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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 2.95 times bigger than Germany's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.94% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Germany vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Nigeria
2100 69,929,981 481,678,166
2099 69,956,854 481,494,914
2098 69,973,838 481,219,866
2097 70,015,834 480,876,108
2096 70,046,713 480,460,381
2095 70,067,131 479,976,454
2094 70,085,911 479,432,855
2093 70,106,718 478,807,152
2092 70,132,132 478,097,591
2091 70,178,440 477,274,569
2090 70,240,137 476,367,086
2089 70,294,005 475,363,859
2088 70,352,443 474,268,867
2087 70,434,814 473,072,894
2086 70,532,124 471,769,229
2085 70,627,602 470,365,292
2084 70,722,960 468,843,169
2083 70,829,392 467,224,322
2082 70,932,273 465,509,151
2081 71,045,881 463,679,779
2080 71,171,519 461,741,930
2079 71,305,544 459,680,797
2078 71,445,484 457,513,367
2077 71,601,117 455,254,796
2076 71,757,525 452,885,729
2075 71,891,567 450,402,898
2074 72,046,795 447,825,224
2073 72,206,145 445,152,156
2072 72,356,324 442,375,349
2071 72,517,749 439,499,004
2070 72,664,462 436,539,777
2069 72,828,330 433,472,204
2068 72,993,859 430,320,190
2067 73,178,408 427,066,199
2066 73,370,207 423,736,078
2065 73,561,648 420,318,527
2064 73,762,096 416,811,285
2063 73,971,537 413,231,409
2062 74,198,775 409,583,480
2061 74,426,082 405,859,509
2060 74,678,280 402,073,494
2059 74,932,496 398,228,736
2058 75,206,278 394,315,883
2057 75,482,742 390,341,867
2056 75,756,281 386,298,064
2055 76,041,477 382,193,151
2054 76,325,196 378,030,342
2053 76,595,801 373,799,276
2052 76,839,962 369,501,634
2051 77,084,029 365,149,555
2050 77,325,459 360,734,783
2049 77,569,721 356,271,401
2048 77,818,888 351,752,501
2047 78,049,343 347,169,674
2046 78,272,834 342,532,578
2045 78,497,690 337,834,528
2044 78,722,126 333,076,416
2043 78,936,540 328,256,555
2042 79,130,312 323,388,886
2041 79,324,161 318,469,120
2040 79,536,735 313,492,800
2039 79,754,631 308,474,350
2038 79,978,474 303,423,786
2037 80,194,225 298,351,344
2036 80,425,162 293,250,795
2035 80,640,951 288,138,368
2034 80,844,719 283,018,151
2033 81,069,119 277,897,810
2032 81,286,326 272,769,123
2031 81,520,272 267,666,779
2030 81,736,996 262,583,487
2029 81,963,002 257,504,936
2028 82,178,048 252,465,743
2027 82,384,302 247,457,208
2026 82,575,542 242,477,499
2025 83,233,941 237,546,527
2024 83,516,593 232,679,478
2023 83,287,273 227,882,945
2022 83,177,813 223,150,896
2021 83,196,078 218,529,286
2020 83,160,871 213,996,181
2019 83,092,962 209,485,641
2018 82,905,782 204,938,755
2017 82,657,002 200,254,579
2016 82,348,669 195,443,700
2015 81,686,611 190,671,878
2014 80,982,500 185,896,915
2013 80,645,605 181,049,443
2012 80,425,823 176,200,625
2011 80,274,983 171,379,598
2010 81,776,930 166,642,886
2009 81,902,307 162,049,464
2008 82,110,097 157,595,014
2007 82,266,372 153,267,261
2006 82,376,451 149,077,334
2005 82,469,422 145,017,253
2004 82,516,260 141,057,045
2003 82,534,176 137,202,644
2002 82,488,495 133,471,989
2001 82,349,925 129,862,595
2000 82,211,508 126,382,494
1999 82,100,243 123,047,320
1998 82,047,195 119,846,254
1997 82,034,771 116,754,792
1996 81,914,831 113,754,779
1995 81,678,051 110,819,428
1994 81,438,348 107,935,714
1993 81,156,363 105,122,069
1992 80,624,598 102,372,770
1991 80,013,896 99,720,162
1990 79,433,029 97,120,925
1989 78,751,283 94,531,014
1988 78,144,619 92,020,090
1987 77,839,920 89,591,716
1986 77,720,436 87,235,953
1985 77,684,873 84,897,973
1984 77,858,685 82,526,443
1983 78,128,282 80,438,260
1982 78,333,366 78,378,701
1981 78,407,907 76,068,103
1980 78,288,576 73,764,641
1979 78,126,350 71,498,242
1978 78,091,820 69,326,532
1977 78,159,814 67,234,590
1976 78,336,950 65,258,009
1975 78,673,554 63,410,815
1974 78,967,433 61,679,144
1973 78,936,666 60,082,139
1972 78,688,452 58,601,748
1971 78,312,842 57,214,684
1970 78,169,289 55,893,838
1969 77,909,682 54,631,914
1968 77,294,314 53,432,783
1967 76,951,336 52,293,065
1966 76,600,311 51,188,234
1965 75,963,695 50,086,764
1964 75,318,337 49,012,016
1963 74,714,353 47,973,575
1962 74,025,784 46,965,292
1961 73,377,632 45,989,310
1960 72,814,900 45,053,782

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M 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
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Nigeria
2100 -0.04% 0.04%
2099 -0.02% 0.06%
2098 -0.06% 0.07%
2097 -0.04% 0.09%
2096 -0.03% 0.1%
2095 -0.03% 0.11%
2094 -0.03% 0.13%
2093 -0.04% 0.15%
2092 -0.07% 0.17%
2091 -0.09% 0.19%
2090 -0.08% 0.21%
2089 -0.08% 0.23%
2088 -0.12% 0.25%
2087 -0.14% 0.28%
2086 -0.14% 0.3%
2085 -0.13% 0.32%
2084 -0.15% 0.35%
2083 -0.15% 0.37%
2082 -0.16% 0.39%
2081 -0.18% 0.42%
2080 -0.19% 0.45%
2079 -0.2% 0.47%
2078 -0.22% 0.5%
2077 -0.22% 0.52%
2076 -0.19% 0.55%
2075 -0.22% 0.58%
2074 -0.22% 0.6%
2073 -0.21% 0.63%
2072 -0.22% 0.65%
2071 -0.2% 0.68%
2070 -0.23% 0.71%
2069 -0.23% 0.73%
2068 -0.25% 0.76%
2067 -0.26% 0.79%
2066 -0.26% 0.81%
2065 -0.27% 0.84%
2064 -0.28% 0.87%
2063 -0.31% 0.89%
2062 -0.31% 0.92%
2061 -0.34% 0.94%
2060 -0.34% 0.97%
2059 -0.36% 0.99%
2058 -0.37% 1.02%
2057 -0.36% 1.05%
2056 -0.38% 1.07%
2055 -0.37% 1.1%
2054 -0.35% 1.13%
2053 -0.32% 1.16%
2052 -0.32% 1.19%
2051 -0.31% 1.22%
2050 -0.31% 1.25%
2049 -0.32% 1.28%
2048 -0.3% 1.32%
2047 -0.29% 1.35%
2046 -0.29% 1.39%
2045 -0.29% 1.43%
2044 -0.27% 1.47%
2043 -0.24% 1.51%
2042 -0.24% 1.54%
2041 -0.27% 1.59%
2040 -0.27% 1.63%
2039 -0.28% 1.66%
2038 -0.27% 1.7%
2037 -0.29% 1.74%
2036 -0.27% 1.77%
2035 -0.25% 1.81%
2034 -0.28% 1.84%
2033 -0.27% 1.88%
2032 -0.29% 1.91%
2031 -0.27% 1.94%
2030 -0.28% 1.97%
2029 -0.26% 2%
2028 -0.25% 2.02%
2027 -0.23% 2.05%
2026 -0.79% 2.08%
2025 -0.34% 2.09%
2024 0.28% 2.1%
2023 0.13% 2.12%
2022 -0.02% 2.11%
2021 0.04% 2.12%
2020 0.08% 2.15%
2019 0.23% 2.22%
2018 0.3% 2.34%
2017 0.37% 2.46%
2016 0.81% 2.5%
2015 0.87% 2.57%
2014 0.42% 2.68%
2013 0.27% 2.75%
2012 0.19% 2.81%
2011 -1.84% 2.84%
2010 -0.15% 2.83%
2009 -0.25% 2.83%
2008 -0.19% 2.82%
2007 -0.13% 2.81%
2006 -0.11% 2.8%
2005 -0.06% 2.81%
2004 -0.02% 2.81%
2003 0.06% 2.8%
2002 0.17% 2.78%
2001 0.17% 2.75%
2000 0.14% 2.71%
1999 0.06% 2.67%
1998 0.02% 2.65%
1997 0.15% 2.64%
1996 0.29% 2.65%
1995 0.29% 2.67%
1994 0.35% 2.68%
1993 0.66% 2.69%
1992 0.76% 2.66%
1991 0.73% 2.68%
1990 0.87% 2.74%
1989 0.78% 2.73%
1988 0.39% 2.71%
1987 0.15% 2.7%
1986 0.05% 2.75%
1985 -0.22% 2.87%
1984 -0.35% 2.6%
1983 -0.26% 2.63%
1982 -0.1% 3.04%
1981 0.15% 3.12%
1980 0.21% 3.17%
1979 0.04% 3.13%
1978 -0.09% 3.11%
1977 -0.23% 3.03%
1976 -0.43% 2.91%
1975 -0.37% 2.81%
1974 0.04% 2.66%
1973 0.32% 2.53%
1972 0.48% 2.42%
1971 0.18% 2.36%
1970 0.33% 2.31%
1969 0.8% 2.24%
1968 0.45% 2.18%
1967 0.46% 2.16%
1966 0.84% 2.2%
1965 0.86% 2.19%
1964 0.81% 2.16%
1963 0.93% 2.15%
1962 0.88% 2.12%
1961 0.77% 2.08%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Germany Nigeria
Current population
82575542
243824469
Population rank 19/197 6/197
Percent of world population 1% 2.94%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
45.6 seconds
4.2 seconds
One death every
30.8 seconds
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +628 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 48/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 -15,258
Net migration rank 192/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -15,258
2024 - 36,954 - -35,202
2023 -333,149 609,553 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 -324,394 981,552 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 -224,629 310,264 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 -216,218 203,468 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 -157,877 319,082 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 -165,812 403,908 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 -148,783 452,988 4,706,183 78,685
2016 -123,523 517,480 4,761,594 75,265
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 -153,866 592,338 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 -209,679 462,384 4,811,751 40,201
2012 -193,022 199,143 4,774,508 71,138
2011 -184,632 295,282 4,728,363 67,808
2010 -179,909 130,116 4,629,173 47,966
2009 -188,375 46,533 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 -164,220 -23,341 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 -148,080 -24,772 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 -148,278 -489,056 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 -148,445 81,351 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 -107,271 81,735 3,877,376 46,370
2003 -140,309 142,009 3,751,120 33,857
2002 -123,733 218,795 3,606,814 69,594
2001 -98,820 272,875 3,478,370 64,163
2000 -73,990 174,594 3,343,196 74,535
1999 -73,890 219,280 3,155,425 97,195
1998 -65,637 -754,469 3,003,946 145,575
1997 -49,221 93,281 2,936,500 96,885
1996 -90,107 281,280 2,882,205 84,448
1995 -114,349 398,077 2,830,771 73,243
1994 -114,013 315,585 2,735,198 128,134
1993 -105,503 462,096 2,673,675 90,200
1992 -80,625 811,606 2,596,173 138,412
1991 -80,014 602,638 2,527,807 42,760
1990 -15,887 679,702 2,491,928 135,959
1989 -23,625 761,002 2,452,324 99,588
1988 -7,815 515,962 2,376,419 93,510
1987 -31,136 174,272 2,322,397 64,418
1986 -77,721 212,822 2,295,003 29,682
1985 -116,527 103,556 2,289,784 61,514
1984 -109,002 -150,771 2,278,060 113,758
1983 -109,380 -81,349 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 -78,333 -58,121 2,233,401 101,116
1981 -94,090 130,713 2,179,884 106,723
1980 -86,117 324,203 2,121,618 198,672
1979 -125,002 237,705 2,074,807 137,721
1978 -140,566 117,167 2,019,621 111,258
1977 -125,055 33,881 1,923,917 129,075
1976 -164,508 -79,761 1,827,289 72,889
1975 -212,418 -207,740 1,718,623 75,603
1974 -150,038 -15,126 1,624,813 44,281
1973 -149,980 386,881 1,525,485 -618
1972 -62,950 336,015 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 46,988 450,328 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 70,352 -273,498 1,295,507 7,953
1969 155,820 584,017 1,213,484 6,912
1968 239,612 293,307 1,168,254 9,615
1967 353,977 -174,155 1,082,884 18,683
1966 405,982 134,107 1,095,582 12,513
1965 410,204 338,258 1,061,840 32,988
1964 482,038 69,825 1,028,272 26,411
1963 455,757 205,976 995,116 27,115
1962 436,752 276,505 966,452 27,906
1961 462,279 27,534 932,111 25,515
1960 385,919 212,666 901,301 12,131

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

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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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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