Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,510,950 in 2024 vs 17,695 people in Palau in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 83,039,665 people compared to 17,663 in Palau.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 4,701 times bigger than Palau's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Palau is the 194th.
  • The countries together account for 1% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.0002% for Palau.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +0.02% in Palau.
  • Since 2005, the population of Germany has increased from 82.5M people to 83M (0.69% growth), while Palau has declined from 19.8K to 17.7K (10.9% decline).
  • Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13.4% of the population in Germany and 27% in Palau.

Germany vs Palau: live population counter

Germany Palau
Current population
83039665
17663
Population rank 19/197 194/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.0002%
One net population change
1.34 minutes
1.63 weeks
One birth every
45.3 seconds
1.89 days
One death every
30.6 seconds
1.8 days
One migration net change every
14.2 minutes
3.72 weeks
Annual migration change +36,954 -14
Daily growth/decline -1,071 +0
Annual growth/decline -390,973 -32
Annual growth/decline rate -0.47% -0.18%
Population growth rate rank 184/197 176/197

Germany and Palau: population history and growth rate by year chart

Germany
Population

Growth rate
Palau
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Germany Palau Germany Palau
1960 72,814,900 9,328 - -
1961 73,377,632 9,555 0.77% 2.43%
1962 74,025,784 9,793 0.88% 2.49%
1963 74,714,353 10,037 0.93% 2.49%
1964 75,318,337 10,292 0.81% 2.54%
1965 75,963,695 10,547 0.86% 2.48%
1966 76,600,311 10,805 0.84% 2.45%
1967 76,951,336 10,988 0.46% 1.69%
1968 77,294,314 11,080 0.45% 0.84%
1969 77,909,682 11,159 0.8% 0.71%
1970 78,169,289 11,368 0.33% 1.87%
1971 78,312,842 11,759 0.18% 3.44%
1972 78,688,452 12,194 0.48% 3.7%
1973 78,936,666 12,552 0.32% 2.94%
1974 78,967,433 12,687 0.04% 1.08%
1975 78,673,554 12,655 -0.37% -0.25%
1976 78,336,950 12,598 -0.43% -0.45%
1977 78,159,814 12,525 -0.23% -0.58%
1978 78,091,820 12,440 -0.09% -0.68%
1979 78,126,350 12,337 0.04% -0.83%
1980 78,288,576 12,271 0.21% -0.53%
1981 78,407,907 12,402 0.15% 1.07%
1982 78,333,366 12,694 -0.1% 2.35%
1983 78,128,282 13,006 -0.26% 2.46%
1984 77,858,685 13,337 -0.35% 2.54%
1985 77,684,873 13,688 -0.22% 2.63%
1986 77,720,436 14,024 0.05% 2.45%
1987 77,839,920 14,334 0.15% 2.21%
1988 78,144,619 14,645 0.39% 2.17%
1989 78,751,283 14,945 0.78% 2.05%
1990 79,433,029 15,259 0.87% 2.1%
1991 80,013,896 15,614 0.73% 2.33%
1992 80,624,598 15,989 0.76% 2.4%
1993 81,156,363 16,372 0.66% 2.4%
1994 81,438,348 16,770 0.35% 2.43%
1995 81,678,051 17,195 0.29% 2.53%
1996 81,914,831 17,654 0.29% 2.67%
1997 82,034,771 18,108 0.15% 2.57%
1998 82,047,195 18,524 0.02% 2.3%
1999 82,100,243 18,901 0.06% 2.04%
2000 82,211,508 19,178 0.14% 1.47%
2001 82,349,925 19,352 0.17% 0.91%
2002 82,488,495 19,503 0.17% 0.78%
2003 82,534,176 19,659 0.06% 0.8%
2004 82,516,260 19,820 -0.02% 0.82%
2005 82,469,422 19,819 -0.06% -0.005%
2006 82,376,451 19,593 -0.11% -1.14%
2007 82,266,372 19,302 -0.13% -1.49%
2008 82,110,097 19,009 -0.19% -1.52%
2009 81,902,307 18,709 -0.25% -1.58%
2010 81,776,930 18,396 -0.15% -1.67%
2011 80,274,983 18,078 -1.84% -1.73%
2012 80,425,823 17,765 0.19% -1.73%
2013 80,645,605 17,648 0.27% -0.66%
2014 80,982,500 17,715 0.42% 0.38%
2015 81,686,611 17,770 0.87% 0.31%
2016 82,348,669 17,797 0.81% 0.15%
2017 82,657,002 17,812 0.37% 0.08%
2018 82,905,782 17,814 0.3% 0.01%
2019 83,092,962 17,798 0.23% -0.09%
2020 83,160,871 17,792 0.08% -0.03%
2021 83,196,078 17,783 0.04% -0.05%
2022 83,797,985 17,759 0.72% -0.13%
2023 83,901,923 17,727 0.12% -0.18%
2024 83,510,950 17,695 -0.47% -0.18%
2025 83,039,665 17,663 -0.56% -0.18%
2026 82,614,154 17,618 -0.51% -0.25%
2027 82,415,087 17,564 -0.24% -0.31%
2028 82,204,095 17,504 -0.26% -0.34%
2029 81,983,207 17,436 -0.27% -0.39%
2030 81,761,486 17,376 -0.27% -0.34%
2031 81,535,782 17,299 -0.28% -0.44%
2032 81,309,833 17,228 -0.28% -0.41%
2033 81,088,671 17,163 -0.27% -0.38%
2034 80,874,239 17,092 -0.26% -0.41%
2035 80,664,119 17,012 -0.26% -0.47%
2036 80,440,400 16,940 -0.28% -0.43%
2037 80,216,687 16,858 -0.28% -0.48%
2038 79,996,530 16,779 -0.27% -0.47%
2039 79,775,309 16,689 -0.28% -0.54%
2040 79,559,716 16,604 -0.27% -0.51%
2041 79,356,179 16,510 -0.26% -0.57%
2042 79,162,051 16,403 -0.24% -0.65%
2043 78,957,628 16,302 -0.26% -0.61%
2044 78,737,840 16,202 -0.28% -0.62%
2045 78,512,825 16,097 -0.29% -0.65%
2046 78,288,289 15,977 -0.29% -0.74%
2047 78,060,952 15,863 -0.29% -0.71%
2048 77,820,753 15,749 -0.31% -0.72%
2049 77,573,634 15,632 -0.32% -0.74%
2050 77,330,385 15,515 -0.31% -0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Germany decreased by 782,811 people (a 0.95% decline), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Germany gained 1,353,054 (a 1.66% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Germany was ranked 13th most populous country in 2005 and is 19th in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Germany's population will shrink by 6.88% to 77,330,385 people with a rank change from 19th to 24th. The population of Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.

Biggest cities by population

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

Population

Growth rate visualization in other countries

Growth rate

Population comparisons

Population vs Germany vs Palau
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare