The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 5,572,279 people in Norway in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,619,736 people compared to 5,648,774 in Norway.
Population statistics:
- Germany's population is 14.6 times bigger than Norway's.
- Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
- The countries together account for 1.07% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.07% for Norway.
- For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
- Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.3% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.65M (21.2% growth).
- Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 5.9M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70M people by 2100.
Germany vs Norway: live population counter
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| Current population |
82619736
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5648774
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| Population rank | 19/197 | 119/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
2.29 minutes
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9.98 minutes
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| One birth every |
45.6 seconds
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10.1 minutes
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| One death every |
30.8 seconds
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12.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
14.2 minutes
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11.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +36,954 | +44,356 |
| Daily growth/decline | +628 | +144 |
| Annual growth/decline | +229,320 | +52,678 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.28% | +0.95% |
| Population growth rate rank | 152/197 | 106/197 |
Germany and Norway: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 72,814,900 | 3,581,239 | - | - |
| 1961 | 73,377,632 | 3,609,800 | 0.77% | 0.8% |
| 1962 | 74,025,784 | 3,638,918 | 0.88% | 0.81% |
| 1963 | 74,714,353 | 3,666,537 | 0.93% | 0.76% |
| 1964 | 75,318,337 | 3,694,339 | 0.81% | 0.76% |
| 1965 | 75,963,695 | 3,723,168 | 0.86% | 0.78% |
| 1966 | 76,600,311 | 3,753,012 | 0.84% | 0.8% |
| 1967 | 76,951,336 | 3,784,539 | 0.46% | 0.84% |
| 1968 | 77,294,314 | 3,816,486 | 0.45% | 0.84% |
| 1969 | 77,909,682 | 3,847,707 | 0.8% | 0.82% |
| 1970 | 78,169,289 | 3,875,763 | 0.33% | 0.73% |
| 1971 | 78,312,842 | 3,903,039 | 0.18% | 0.7% |
| 1972 | 78,688,452 | 3,933,004 | 0.48% | 0.77% |
| 1973 | 78,936,666 | 3,960,612 | 0.32% | 0.7% |
| 1974 | 78,967,433 | 3,985,258 | 0.04% | 0.62% |
| 1975 | 78,673,554 | 4,007,313 | -0.37% | 0.55% |
| 1976 | 78,336,950 | 4,026,152 | -0.43% | 0.47% |
| 1977 | 78,159,814 | 4,043,205 | -0.23% | 0.42% |
| 1978 | 78,091,820 | 4,058,671 | -0.09% | 0.38% |
| 1979 | 78,126,350 | 4,072,517 | 0.04% | 0.34% |
| 1980 | 78,288,576 | 4,085,620 | 0.21% | 0.32% |
| 1981 | 78,407,907 | 4,099,702 | 0.15% | 0.34% |
| 1982 | 78,333,366 | 4,114,787 | -0.1% | 0.37% |
| 1983 | 78,128,282 | 4,128,432 | -0.26% | 0.33% |
| 1984 | 77,858,685 | 4,140,099 | -0.35% | 0.28% |
| 1985 | 77,684,873 | 4,152,516 | -0.22% | 0.3% |
| 1986 | 77,720,436 | 4,167,354 | 0.05% | 0.36% |
| 1987 | 77,839,920 | 4,186,905 | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| 1988 | 78,144,619 | 4,209,488 | 0.39% | 0.54% |
| 1989 | 78,751,283 | 4,226,901 | 0.78% | 0.41% |
| 1990 | 79,433,029 | 4,241,473 | 0.87% | 0.34% |
| 1991 | 80,013,896 | 4,261,732 | 0.73% | 0.48% |
| 1992 | 80,624,598 | 4,286,401 | 0.76% | 0.58% |
| 1993 | 81,156,363 | 4,311,991 | 0.66% | 0.6% |
| 1994 | 81,438,348 | 4,336,613 | 0.35% | 0.57% |
| 1995 | 81,678,051 | 4,359,184 | 0.29% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 81,914,831 | 4,381,336 | 0.29% | 0.51% |
| 1997 | 82,034,771 | 4,405,157 | 0.15% | 0.54% |
| 1998 | 82,047,195 | 4,431,464 | 0.02% | 0.6% |
| 1999 | 82,100,243 | 4,461,913 | 0.06% | 0.69% |
| 2000 | 82,211,508 | 4,490,967 | 0.14% | 0.65% |
| 2001 | 82,349,925 | 4,513,751 | 0.17% | 0.51% |
| 2002 | 82,488,495 | 4,538,159 | 0.17% | 0.54% |
| 2003 | 82,534,176 | 4,564,855 | 0.06% | 0.59% |
| 2004 | 82,516,260 | 4,591,910 | -0.02% | 0.59% |
| 2005 | 82,469,422 | 4,623,291 | -0.06% | 0.68% |
| 2006 | 82,376,451 | 4,660,677 | -0.11% | 0.81% |
| 2007 | 82,266,372 | 4,709,153 | -0.13% | 1.04% |
| 2008 | 82,110,097 | 4,768,212 | -0.19% | 1.25% |
| 2009 | 81,902,307 | 4,828,726 | -0.25% | 1.27% |
| 2010 | 81,776,930 | 4,889,252 | -0.15% | 1.25% |
| 2011 | 80,274,983 | 4,953,088 | -1.84% | 1.31% |
| 2012 | 80,425,823 | 5,018,573 | 0.19% | 1.32% |
| 2013 | 80,645,605 | 5,079,623 | 0.27% | 1.22% |
| 2014 | 80,982,500 | 5,137,232 | 0.42% | 1.13% |
| 2015 | 81,686,611 | 5,188,607 | 0.87% | 1% |
| 2016 | 82,348,669 | 5,234,519 | 0.81% | 0.88% |
| 2017 | 82,657,002 | 5,276,968 | 0.37% | 0.81% |
| 2018 | 82,905,782 | 5,311,916 | 0.3% | 0.66% |
| 2019 | 83,092,962 | 5,347,896 | 0.23% | 0.68% |
| 2020 | 83,160,871 | 5,379,475 | 0.08% | 0.59% |
| 2021 | 83,196,078 | 5,408,320 | 0.04% | 0.54% |
| 2022 | 83,177,813 | 5,457,127 | -0.02% | 0.9% |
| 2023 | 83,287,273 | 5,519,601 | 0.13% | 1.14% |
| 2024 | 83,516,593 | 5,572,279 | 0.28% | 0.95% |
| 2025 | 83,045,276 | 5,618,660 | -0.56% | 0.83% |
| 2026 | 82,619,736 | 5,648,550 | -0.51% | 0.53% |
| 2027 | 82,420,656 | 5,669,092 | -0.24% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 82,209,650 | 5,688,782 | -0.26% | 0.35% |
| 2029 | 81,988,746 | 5,707,214 | -0.27% | 0.32% |
| 2030 | 81,767,011 | 5,724,593 | -0.27% | 0.3% |
| 2031 | 81,541,291 | 5,741,147 | -0.28% | 0.29% |
| 2032 | 81,315,327 | 5,756,671 | -0.28% | 0.27% |
| 2033 | 81,094,150 | 5,771,055 | -0.27% | 0.25% |
| 2034 | 80,879,704 | 5,784,415 | -0.26% | 0.23% |
| 2035 | 80,669,570 | 5,796,858 | -0.26% | 0.22% |
| 2036 | 80,445,835 | 5,808,729 | -0.28% | 0.2% |
| 2037 | 80,222,108 | 5,820,002 | -0.28% | 0.19% |
| 2038 | 80,001,936 | 5,830,612 | -0.27% | 0.18% |
| 2039 | 79,780,699 | 5,840,501 | -0.28% | 0.17% |
| 2040 | 79,565,092 | 5,849,280 | -0.27% | 0.15% |
| 2041 | 79,361,541 | 5,857,353 | -0.26% | 0.14% |
| 2042 | 79,167,400 | 5,864,774 | -0.24% | 0.13% |
| 2043 | 78,962,964 | 5,870,964 | -0.26% | 0.11% |
| 2044 | 78,743,160 | 5,876,299 | -0.28% | 0.09% |
| 2045 | 78,518,131 | 5,881,399 | -0.29% | 0.09% |
| 2046 | 78,293,579 | 5,885,779 | -0.29% | 0.07% |
| 2047 | 78,066,226 | 5,889,164 | -0.29% | 0.06% |
| 2048 | 77,826,011 | 5,892,138 | -0.31% | 0.05% |
| 2049 | 77,578,876 | 5,894,308 | -0.32% | 0.04% |
| 2050 | 77,335,610 | 5,895,200 | -0.31% | 0.02% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 271,067 (a 0.33% growth), while Norway's population increased by 414,255 (a 7.91% growth).
Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Germany's population will shrink by 6.4% to 77,335,610 people with a rank change from 19th to 24th. The population of Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,895,200 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.
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Population differences between Germany and Norway
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| Life expectancy | 81.9 years | 83.8 years |
| Average age | 45 years | 41.3 years |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 40.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.39 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman |
| Population density | 619 ppl/mi² | 39.6 ppl/mi² |
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