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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 3,173,089 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 26 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 1.03% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.17M (59.3% growth).

Germany vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Namibia
2100 69,929,981 5,958,153
2099 69,956,854 5,952,623
2098 69,973,838 5,947,142
2097 70,015,834 5,942,285
2096 70,046,713 5,938,162
2095 70,067,131 5,930,395
2094 70,085,911 5,922,248
2093 70,106,718 5,911,235
2092 70,132,132 5,899,026
2091 70,178,440 5,886,490
2090 70,240,137 5,871,938
2089 70,294,005 5,858,234
2088 70,352,443 5,842,720
2087 70,434,814 5,825,856
2086 70,532,124 5,806,643
2085 70,627,602 5,789,246
2084 70,722,960 5,771,050
2083 70,829,392 5,751,610
2082 70,932,273 5,730,648
2081 71,045,881 5,707,476
2080 71,171,519 5,682,842
2079 71,305,544 5,659,698
2078 71,445,484 5,634,313
2077 71,601,117 5,608,096
2076 71,757,525 5,580,829
2075 71,891,567 5,551,107
2074 72,046,795 5,522,025
2073 72,206,145 5,494,180
2072 72,356,324 5,464,749
2071 72,517,749 5,434,461
2070 72,664,462 5,403,822
2069 72,828,330 5,371,517
2068 72,993,859 5,336,950
2067 73,178,408 5,300,707
2066 73,370,207 5,263,191
2065 73,561,648 5,227,346
2064 73,762,096 5,190,323
2063 73,971,537 5,150,579
2062 74,198,775 5,109,760
2061 74,426,082 5,068,478
2060 74,678,280 5,023,587
2059 74,932,496 4,979,591
2058 75,206,278 4,933,964
2057 75,482,742 4,887,985
2056 75,756,281 4,840,537
2055 76,041,477 4,790,848
2054 76,325,196 4,741,942
2053 76,595,801 4,691,180
2052 76,839,962 4,639,835
2051 77,084,029 4,587,353
2050 77,325,459 4,533,502
2049 77,569,721 4,482,650
2048 77,818,888 4,430,309
2047 78,049,343 4,373,597
2046 78,272,834 4,318,050
2045 78,497,690 4,259,166
2044 78,722,126 4,202,338
2043 78,936,540 4,144,892
2042 79,130,312 4,088,713
2041 79,324,161 4,032,347
2040 79,536,735 3,976,987
2039 79,754,631 3,920,720
2038 79,978,474 3,862,015
2037 80,194,225 3,804,482
2036 80,425,162 3,747,072
2035 80,640,951 3,689,163
2034 80,844,719 3,631,737
2033 81,069,119 3,575,000
2032 81,286,326 3,516,310
2031 81,520,272 3,456,265
2030 81,736,996 3,395,964
2029 81,963,002 3,336,698
2028 82,178,048 3,277,428
2027 82,384,302 3,216,917
2026 82,575,542 3,156,839
2025 83,233,941 3,094,769
2024 83,516,593 3,030,131
2023 83,287,273 2,963,095
2022 83,177,813 2,889,662
2021 83,196,078 2,810,548
2020 83,160,871 2,728,762
2019 83,092,962 2,650,494
2018 82,905,782 2,577,327
2017 82,657,002 2,506,853
2016 82,348,669 2,439,213
2015 81,686,611 2,374,300
2014 80,982,500 2,312,139
2013 80,645,605 2,252,508
2012 80,425,823 2,194,654
2011 80,274,983 2,146,325
2010 81,776,930 2,109,811
2009 81,902,307 2,077,394
2008 82,110,097 2,047,056
2007 82,266,372 2,018,600
2006 82,376,451 1,991,888
2005 82,469,422 1,966,582
2004 82,516,260 1,942,082
2003 82,534,176 1,917,464
2002 82,488,495 1,889,970
2001 82,349,925 1,857,048
2000 82,211,508 1,818,647
1999 82,100,243 1,776,368
1998 82,047,195 1,732,745
1997 82,034,771 1,689,264
1996 81,914,831 1,646,103
1995 81,678,051 1,602,170
1994 81,438,348 1,556,304
1993 81,156,363 1,508,697
1992 80,624,598 1,461,322
1991 80,013,896 1,415,684
1990 79,433,029 1,369,303
1989 78,751,283 1,288,947
1988 78,144,619 1,209,696
1987 77,839,920 1,167,889
1986 77,720,436 1,131,081
1985 77,684,873 1,096,890
1984 77,858,685 1,065,989
1983 78,128,282 1,037,511
1982 78,333,366 1,010,308
1981 78,407,907 992,500
1980 78,288,576 981,434
1979 78,126,350 962,825
1978 78,091,820 947,269
1977 78,159,814 931,104
1976 78,336,950 906,566
1975 78,673,554 881,032
1974 78,967,433 854,320
1973 78,936,666 828,928
1972 78,688,452 804,399
1971 78,312,842 780,584
1970 78,169,289 757,868
1969 77,909,682 736,120
1968 77,294,314 715,542
1967 76,951,336 696,045
1966 76,600,311 677,655
1965 75,963,695 660,558
1964 75,318,337 644,530
1963 74,714,353 629,589
1962 74,025,784 615,759
1961 73,377,632 603,067
1960 72,814,900 591,465

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/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M 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
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Namibia
2100 -0.04% 0.09%
2099 -0.02% 0.09%
2098 -0.06% 0.08%
2097 -0.04% 0.07%
2096 -0.03% 0.13%
2095 -0.03% 0.14%
2094 -0.03% 0.19%
2093 -0.04% 0.21%
2092 -0.07% 0.21%
2091 -0.09% 0.25%
2090 -0.08% 0.23%
2089 -0.08% 0.27%
2088 -0.12% 0.29%
2087 -0.14% 0.33%
2086 -0.14% 0.3%
2085 -0.13% 0.32%
2084 -0.15% 0.34%
2083 -0.15% 0.37%
2082 -0.16% 0.41%
2081 -0.18% 0.43%
2080 -0.19% 0.41%
2079 -0.2% 0.45%
2078 -0.22% 0.47%
2077 -0.22% 0.49%
2076 -0.19% 0.54%
2075 -0.22% 0.53%
2074 -0.22% 0.51%
2073 -0.21% 0.54%
2072 -0.22% 0.56%
2071 -0.2% 0.57%
2070 -0.23% 0.6%
2069 -0.23% 0.65%
2068 -0.25% 0.68%
2067 -0.26% 0.71%
2066 -0.26% 0.69%
2065 -0.27% 0.71%
2064 -0.28% 0.77%
2063 -0.31% 0.8%
2062 -0.31% 0.81%
2061 -0.34% 0.89%
2060 -0.34% 0.88%
2059 -0.36% 0.92%
2058 -0.37% 0.94%
2057 -0.36% 0.98%
2056 -0.38% 1.04%
2055 -0.37% 1.03%
2054 -0.35% 1.08%
2053 -0.32% 1.11%
2052 -0.32% 1.14%
2051 -0.31% 1.19%
2050 -0.31% 1.13%
2049 -0.32% 1.18%
2048 -0.3% 1.3%
2047 -0.29% 1.29%
2046 -0.29% 1.38%
2045 -0.29% 1.35%
2044 -0.27% 1.39%
2043 -0.24% 1.37%
2042 -0.24% 1.4%
2041 -0.27% 1.39%
2040 -0.27% 1.44%
2039 -0.28% 1.52%
2038 -0.27% 1.51%
2037 -0.29% 1.53%
2036 -0.27% 1.57%
2035 -0.25% 1.58%
2034 -0.28% 1.59%
2033 -0.27% 1.67%
2032 -0.29% 1.74%
2031 -0.27% 1.78%
2030 -0.28% 1.78%
2029 -0.26% 1.81%
2028 -0.25% 1.88%
2027 -0.23% 1.9%
2026 -0.79% 2.01%
2025 -0.34% 2.13%
2024 0.28% 2.26%
2023 0.13% 2.54%
2022 -0.02% 2.81%
2021 0.04% 3%
2020 0.08% 2.95%
2019 0.23% 2.84%
2018 0.3% 2.81%
2017 0.37% 2.77%
2016 0.81% 2.73%
2015 0.87% 2.69%
2014 0.42% 2.65%
2013 0.27% 2.64%
2012 0.19% 2.25%
2011 -1.84% 1.73%
2010 -0.15% 1.56%
2009 -0.25% 1.48%
2008 -0.19% 1.41%
2007 -0.13% 1.34%
2006 -0.11% 1.29%
2005 -0.06% 1.26%
2004 -0.02% 1.28%
2003 0.06% 1.45%
2002 0.17% 1.77%
2001 0.17% 2.11%
2000 0.14% 2.38%
1999 0.06% 2.52%
1998 0.02% 2.57%
1997 0.15% 2.62%
1996 0.29% 2.74%
1995 0.29% 2.95%
1994 0.35% 3.16%
1993 0.66% 3.24%
1992 0.76% 3.22%
1991 0.73% 3.39%
1990 0.87% 6.23%
1989 0.78% 6.55%
1988 0.39% 3.58%
1987 0.15% 3.25%
1986 0.05% 3.12%
1985 -0.22% 2.9%
1984 -0.35% 2.74%
1983 -0.26% 2.69%
1982 -0.1% 1.79%
1981 0.15% 1.13%
1980 0.21% 1.93%
1979 0.04% 1.64%
1978 -0.09% 1.74%
1977 -0.23% 2.71%
1976 -0.43% 2.9%
1975 -0.37% 3.13%
1974 0.04% 3.06%
1973 0.32% 3.05%
1972 0.48% 3.05%
1971 0.18% 3%
1970 0.33% 2.95%
1969 0.8% 2.88%
1968 0.45% 2.8%
1967 0.46% 2.71%
1966 0.84% 2.59%
1965 0.86% 2.49%
1964 0.81% 2.37%
1963 0.93% 2.25%
1962 0.88% 2.1%
1961 0.77% 1.96%

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/namibia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Namibia's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Germany Namibia
Current population
82575542
3173089
Population rank 19/197 134/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.04%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
7.84 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
6.85 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
28.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +184
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +67,036
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 41/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
4.71 hours
Annual migration change -334,072 +1,866
Net migration rank 192/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - 1,866
2024 - 36,954 - 4,211
2023 -333,149 609,553 58,435 11,675
2022 -324,394 981,552 54,534 22,212
2021 -224,629 310,264 50,160 31,327
2020 -216,218 203,468 55,034 27,056
2019 -157,877 319,082 54,769 19,676
2018 -165,812 403,908 53,970 17,920
2017 -148,783 452,988 52,975 16,080
2016 -123,523 517,480 52,228 14,002
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 50,846 12,755
2014 -153,866 592,338 49,581 11,134
2013 -209,679 462,384 47,801 10,748
2012 -193,022 199,143 46,204 10,957
2011 -184,632 295,282 43,557 -4,067
2010 -179,909 130,116 42,046 -8,518
2009 -188,375 46,533 39,942 -8,626
2008 -164,220 -23,341 38,147 -8,775
2007 -148,080 -24,772 36,430 -8,905
2006 -148,278 -489,056 34,690 -8,792
2005 -148,445 81,351 32,909 -8,195
2004 -107,271 81,735 31,478 -7,192
2003 -140,309 142,009 31,115 -6,153
2002 -123,733 218,795 31,947 -1,913
2001 -98,820 272,875 32,942 2,869
2000 -73,990 174,594 35,280 5,709
1999 -73,890 219,280 37,233 6,333
1998 -65,637 -754,469 37,500 6,180
1997 -49,221 93,281 37,256 6,023
1996 -90,107 281,280 37,177 5,866
1995 -114,349 398,077 39,119 5,712
1994 -114,013 315,585 41,316 5,578
1993 -105,503 462,096 42,861 5,464
1992 -80,625 811,606 43,945 2,487
1991 -80,014 602,638 44,523 309
1990 -15,887 679,702 43,956 3,969
1989 -23,625 761,002 37,715 75,072
1988 -7,815 515,962 34,798 10,916
1987 -31,136 174,272 33,340 4,559
1986 -77,721 212,822 31,764 3,953
1985 -116,527 103,556 30,575 2,090
1984 -109,002 -150,771 29,395 -267
1983 -109,380 -81,349 28,307 -481
1982 -78,333 -58,121 27,474 -889
1981 -94,090 130,713 27,938 -18,901
1980 -86,117 324,203 28,142 -15,041
1979 -125,002 237,705 28,930 -4,818
1978 -140,566 117,167 29,821 -22,827
1977 -125,055 33,881 29,241 -3,907
1976 -164,508 -79,761 28,785 -5,048
1975 -212,418 -207,740 27,882 -553
1974 -150,038 -15,126 26,844 -744
1973 -149,980 386,881 25,754 -1,066
1972 -62,950 336,015 24,606 -236
1971 46,988 450,328 23,467 -208
1970 70,352 -273,498 22,414 -244
1969 155,820 584,017 21,387 -57
1968 239,612 293,307 20,470 -636
1967 353,977 -174,155 19,498 -339
1966 405,982 134,107 18,635 -1,023
1965 410,204 338,258 17,902 -1,327
1964 482,038 69,825 17,134 -1,660
1963 455,757 205,976 16,430 -2,016
1962 436,752 276,505 15,656 -2,403
1961 462,279 27,534 14,936 -2,807
1960 385,919 212,666 14,307 -3,227

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/namibia | 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 Namibia 74.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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