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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 3.15 times bigger than Germany's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 4.14% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Germany vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Pakistan
2100 69,929,981 514,531,704
2099 69,956,854 513,655,674
2098 69,973,838 512,727,636
2097 70,015,834 511,735,790
2096 70,046,713 510,636,755
2095 70,067,131 509,437,875
2094 70,085,911 508,130,071
2093 70,106,718 506,765,644
2092 70,132,132 505,327,656
2091 70,178,440 503,824,444
2090 70,240,137 502,264,268
2089 70,294,005 500,660,501
2088 70,352,443 498,935,983
2087 70,434,814 497,190,466
2086 70,532,124 495,313,036
2085 70,627,602 493,366,305
2084 70,722,960 491,354,778
2083 70,829,392 489,225,193
2082 70,932,273 486,984,952
2081 71,045,881 484,673,501
2080 71,171,519 482,257,479
2079 71,305,544 479,813,404
2078 71,445,484 477,277,836
2077 71,601,117 474,593,860
2076 71,757,525 471,779,348
2075 71,891,567 468,855,468
2074 72,046,795 465,875,137
2073 72,206,145 462,811,079
2072 72,356,324 459,656,523
2071 72,517,749 456,423,506
2070 72,664,462 453,095,985
2069 72,828,330 449,655,599
2068 72,993,859 446,126,774
2067 73,178,408 442,540,629
2066 73,370,207 438,879,326
2065 73,561,648 435,169,856
2064 73,762,096 431,394,393
2063 73,971,537 427,575,887
2062 74,198,775 423,636,352
2061 74,426,082 419,672,017
2060 74,678,280 415,638,125
2059 74,932,496 411,576,344
2058 75,206,278 407,429,129
2057 75,482,742 403,233,874
2056 75,756,281 398,948,355
2055 76,041,477 394,645,693
2054 76,325,196 390,303,954
2053 76,595,801 385,922,748
2052 76,839,962 381,488,696
2051 77,084,029 377,018,239
2050 77,325,459 372,476,884
2049 77,569,721 367,909,407
2048 77,818,888 363,310,560
2047 78,049,343 358,659,474
2046 78,272,834 353,929,775
2045 78,497,690 349,156,085
2044 78,722,126 344,371,692
2043 78,936,540 339,561,029
2042 79,130,312 334,731,546
2041 79,324,161 329,875,686
2040 79,536,735 325,039,429
2039 79,754,631 320,137,108
2038 79,978,474 315,207,413
2037 80,194,225 310,312,684
2036 80,425,162 305,408,418
2035 80,640,951 300,541,523
2034 80,844,719 295,686,893
2033 81,069,119 290,851,174
2032 81,286,326 286,070,650
2031 81,520,272 281,351,929
2030 81,736,996 276,708,987
2029 81,963,002 272,189,955
2028 82,178,048 267,728,673
2027 82,384,302 263,390,059
2026 82,575,542 259,231,214
2025 83,233,941 255,166,301
2024 83,516,593 251,269,164
2023 83,287,273 247,504,495
2022 83,177,813 243,700,667
2021 83,196,078 239,477,801
2020 83,160,871 235,001,746
2019 83,092,962 230,800,899
2018 82,905,782 226,928,892
2017 82,657,002 223,273,967
2016 82,348,669 220,138,869
2015 81,686,611 217,290,883
2014 80,982,500 214,264,647
2013 80,645,605 211,073,978
2012 80,425,823 207,667,125
2011 80,274,983 203,746,065
2010 81,776,930 199,239,047
2009 81,902,307 194,376,534
2008 82,110,097 189,499,113
2007 82,266,372 184,493,231
2006 82,376,451 179,682,690
2005 82,469,422 175,453,212
2004 82,516,260 171,286,000
2003 82,534,176 167,110,248
2002 82,488,495 163,222,549
2001 82,349,925 159,270,907
2000 82,211,508 154,879,127
1999 82,100,243 150,565,377
1998 82,047,195 146,522,356
1997 82,034,771 142,531,804
1996 81,914,831 138,557,092
1995 81,678,051 134,582,253
1994 81,438,348 130,748,083
1993 81,156,363 127,020,117
1992 80,624,598 123,546,848
1991 80,013,896 120,060,406
1990 79,433,029 116,155,576
1989 78,751,283 112,336,629
1988 78,144,619 108,724,739
1987 77,839,920 105,130,717
1986 77,720,436 101,606,764
1985 77,684,873 98,229,285
1984 77,858,685 95,164,936
1983 78,128,282 92,227,711
1982 78,333,366 89,089,246
1981 78,407,907 85,802,049
1980 78,288,576 82,291,010
1979 78,126,350 78,997,039
1978 78,091,820 76,307,379
1977 78,159,814 73,901,827
1976 78,336,950 71,620,254
1975 78,673,554 69,461,175
1974 78,967,433 67,415,487
1973 78,936,666 65,461,912
1972 78,688,452 63,583,194
1971 78,312,842 61,847,899
1970 78,169,289 60,166,719
1969 77,909,682 58,460,939
1968 77,294,314 56,810,507
1967 76,951,336 55,214,768
1966 76,600,311 53,678,667
1965 75,963,695 52,209,010
1964 75,318,337 50,799,999
1963 74,714,353 49,447,776
1962 74,025,784 48,156,128
1961 73,377,632 46,921,277
1960 72,814,900 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M 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
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Pakistan
2100 -0.04% 0.17%
2099 -0.02% 0.18%
2098 -0.06% 0.19%
2097 -0.04% 0.22%
2096 -0.03% 0.24%
2095 -0.03% 0.26%
2094 -0.03% 0.27%
2093 -0.04% 0.28%
2092 -0.07% 0.3%
2091 -0.09% 0.31%
2090 -0.08% 0.32%
2089 -0.08% 0.35%
2088 -0.12% 0.35%
2087 -0.14% 0.38%
2086 -0.14% 0.39%
2085 -0.13% 0.41%
2084 -0.15% 0.44%
2083 -0.15% 0.46%
2082 -0.16% 0.48%
2081 -0.18% 0.5%
2080 -0.19% 0.51%
2079 -0.2% 0.53%
2078 -0.22% 0.57%
2077 -0.22% 0.6%
2076 -0.19% 0.62%
2075 -0.22% 0.64%
2074 -0.22% 0.66%
2073 -0.21% 0.69%
2072 -0.22% 0.71%
2071 -0.2% 0.73%
2070 -0.23% 0.77%
2069 -0.23% 0.79%
2068 -0.25% 0.81%
2067 -0.26% 0.83%
2066 -0.26% 0.85%
2065 -0.27% 0.88%
2064 -0.28% 0.89%
2063 -0.31% 0.93%
2062 -0.31% 0.94%
2061 -0.34% 0.97%
2060 -0.34% 0.99%
2059 -0.36% 1.02%
2058 -0.37% 1.04%
2057 -0.36% 1.07%
2056 -0.38% 1.09%
2055 -0.37% 1.11%
2054 -0.35% 1.14%
2053 -0.32% 1.16%
2052 -0.32% 1.19%
2051 -0.31% 1.22%
2050 -0.31% 1.24%
2049 -0.32% 1.27%
2048 -0.3% 1.3%
2047 -0.29% 1.34%
2046 -0.29% 1.37%
2045 -0.29% 1.39%
2044 -0.27% 1.42%
2043 -0.24% 1.44%
2042 -0.24% 1.47%
2041 -0.27% 1.49%
2040 -0.27% 1.53%
2039 -0.28% 1.56%
2038 -0.27% 1.58%
2037 -0.29% 1.61%
2036 -0.27% 1.62%
2035 -0.25% 1.64%
2034 -0.28% 1.66%
2033 -0.27% 1.67%
2032 -0.29% 1.68%
2031 -0.27% 1.68%
2030 -0.28% 1.66%
2029 -0.26% 1.67%
2028 -0.25% 1.65%
2027 -0.23% 1.6%
2026 -0.79% 1.59%
2025 -0.34% 1.55%
2024 0.28% 1.52%
2023 0.13% 1.56%
2022 -0.02% 1.76%
2021 0.04% 1.9%
2020 0.08% 1.82%
2019 0.23% 1.71%
2018 0.3% 1.64%
2017 0.37% 1.42%
2016 0.81% 1.31%
2015 0.87% 1.41%
2014 0.42% 1.51%
2013 0.27% 1.64%
2012 0.19% 1.92%
2011 -1.84% 2.26%
2010 -0.15% 2.5%
2009 -0.25% 2.57%
2008 -0.19% 2.71%
2007 -0.13% 2.68%
2006 -0.11% 2.41%
2005 -0.06% 2.43%
2004 -0.02% 2.5%
2003 0.06% 2.38%
2002 0.17% 2.48%
2001 0.17% 2.84%
2000 0.14% 2.87%
1999 0.06% 2.76%
1998 0.02% 2.8%
1997 0.15% 2.87%
1996 0.29% 2.95%
1995 0.29% 2.93%
1994 0.35% 2.93%
1993 0.66% 2.81%
1992 0.76% 2.9%
1991 0.73% 3.36%
1990 0.87% 3.4%
1989 0.78% 3.32%
1988 0.39% 3.42%
1987 0.15% 3.47%
1986 0.05% 3.44%
1985 -0.22% 3.22%
1984 -0.35% 3.18%
1983 -0.26% 3.52%
1982 -0.1% 3.83%
1981 0.15% 4.27%
1980 0.21% 4.17%
1979 0.04% 3.52%
1978 -0.09% 3.26%
1977 -0.23% 3.19%
1976 -0.43% 3.11%
1975 -0.37% 3.03%
1974 0.04% 2.98%
1973 0.32% 2.95%
1972 0.48% 2.81%
1971 0.18% 2.79%
1970 0.33% 2.92%
1969 0.8% 2.91%
1968 0.45% 2.89%
1967 0.46% 2.86%
1966 0.84% 2.81%
1965 0.86% 2.77%
1964 0.81% 2.73%
1963 0.93% 2.68%
1962 0.88% 2.63%
1961 0.77% 2.65%

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/pakistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Germany Pakistan
Current population
82575542
260356147
Population rank 19/197 5/197
Percent of world population 1% 3.14%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
45.6 seconds
4.58 seconds
One death every
30.8 seconds
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +628 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 70/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -334,072 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 192/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -1,235,336
2024 - 36,954 - -1,401,173
2023 -333,149 609,553 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 -324,394 981,552 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 -224,629 310,264 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 -216,218 203,468 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 -157,877 319,082 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 -165,812 403,908 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 -148,783 452,988 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 -123,523 517,480 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 -153,866 592,338 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 -209,679 462,384 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 -193,022 199,143 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 -184,632 295,282 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 -179,909 130,116 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 -188,375 46,533 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 -164,220 -23,341 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 -148,080 -24,772 4,690,187 576,349
2006 -148,278 -489,056 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 -148,445 81,351 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 -107,271 81,735 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 -140,309 142,009 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 -123,733 218,795 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 -98,820 272,875 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 -73,990 174,594 4,281,169 252,869
1999 -73,890 219,280 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 -65,637 -754,469 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 -49,221 93,281 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 -90,107 281,280 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 -114,349 398,077 3,977,175 11,534
1994 -114,013 315,585 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 -105,503 462,096 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 -80,625 811,606 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 -80,014 602,638 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 -15,887 679,702 3,731,730 275,242
1989 -23,625 761,002 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 -7,815 515,962 3,554,755 38,139
1987 -31,136 174,272 3,448,813 146,364
1986 -77,721 212,822 3,341,643 111,045
1985 -116,527 103,556 3,233,315 68,860
1984 -109,002 -150,771 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 -109,380 -81,349 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 -78,333 -58,121 2,934,689 294,252
1981 -94,090 130,713 2,790,454 555,032
1980 -86,117 324,203 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 -125,002 237,705 2,461,311 450,003
1978 -140,566 117,167 2,356,601 111,386
1977 -125,055 33,881 2,257,849 85,250
1976 -164,508 -79,761 2,171,812 48,238
1975 -212,418 -207,740 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 -150,038 -15,126 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 -149,980 386,881 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 -62,950 336,015 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 46,988 450,328 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 70,352 -273,498 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 155,820 584,017 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 239,612 293,307 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 353,977 -174,155 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 405,982 134,107 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 410,204 338,258 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 482,038 69,825 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 455,757 205,976 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 436,752 276,505 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 462,279 27,534 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 385,919 212,666 1,217,147 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/pakistan | 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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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