 -188,375 46,533 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 -164,220 -23,341 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 -148,080 -24,772 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 -148,278 -489,056 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 -148,445 81,351 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 -107,271 81,735 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 -140,309 142,009 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 -123,733 218,795 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 -98,820 272,875 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 -73,990 174,594 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 -73,890 219,280 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 -65,637 -754,469 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 -49,221 93,281 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 -90,107 281,280 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 -114,349 398,077 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 -114,013 315,585 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 -105,503 462,096 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 -80,625 811,606 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 -80,014 602,638 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 -15,887 679,702 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 -23,625 761,002 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 -7,815 515,962 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 -31,136 174,272 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 -77,721 212,822 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 -116,527 103,556 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 -109,002 -150,771 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 -109,380 -81,349 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 -78,333 -58,121 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 -94,090 130,713 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 -86,117 324,203 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 -125,002 237,705 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 -140,566 117,167 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 -125,055 33,881 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 -164,508 -79,761 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 -212,418 -207,740 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 -150,038 -15,126 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 -149,980 386,881 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 -62,950 336,015 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 46,988 450,328 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 70,352 -273,498 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 155,820 584,017 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 239,612 293,307 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 353,977 -174,155 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 405,982 134,107 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 410,204 338,258 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 482,038 69,825 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 455,757 205,976 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 436,752 276,505 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 462,279 27,534 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 385,919 212,666 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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