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

Updated on by Georank team

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 82,575,542 people compared to 5,671,119 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 1.06% 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 (0.24% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.67M (21.7% growth).

Germany vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Norway
2100 69,929,981 5,441,855
2099 69,956,854 5,454,583
2098 69,973,838 5,466,669
2097 70,015,834 5,478,174
2096 70,046,713 5,490,010
2095 70,067,131 5,502,418
2094 70,085,911 5,514,598
2093 70,106,718 5,527,174
2092 70,132,132 5,539,172
2091 70,178,440 5,551,172
2090 70,240,137 5,564,044
2089 70,294,005 5,576,715
2088 70,352,443 5,590,047
2087 70,434,814 5,604,159
2086 70,532,124 5,617,935
2085 70,627,602 5,631,413
2084 70,722,960 5,645,116
2083 70,829,392 5,658,044
2082 70,932,273 5,670,485
2081 71,045,881 5,682,427
2080 71,171,519 5,694,199
2079 71,305,544 5,705,317
2078 71,445,484 5,715,984
2077 71,601,117 5,726,145
2076 71,757,525 5,735,898
2075 71,891,567 5,745,619
2074 72,046,795 5,755,683
2073 72,206,145 5,765,642
2072 72,356,324 5,775,295
2071 72,517,749 5,784,119
2070 72,664,462 5,793,594
2069 72,828,330 5,802,341
2068 72,993,859 5,811,630
2067 73,178,408 5,821,550
2066 73,370,207 5,831,535
2065 73,561,648 5,841,333
2064 73,762,096 5,851,085
2063 73,971,537 5,860,548
2062 74,198,775 5,869,700
2061 74,426,082 5,877,754
2060 74,678,280 5,885,488
2059 74,932,496 5,892,036
2058 75,206,278 5,897,922
2057 75,482,742 5,904,330
2056 75,756,281 5,910,291
2055 76,041,477 5,915,286
2054 76,325,196 5,919,312
2053 76,595,801 5,922,325
2052 76,839,962 5,923,483
2051 77,084,029 5,923,938
2050 77,325,459 5,923,557
2049 77,569,721 5,922,138
2048 77,818,888 5,919,215
2047 78,049,343 5,916,146
2046 78,272,834 5,912,426
2045 78,497,690 5,907,334
2044 78,722,126 5,902,175
2043 78,936,540 5,896,614
2042 79,130,312 5,889,741
2041 79,324,161 5,881,692
2040 79,536,735 5,873,512
2039 79,754,631 5,864,063
2038 79,978,474 5,853,639
2037 80,194,225 5,842,734
2036 80,425,162 5,830,991
2035 80,640,951 5,818,882
2034 80,844,719 5,805,966
2033 81,069,119 5,792,030
2032 81,286,326 5,777,062
2031 81,520,272 5,760,828
2030 81,736,996 5,743,814
2029 81,963,002 5,725,891
2028 82,178,048 5,706,765
2027 82,384,302 5,686,336
2026 82,575,542 5,665,477
2025 83,233,941 5,626,258
2024 83,516,593 5,572,279
2023 83,287,273 5,519,601
2022 83,177,813 5,457,127
2021 83,196,078 5,408,320
2020 83,160,871 5,379,475
2019 83,092,962 5,347,896
2018 82,905,782 5,311,916
2017 82,657,002 5,276,968
2016 82,348,669 5,234,519
2015 81,686,611 5,188,607
2014 80,982,500 5,137,232
2013 80,645,605 5,079,623
2012 80,425,823 5,018,573
2011 80,274,983 4,953,088
2010 81,776,930 4,889,252
2009 81,902,307 4,828,726
2008 82,110,097 4,768,212
2007 82,266,372 4,709,153
2006 82,376,451 4,660,677
2005 82,469,422 4,623,291
2004 82,516,260 4,591,910
2003 82,534,176 4,564,855
2002 82,488,495 4,538,159
2001 82,349,925 4,513,751
2000 82,211,508 4,490,967
1999 82,100,243 4,461,913
1998 82,047,195 4,431,464
1997 82,034,771 4,405,157
1996 81,914,831 4,381,336
1995 81,678,051 4,359,184
1994 81,438,348 4,336,613
1993 81,156,363 4,311,991
1992 80,624,598 4,286,401
1991 80,013,896 4,261,732
1990 79,433,029 4,241,473
1989 78,751,283 4,226,901
1988 78,144,619 4,209,488
1987 77,839,920 4,186,905
1986 77,720,436 4,167,354
1985 77,684,873 4,152,516
1984 77,858,685 4,140,099
1983 78,128,282 4,128,432
1982 78,333,366 4,114,787
1981 78,407,907 4,099,702
1980 78,288,576 4,085,620
1979 78,126,350 4,072,517
1978 78,091,820 4,058,671
1977 78,159,814 4,043,205
1976 78,336,950 4,026,152
1975 78,673,554 4,007,313
1974 78,967,433 3,985,258
1973 78,936,666 3,960,612
1972 78,688,452 3,933,004
1971 78,312,842 3,903,039
1970 78,169,289 3,875,763
1969 77,909,682 3,847,707
1968 77,294,314 3,816,486
1967 76,951,336 3,784,539
1966 76,600,311 3,753,012
1965 75,963,695 3,723,168
1964 75,318,337 3,694,339
1963 74,714,353 3,666,537
1962 74,025,784 3,638,918
1961 73,377,632 3,609,800
1960 72,814,900 3,581,239

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/norway | CC BY

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 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Norway's population increased by 436,600 people (a 8.34% 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 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 Norway will increase by 4.45% to 5,923,557 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.92M 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
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Norway
2100 -0.04% -0.23%
2099 -0.02% -0.22%
2098 -0.06% -0.21%
2097 -0.04% -0.22%
2096 -0.03% -0.23%
2095 -0.03% -0.22%
2094 -0.03% -0.23%
2093 -0.04% -0.22%
2092 -0.07% -0.22%
2091 -0.09% -0.23%
2090 -0.08% -0.23%
2089 -0.08% -0.24%
2088 -0.12% -0.25%
2087 -0.14% -0.25%
2086 -0.14% -0.24%
2085 -0.13% -0.24%
2084 -0.15% -0.23%
2083 -0.15% -0.22%
2082 -0.16% -0.21%
2081 -0.18% -0.21%
2080 -0.19% -0.19%
2079 -0.2% -0.19%
2078 -0.22% -0.18%
2077 -0.22% -0.17%
2076 -0.19% -0.17%
2075 -0.22% -0.17%
2074 -0.22% -0.17%
2073 -0.21% -0.17%
2072 -0.22% -0.15%
2071 -0.2% -0.16%
2070 -0.23% -0.15%
2069 -0.23% -0.16%
2068 -0.25% -0.17%
2067 -0.26% -0.17%
2066 -0.26% -0.17%
2065 -0.27% -0.17%
2064 -0.28% -0.16%
2063 -0.31% -0.16%
2062 -0.31% -0.14%
2061 -0.34% -0.13%
2060 -0.34% -0.11%
2059 -0.36% -0.1%
2058 -0.37% -0.11%
2057 -0.36% -0.1%
2056 -0.38% -0.08%
2055 -0.37% -0.07%
2054 -0.35% -0.05%
2053 -0.32% -0.02%
2052 -0.32% -0.008%
2051 -0.31% 0.006%
2050 -0.31% 0.02%
2049 -0.32% 0.05%
2048 -0.3% 0.05%
2047 -0.29% 0.06%
2046 -0.29% 0.09%
2045 -0.29% 0.09%
2044 -0.27% 0.09%
2043 -0.24% 0.12%
2042 -0.24% 0.14%
2041 -0.27% 0.14%
2040 -0.27% 0.16%
2039 -0.28% 0.18%
2038 -0.27% 0.19%
2037 -0.29% 0.2%
2036 -0.27% 0.21%
2035 -0.25% 0.22%
2034 -0.28% 0.24%
2033 -0.27% 0.26%
2032 -0.29% 0.28%
2031 -0.27% 0.3%
2030 -0.28% 0.31%
2029 -0.26% 0.34%
2028 -0.25% 0.36%
2027 -0.23% 0.37%
2026 -0.79% 0.7%
2025 -0.34% 0.97%
2024 0.28% 0.95%
2023 0.13% 1.14%
2022 -0.02% 0.9%
2021 0.04% 0.54%
2020 0.08% 0.59%
2019 0.23% 0.68%
2018 0.3% 0.66%
2017 0.37% 0.81%
2016 0.81% 0.88%
2015 0.87% 1%
2014 0.42% 1.13%
2013 0.27% 1.22%
2012 0.19% 1.32%
2011 -1.84% 1.31%
2010 -0.15% 1.25%
2009 -0.25% 1.27%
2008 -0.19% 1.25%
2007 -0.13% 1.04%
2006 -0.11% 0.81%
2005 -0.06% 0.68%
2004 -0.02% 0.59%
2003 0.06% 0.59%
2002 0.17% 0.54%
2001 0.17% 0.51%
2000 0.14% 0.65%
1999 0.06% 0.69%
1998 0.02% 0.6%
1997 0.15% 0.54%
1996 0.29% 0.51%
1995 0.29% 0.52%
1994 0.35% 0.57%
1993 0.66% 0.6%
1992 0.76% 0.58%
1991 0.73% 0.48%
1990 0.87% 0.34%
1989 0.78% 0.41%
1988 0.39% 0.54%
1987 0.15% 0.47%
1986 0.05% 0.36%
1985 -0.22% 0.3%
1984 -0.35% 0.28%
1983 -0.26% 0.33%
1982 -0.1% 0.37%
1981 0.15% 0.34%
1980 0.21% 0.32%
1979 0.04% 0.34%
1978 -0.09% 0.38%
1977 -0.23% 0.42%
1976 -0.43% 0.47%
1975 -0.37% 0.55%
1974 0.04% 0.62%
1973 0.32% 0.7%
1972 0.48% 0.77%
1971 0.18% 0.7%
1970 0.33% 0.73%
1969 0.8% 0.82%
1968 0.45% 0.84%
1967 0.46% 0.84%
1966 0.84% 0.8%
1965 0.86% 0.78%
1964 0.81% 0.76%
1963 0.93% 0.76%
1962 0.88% 0.81%
1961 0.77% 0.8%

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/norway | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Norway's population grew by 0.95%.

Live population counters

Germany Norway
Current population
82575542
5671119
Population rank 19/197 119/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.07%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
9.98 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
10.1 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
12.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +144
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +52,678
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +0.95%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 105/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 +29,798
Net migration rank 192/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - 29,798
2024 - 36,954 - 44,356
2023 -333,149 609,553 8,280 53,806
2022 -324,394 981,552 5,457 58,040
2021 -224,629 310,264 14,062 19,804
2020 -216,218 203,468 12,372 11,277
2019 -157,877 319,082 13,904 25,707
2018 -165,812 403,908 14,342 18,473
2017 -148,783 452,988 15,831 21,657
2016 -123,523 517,480 17,797 26,417
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 18,160 30,242
2014 -153,866 592,338 18,494 38,522
2013 -209,679 462,384 17,779 40,690
2012 -193,022 199,143 18,066 47,883
2011 -184,632 295,282 18,822 47,454
2010 -179,909 130,116 20,046 42,865
2009 -188,375 46,533 20,280 39,316
2008 -164,220 -23,341 19,073 44,002
2007 -148,080 -24,772 16,482 40,111
2006 -148,278 -489,056 17,244 24,054
2005 -148,445 81,351 15,719 18,588
2004 -107,271 81,735 15,612 13,412
2003 -140,309 142,009 14,151 11,389
2002 -123,733 218,795 10,892 17,279
2001 -98,820 272,875 13,090 7,906
2000 -73,990 174,594 15,269 9,805
1999 -73,890 219,280 14,278 19,147
1998 -65,637 -754,469 14,181 13,519
1997 -49,221 93,281 15,418 9,744
1996 -90,107 281,280 17,087 5,671
1995 -114,349 398,077 14,821 6,343
1994 -114,013 315,585 16,045 7,580
1993 -105,503 462,096 12,936 12,567
1992 -80,625 811,606 15,431 10,218
1991 -80,014 602,638 16,194 7,949
1990 -15,887 679,702 14,845 1,818
1989 -23,625 761,002 13,949 -1,730
1988 -7,815 515,962 12,207 10,380
1987 -31,136 174,272 9,212 13,907
1986 -77,721 212,822 8,751 7,616
1985 -116,527 103,556 6,644 6,725
1984 -109,002 -150,771 7,452 3,856
1983 -109,380 -81,349 7,844 4,120
1982 -78,333 -58,121 9,875 5,749
1981 -94,090 130,713 9,020 6,010
1980 -86,117 324,203 9,806 3,763
1979 -125,002 237,705 10,181 2,839
1978 -140,566 117,167 11,364 3,823
1977 -125,055 33,881 11,321 4,845
1976 -164,508 -79,761 13,286 4,779
1975 -212,418 -207,740 16,430 3,312
1974 -150,038 -15,126 20,324 4,425
1973 -149,980 386,881 21,387 3,414
1972 -62,950 336,015 24,777 5,603
1971 46,988 450,328 26,541 3,031
1970 70,352 -273,498 25,968 -1,034
1969 155,820 584,017 28,858 2,230
1968 239,612 293,307 29,387 1,761
1967 353,977 -174,155 30,276 2,460
1966 405,982 134,107 31,150 -888
1965 410,204 338,258 31,275 -1,525
1964 482,038 69,825 30,293 -1,571
1963 455,757 205,976 26,766 1,061
1962 436,752 276,505 28,020 655
1961 462,279 27,534 29,239 1,437
1960 385,919 212,666 29,366 -1,427

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/norway | 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 Norway 31.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 138,699 people) and 68.7% is from migration (a gain of 303,945 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

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
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K

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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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