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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 27,032,412 people in Niger in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 29,080,898 in Niger.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 2.84 times bigger than Niger's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Niger is the 53rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.35% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.35% for Niger.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +3.5% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.1M (103.8% growth).

Germany vs Niger: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Niger
2100 69,929,981 92,149,803
2099 69,956,854 91,788,730
2098 69,973,838 91,409,848
2097 70,015,834 91,009,119
2096 70,046,713 90,589,670
2095 70,067,131 90,150,766
2094 70,085,911 89,694,201
2093 70,106,718 89,215,318
2092 70,132,132 88,716,114
2091 70,178,440 88,197,952
2090 70,240,137 87,660,657
2089 70,294,005 87,103,777
2088 70,352,443 86,525,686
2087 70,434,814 85,929,075
2086 70,532,124 85,313,560
2085 70,627,602 84,675,788
2084 70,722,960 84,017,371
2083 70,829,392 83,337,884
2082 70,932,273 82,638,198
2081 71,045,881 81,922,470
2080 71,171,519 81,186,181
2079 71,305,544 80,435,226
2078 71,445,484 79,665,207
2077 71,601,117 78,877,754
2076 71,757,525 78,071,174
2075 71,891,567 77,248,629
2074 72,046,795 76,412,785
2073 72,206,145 75,560,272
2072 72,356,324 74,691,713
2071 72,517,749 73,808,594
2070 72,664,462 72,912,178
2069 72,828,330 71,999,238
2068 72,993,859 71,073,720
2067 73,178,408 70,133,854
2066 73,370,207 69,181,625
2065 73,561,648 68,221,595
2064 73,762,096 67,248,034
2063 73,971,537 66,264,418
2062 74,198,775 65,270,595
2061 74,426,082 64,267,053
2060 74,678,280 63,257,169
2059 74,932,496 62,239,490
2058 75,206,278 61,213,177
2057 75,482,742 60,180,993
2056 75,756,281 59,145,841
2055 76,041,477 58,103,375
2054 76,325,196 57,056,756
2053 76,595,801 56,007,297
2052 76,839,962 54,958,567
2051 77,084,029 53,907,164
2050 77,325,459 52,858,275
2049 77,569,721 51,810,418
2048 77,818,888 50,763,456
2047 78,049,343 49,719,695
2046 78,272,834 48,677,799
2045 78,497,690 47,638,048
2044 78,722,126 46,602,104
2043 78,936,540 45,572,618
2042 79,130,312 44,546,381
2041 79,324,161 43,525,533
2040 79,536,735 42,508,212
2039 79,754,631 41,495,840
2038 79,978,474 40,485,407
2037 80,194,225 39,476,789
2036 80,425,162 38,472,178
2035 80,640,951 37,470,776
2034 80,844,719 36,477,557
2033 81,069,119 35,487,806
2032 81,286,326 34,508,717
2031 81,520,272 33,538,029
2030 81,736,996 32,574,145
2029 81,963,002 31,620,865
2028 82,178,048 30,680,257
2027 82,384,302 29,750,695
2026 82,575,542 28,832,547
2025 83,233,941 27,926,917
2024 83,516,593 27,032,412
2023 83,287,273 26,159,867
2022 83,177,813 25,311,973
2021 83,196,078 24,502,140
2020 83,160,871 23,717,613
2019 83,092,962 22,947,757
2018 82,905,782 22,188,069
2017 82,657,002 21,435,446
2016 82,348,669 20,685,753
2015 81,686,611 19,939,498
2014 80,982,500 19,215,909
2013 80,645,605 18,519,898
2012 80,425,823 17,836,769
2011 80,274,983 17,176,283
2010 81,776,930 16,548,835
2009 81,902,307 15,943,675
2008 82,110,097 15,361,915
2007 82,266,372 14,803,610
2006 82,376,451 14,268,581
2005 82,469,422 13,756,192
2004 82,516,260 13,265,836
2003 82,534,176 12,796,984
2002 82,488,495 12,349,144
2001 82,349,925 11,920,647
2000 82,211,508 11,509,630
1999 82,100,243 11,117,411
1998 82,047,195 10,741,413
1997 82,034,771 10,383,969
1996 81,914,831 10,044,852
1995 81,678,051 9,714,529
1994 81,438,348 9,398,258
1993 81,156,363 9,100,789
1992 80,624,598 8,817,633
1991 80,013,896 8,546,900
1990 79,433,029 8,286,059
1989 78,751,283 8,034,780
1988 78,144,619 7,793,748
1987 77,839,920 7,561,150
1986 77,720,436 7,335,811
1985 77,684,873 7,118,457
1984 77,858,685 6,909,971
1983 78,128,282 6,708,644
1982 78,333,366 6,512,732
1981 78,407,907 6,322,006
1980 78,288,576 6,135,971
1979 78,126,350 5,955,556
1978 78,091,820 5,782,932
1977 78,159,814 5,619,716
1976 78,336,950 5,464,962
1975 78,673,554 5,317,019
1974 78,967,433 5,174,953
1973 78,936,666 5,037,865
1972 78,688,452 4,904,845
1971 78,312,842 4,776,225
1970 78,169,289 4,650,275
1969 77,909,682 4,525,725
1968 77,294,314 4,403,637
1967 76,951,336 4,283,590
1966 76,600,311 4,165,544
1965 75,963,695 4,049,695
1964 75,318,337 3,935,814
1963 74,714,353 3,823,873
1962 74,025,784 3,714,520
1961 73,377,632 3,608,162
1960 72,814,900 3,505,050

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/niger | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,395,145 people (a 40.6% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd 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 Niger will increase by 81.8% to 52,858,275 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.

Niger is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 92.1M 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
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Niger
2100 -0.04% 0.39%
2099 -0.02% 0.41%
2098 -0.06% 0.44%
2097 -0.04% 0.46%
2096 -0.03% 0.49%
2095 -0.03% 0.51%
2094 -0.03% 0.54%
2093 -0.04% 0.56%
2092 -0.07% 0.59%
2091 -0.09% 0.61%
2090 -0.08% 0.64%
2089 -0.08% 0.67%
2088 -0.12% 0.69%
2087 -0.14% 0.72%
2086 -0.14% 0.75%
2085 -0.13% 0.78%
2084 -0.15% 0.82%
2083 -0.15% 0.85%
2082 -0.16% 0.87%
2081 -0.18% 0.91%
2080 -0.19% 0.93%
2079 -0.2% 0.97%
2078 -0.22% 1%
2077 -0.22% 1.03%
2076 -0.19% 1.06%
2075 -0.22% 1.09%
2074 -0.22% 1.13%
2073 -0.21% 1.16%
2072 -0.22% 1.2%
2071 -0.2% 1.23%
2070 -0.23% 1.27%
2069 -0.23% 1.3%
2068 -0.25% 1.34%
2067 -0.26% 1.38%
2066 -0.26% 1.41%
2065 -0.27% 1.45%
2064 -0.28% 1.48%
2063 -0.31% 1.52%
2062 -0.31% 1.56%
2061 -0.34% 1.6%
2060 -0.34% 1.64%
2059 -0.36% 1.68%
2058 -0.37% 1.72%
2057 -0.36% 1.75%
2056 -0.38% 1.79%
2055 -0.37% 1.83%
2054 -0.35% 1.87%
2053 -0.32% 1.91%
2052 -0.32% 1.95%
2051 -0.31% 1.98%
2050 -0.31% 2.02%
2049 -0.32% 2.06%
2048 -0.3% 2.1%
2047 -0.29% 2.14%
2046 -0.29% 2.18%
2045 -0.29% 2.22%
2044 -0.27% 2.26%
2043 -0.24% 2.3%
2042 -0.24% 2.35%
2041 -0.27% 2.39%
2040 -0.27% 2.44%
2039 -0.28% 2.5%
2038 -0.27% 2.55%
2037 -0.29% 2.61%
2036 -0.27% 2.67%
2035 -0.25% 2.72%
2034 -0.28% 2.79%
2033 -0.27% 2.84%
2032 -0.29% 2.89%
2031 -0.27% 2.96%
2030 -0.28% 3.01%
2029 -0.26% 3.07%
2028 -0.25% 3.12%
2027 -0.23% 3.18%
2026 -0.79% 3.24%
2025 -0.34% 3.31%
2024 0.28% 3.34%
2023 0.13% 3.35%
2022 -0.02% 3.31%
2021 0.04% 3.31%
2020 0.08% 3.35%
2019 0.23% 3.42%
2018 0.3% 3.51%
2017 0.37% 3.62%
2016 0.81% 3.74%
2015 0.87% 3.77%
2014 0.42% 3.76%
2013 0.27% 3.83%
2012 0.19% 3.85%
2011 -1.84% 3.79%
2010 -0.15% 3.8%
2009 -0.25% 3.79%
2008 -0.19% 3.77%
2007 -0.13% 3.75%
2006 -0.11% 3.72%
2005 -0.06% 3.7%
2004 -0.02% 3.66%
2003 0.06% 3.63%
2002 0.17% 3.59%
2001 0.17% 3.57%
2000 0.14% 3.53%
1999 0.06% 3.5%
1998 0.02% 3.44%
1997 0.15% 3.38%
1996 0.29% 3.4%
1995 0.29% 3.37%
1994 0.35% 3.27%
1993 0.66% 3.21%
1992 0.76% 3.17%
1991 0.73% 3.15%
1990 0.87% 3.13%
1989 0.78% 3.09%
1988 0.39% 3.08%
1987 0.15% 3.07%
1986 0.05% 3.05%
1985 -0.22% 3.02%
1984 -0.35% 3%
1983 -0.26% 3.01%
1982 -0.1% 3.02%
1981 0.15% 3.03%
1980 0.21% 3.03%
1979 0.04% 2.99%
1978 -0.09% 2.9%
1977 -0.23% 2.83%
1976 -0.43% 2.78%
1975 -0.37% 2.75%
1974 0.04% 2.72%
1973 0.32% 2.71%
1972 0.48% 2.69%
1971 0.18% 2.71%
1970 0.33% 2.75%
1969 0.8% 2.77%
1968 0.45% 2.8%
1967 0.46% 2.83%
1966 0.84% 2.86%
1965 0.86% 2.89%
1964 0.81% 2.93%
1963 0.93% 2.94%
1962 0.88% 2.95%
1961 0.77% 2.94%

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/niger | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Niger's population grew by 3.34%.

Live population counters

Germany Niger
Current population
82575542
29080898
Population rank 19/197 53/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.35%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
36.1 seconds
One birth every
45.6 seconds
28.8 seconds
One death every
30.8 seconds
2.27 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +2,391
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +872,545
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +3.34%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 10/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
1.14 hours
Annual migration change -334,072 -7,704
Net migration rank 192/196 126/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 449,236
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 85/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 140/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Niger
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Niger
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -7,704
2024 - 36,954 - -4,041
2023 -333,149 609,553 864,139 995
2022 -324,394 981,552 829,651 995
2021 -224,629 310,264 793,428 -4,405
2020 -216,218 203,468 784,437 -4,402
2019 -157,877 319,082 775,474 -15,778
2018 -165,812 403,908 763,536 -3,830
2017 -148,783 452,988 752,384 -6,830
2016 -123,523 517,480 738,999 14,833
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 721,630 17,051
2014 -153,866 592,338 704,609 3,891
2013 -209,679 462,384 686,070 -2,543
2012 -193,022 199,143 664,009 18,714
2011 -184,632 295,282 645,175 -6,941
2010 -179,909 130,116 624,685 -8,033
2009 -188,375 46,533 602,671 -9,014
2008 -164,220 -23,341 579,727 -9,847
2007 -148,080 -24,772 556,808 -10,069
2006 -148,278 -489,056 533,374 -10,054
2005 -148,445 81,351 511,167 -9,700
2004 -107,271 81,735 488,328 -9,070
2003 -140,309 142,009 467,295 -8,841
2002 -123,733 218,795 446,767 -9,550
2001 -98,820 272,875 428,417 -8,654
2000 -73,990 174,594 410,779 -8,522
1999 -73,890 219,280 394,212 -12,037
1998 -65,637 -754,469 377,120 -7,298
1997 -49,221 93,281 358,745 -13,680
1996 -90,107 281,280 341,223 -8,057
1995 -114,349 398,077 323,630 3,843
1994 -114,013 315,585 306,026 -959
1993 -105,503 462,096 292,135 -2,269
1992 -80,625 811,606 278,690 -2,258
1991 -80,014 602,638 266,527 -1,500
1990 -15,887 679,702 256,594 73
1989 -23,625 761,002 245,278 613
1988 -7,815 515,962 237,296 -1,139
1987 -31,136 174,272 231,371 -2,338
1986 -77,721 212,822 224,365 -2,728
1985 -116,527 103,556 219,206 -6,126
1984 -109,002 -150,771 213,111 -9,208
1983 -109,380 -81,349 207,962 -9,209
1982 -78,333 -58,121 202,012 -8,935
1981 -94,090 130,713 195,938 -7,559
1980 -86,117 324,203 189,251 -5,564
1979 -125,002 237,705 180,632 -3,495
1978 -140,566 117,167 171,614 -3,494
1977 -125,055 33,881 161,792 -3,476
1976 -164,508 -79,761 154,489 -3,308
1975 -212,418 -207,740 147,962 -3,254
1974 -150,038 -15,126 142,606 -3,179
1973 -149,980 386,881 137,695 -2,942
1972 -62,950 336,015 133,813 -2,525
1971 46,988 450,328 128,223 -2,277
1970 70,352 -273,498 128,184 -2,225
1969 155,820 584,017 125,389 -2,245
1968 239,612 293,307 123,301 -2,277
1967 353,977 -174,155 121,358 -2,289
1966 405,982 134,107 119,314 -2,289
1965 410,204 338,258 116,963 -2,289
1964 482,038 69,825 115,386 -2,289
1963 455,757 205,976 113,072 -2,289
1962 436,752 276,505 110,280 -2,369
1961 462,279 27,534 107,693 -2,893
1960 385,919 212,666 105,081 -3,641

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/niger | 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 Niger 100% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,728,287 people) and 0.03% is from migration (a gain of 2,520 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 449,236 people or 1.7% in Niger.

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
Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K

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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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