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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 4,515,577 people in Panama in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 4,642,198 in Panama.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 17.8 times bigger than Panama's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Panama is the 128th.
  • The countries together account for 1.05% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.06% for Panama.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +1.52% in Panama.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Panama has grown from 3.38M to 4.64M (37.5% growth).

Germany vs Panama: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Panama
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Panama
2100 69,929,981 5,947,731
2099 69,956,854 5,958,919
2098 69,973,838 5,969,676
2097 70,015,834 5,979,860
2096 70,046,713 5,989,615
2095 70,067,131 5,998,960
2094 70,085,911 6,007,655
2093 70,106,718 6,015,893
2092 70,132,132 6,023,482
2091 70,178,440 6,030,584
2090 70,240,137 6,037,116
2089 70,294,005 6,043,194
2088 70,352,443 6,048,506
2087 70,434,814 6,053,252
2086 70,532,124 6,057,347
2085 70,627,602 6,060,940
2084 70,722,960 6,063,735
2083 70,829,392 6,065,863
2082 70,932,273 6,067,171
2081 71,045,881 6,067,635
2080 71,171,519 6,067,317
2079 71,305,544 6,066,164
2078 71,445,484 6,064,127
2077 71,601,117 6,061,297
2076 71,757,525 6,057,645
2075 71,891,567 6,053,134
2074 72,046,795 6,047,620
2073 72,206,145 6,041,318
2072 72,356,324 6,034,065
2071 72,517,749 6,026,051
2070 72,664,462 6,017,288
2069 72,828,330 6,007,621
2068 72,993,859 5,997,109
2067 73,178,408 5,985,932
2066 73,370,207 5,973,853
2065 73,561,648 5,961,039
2064 73,762,096 5,947,320
2063 73,971,537 5,932,822
2062 74,198,775 5,917,367
2061 74,426,082 5,900,972
2060 74,678,280 5,883,654
2059 74,932,496 5,865,433
2058 75,206,278 5,846,037
2057 75,482,742 5,825,696
2056 75,756,281 5,804,369
2055 76,041,477 5,781,900
2054 76,325,196 5,758,339
2053 76,595,801 5,733,538
2052 76,839,962 5,707,562
2051 77,084,029 5,680,231
2050 77,325,459 5,651,617
2049 77,569,721 5,621,841
2048 77,818,888 5,590,701
2047 78,049,343 5,558,382
2046 78,272,834 5,524,843
2045 78,497,690 5,490,228
2044 78,722,126 5,454,371
2043 78,936,540 5,417,316
2042 79,130,312 5,379,169
2041 79,324,161 5,339,872
2040 79,536,735 5,299,492
2039 79,754,631 5,257,983
2038 79,978,474 5,215,284
2037 80,194,225 5,171,497
2036 80,425,162 5,126,814
2035 80,640,951 5,081,210
2034 80,844,719 5,034,708
2033 81,069,119 4,987,247
2032 81,286,326 4,938,646
2031 81,520,272 4,889,260
2030 81,736,996 4,838,970
2029 81,963,002 4,787,654
2028 82,178,048 4,735,214
2027 82,384,302 4,681,847
2026 82,575,542 4,627,497
2025 83,233,941 4,572,106
2024 83,516,593 4,515,577
2023 83,287,273 4,458,759
2022 83,177,813 4,400,773
2021 83,196,078 4,345,405
2020 83,160,871 4,293,261
2019 83,092,962 4,234,700
2018 82,905,782 4,167,860
2017 82,657,002 4,098,707
2016 82,348,669 4,029,086
2015 81,686,611 3,960,035
2014 80,982,500 3,892,101
2013 80,645,605 3,825,329
2012 80,425,823 3,759,256
2011 80,274,983 3,693,505
2010 81,776,930 3,628,535
2009 81,902,307 3,564,381
2008 82,110,097 3,500,648
2007 82,266,372 3,437,490
2006 82,376,451 3,375,024
2005 82,469,422 3,313,026
2004 82,516,260 3,251,155
2003 82,534,176 3,189,807
2002 82,488,495 3,129,344
2001 82,349,925 3,069,537
2000 82,211,508 3,010,369
1999 82,100,243 2,951,822
1998 82,047,195 2,893,914
1997 82,034,771 2,836,695
1996 81,914,831 2,780,227
1995 81,678,051 2,724,557
1994 81,438,348 2,669,546
1993 81,156,363 2,615,099
1992 80,624,598 2,561,336
1991 80,013,896 2,508,265
1990 79,433,029 2,455,583
1989 78,751,283 2,403,820
1988 78,144,619 2,352,848
1987 77,839,920 2,301,970
1986 77,720,436 2,251,325
1985 77,684,873 2,200,915
1984 77,858,685 2,150,782
1983 78,128,282 2,101,106
1982 78,333,366 2,052,271
1981 78,407,907 2,004,418
1980 78,288,576 1,957,534
1979 78,126,350 1,911,552
1978 78,091,820 1,866,311
1977 78,159,814 1,821,543
1976 78,336,950 1,776,935
1975 78,673,554 1,732,389
1974 78,967,433 1,687,926
1973 78,936,666 1,643,690
1972 78,688,452 1,599,723
1971 78,312,842 1,556,081
1970 78,169,289 1,513,070
1969 77,909,682 1,470,886
1968 77,294,314 1,429,447
1967 76,951,336 1,388,628
1966 76,600,311 1,348,388
1965 75,963,695 1,308,835
1964 75,318,337 1,270,065
1963 74,714,353 1,232,124
1962 74,025,784 1,195,301
1961 73,377,632 1,159,870
1960 72,814,900 1,126,005

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 Panama gained 654,062 people (a 19.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Panama's population increased by 613,112 people (a 15.2% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Panama was ranked 128th in 2006 and still ranked 128th 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 Panama will increase by 21.7% to 5,651,617 people and rank change from 128th to 124th.

Panama is projected to reach its peak in 2081 at 6.07M 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
Panama
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Panama
2100 -0.04% -0.19%
2099 -0.02% -0.18%
2098 -0.06% -0.17%
2097 -0.04% -0.16%
2096 -0.03% -0.16%
2095 -0.03% -0.14%
2094 -0.03% -0.14%
2093 -0.04% -0.13%
2092 -0.07% -0.12%
2091 -0.09% -0.11%
2090 -0.08% -0.1%
2089 -0.08% -0.09%
2088 -0.12% -0.08%
2087 -0.14% -0.07%
2086 -0.14% -0.06%
2085 -0.13% -0.05%
2084 -0.15% -0.04%
2083 -0.15% -0.02%
2082 -0.16% -0.008%
2081 -0.18% 0.005%
2080 -0.19% 0.02%
2079 -0.2% 0.03%
2078 -0.22% 0.05%
2077 -0.22% 0.06%
2076 -0.19% 0.07%
2075 -0.22% 0.09%
2074 -0.22% 0.1%
2073 -0.21% 0.12%
2072 -0.22% 0.13%
2071 -0.2% 0.15%
2070 -0.23% 0.16%
2069 -0.23% 0.18%
2068 -0.25% 0.19%
2067 -0.26% 0.2%
2066 -0.26% 0.21%
2065 -0.27% 0.23%
2064 -0.28% 0.24%
2063 -0.31% 0.26%
2062 -0.31% 0.28%
2061 -0.34% 0.29%
2060 -0.34% 0.31%
2059 -0.36% 0.33%
2058 -0.37% 0.35%
2057 -0.36% 0.37%
2056 -0.38% 0.39%
2055 -0.37% 0.41%
2054 -0.35% 0.43%
2053 -0.32% 0.46%
2052 -0.32% 0.48%
2051 -0.31% 0.51%
2050 -0.31% 0.53%
2049 -0.32% 0.56%
2048 -0.3% 0.58%
2047 -0.29% 0.61%
2046 -0.29% 0.63%
2045 -0.29% 0.66%
2044 -0.27% 0.68%
2043 -0.24% 0.71%
2042 -0.24% 0.74%
2041 -0.27% 0.76%
2040 -0.27% 0.79%
2039 -0.28% 0.82%
2038 -0.27% 0.85%
2037 -0.29% 0.87%
2036 -0.27% 0.9%
2035 -0.25% 0.92%
2034 -0.28% 0.95%
2033 -0.27% 0.98%
2032 -0.29% 1.01%
2031 -0.27% 1.04%
2030 -0.28% 1.07%
2029 -0.26% 1.11%
2028 -0.25% 1.14%
2027 -0.23% 1.17%
2026 -0.79% 1.21%
2025 -0.34% 1.25%
2024 0.28% 1.27%
2023 0.13% 1.32%
2022 -0.02% 1.27%
2021 0.04% 1.21%
2020 0.08% 1.38%
2019 0.23% 1.6%
2018 0.3% 1.69%
2017 0.37% 1.73%
2016 0.81% 1.74%
2015 0.87% 1.75%
2014 0.42% 1.75%
2013 0.27% 1.76%
2012 0.19% 1.78%
2011 -1.84% 1.79%
2010 -0.15% 1.8%
2009 -0.25% 1.82%
2008 -0.19% 1.84%
2007 -0.13% 1.85%
2006 -0.11% 1.87%
2005 -0.06% 1.9%
2004 -0.02% 1.92%
2003 0.06% 1.93%
2002 0.17% 1.95%
2001 0.17% 1.97%
2000 0.14% 1.98%
1999 0.06% 2%
1998 0.02% 2.02%
1997 0.15% 2.03%
1996 0.29% 2.04%
1995 0.29% 2.06%
1994 0.35% 2.08%
1993 0.66% 2.1%
1992 0.76% 2.12%
1991 0.73% 2.15%
1990 0.87% 2.15%
1989 0.78% 2.17%
1988 0.39% 2.21%
1987 0.15% 2.25%
1986 0.05% 2.29%
1985 -0.22% 2.33%
1984 -0.35% 2.36%
1983 -0.26% 2.38%
1982 -0.1% 2.39%
1981 0.15% 2.4%
1980 0.21% 2.41%
1979 0.04% 2.42%
1978 -0.09% 2.46%
1977 -0.23% 2.51%
1976 -0.43% 2.57%
1975 -0.37% 2.63%
1974 0.04% 2.69%
1973 0.32% 2.75%
1972 0.48% 2.8%
1971 0.18% 2.84%
1970 0.33% 2.87%
1969 0.8% 2.9%
1968 0.45% 2.94%
1967 0.46% 2.98%
1966 0.84% 3.02%
1965 0.86% 3.05%
1964 0.81% 3.08%
1963 0.93% 3.08%
1962 0.88% 3.05%
1961 0.77% 3.01%

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 Panama's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

Germany Panama
Current population
82575542
4642198
Population rank 19/197 128/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.06%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
9.25 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
7.35 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
24.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +156
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +56,818
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 83/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
1.43 hours
Annual migration change -334,072 +6,151
Net migration rank 192/196 49/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 477,749
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 81/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 63/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Panama
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Panama
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - 6,151
2024 - 36,954 - 6,706
2023 -333,149 609,553 50,197 7,262
2022 -324,394 981,552 50,556 7,967
2021 -224,629 310,264 46,747 5,473
2020 -216,218 203,468 46,599 5,473
2019 -157,877 319,082 54,420 10,623
2018 -165,812 403,908 57,508 11,130
2017 -148,783 452,988 58,607 11,059
2016 -123,523 517,480 59,454 10,109
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 59,896 8,648
2014 -153,866 592,338 60,227 7,105
2013 -209,679 462,384 60,295 5,926
2012 -193,022 199,143 60,471 5,447
2011 -184,632 295,282 60,411 5,167
2010 -179,909 130,116 59,418 4,953
2009 -188,375 46,533 59,168 4,765
2008 -164,220 -23,341 58,961 4,568
2007 -148,080 -24,772 58,454 4,330
2006 -148,278 -489,056 58,067 4,087
2005 -148,445 81,351 58,014 3,843
2004 -107,271 81,735 58,281 3,596
2003 -140,309 142,009 57,458 3,352
2002 -123,733 218,795 57,011 3,099
2001 -98,820 272,875 56,654 2,856
2000 -73,990 174,594 56,236 2,602
1999 -73,890 219,280 55,911 2,341
1998 -65,637 -754,469 55,482 2,084
1997 -49,221 93,281 55,060 1,820
1996 -90,107 281,280 54,512 1,533
1995 -114,349 398,077 54,069 1,221
1994 -114,013 315,585 53,845 899
1993 -105,503 462,096 53,591 560
1992 -80,625 811,606 53,186 182
1991 -80,014 602,638 53,079 -305
1990 -15,887 679,702 53,451 -854
1989 -23,625 761,002 52,295 -1,368
1988 -7,815 515,962 52,767 -1,750
1987 -31,136 174,272 52,690 -1,953
1986 -77,721 212,822 52,681 -2,136
1985 -116,527 103,556 52,573 -2,297
1984 -109,002 -150,771 52,436 -2,435
1983 -109,380 -81,349 51,880 -2,518
1982 -78,333 -58,121 50,858 -2,554
1981 -94,090 130,713 50,018 -2,620
1980 -86,117 324,203 49,077 -2,701
1979 -125,002 237,705 48,362 -2,772
1978 -140,566 117,167 47,694 -2,811
1977 -125,055 33,881 47,438 -2,792
1976 -164,508 -79,761 47,307 -2,727
1975 -212,418 -207,740 47,149 -2,635
1974 -150,038 -15,126 46,932 -2,531
1973 -149,980 386,881 46,540 -2,464
1972 -62,950 336,015 46,311 -2,448
1971 46,988 450,328 45,867 -2,454
1970 70,352 -273,498 45,075 -2,476
1969 155,820 584,017 44,278 -2,510
1968 239,612 293,307 43,641 -2,528
1967 353,977 -174,155 43,054 -2,528
1966 405,982 134,107 42,457 -2,500
1965 410,204 338,258 41,604 -2,454
1964 482,038 69,825 40,806 -2,418
1963 455,757 205,976 39,872 -2,380
1962 436,752 276,505 38,537 -2,377
1961 462,279 27,534 37,100 -2,394
1960 385,919 212,666 35,431 -2,409

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 Panama 86.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 544,211 people) and 13.5% is from migration (a gain of 84,849 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 477,749 people or 10.6% in Panama.

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
Panama
City Population
Panama 410K
Colon 242K
Santiago de Veraguas 110K
Tocumen 103K
David 82.9K
La Chorrera 68.9K
Pacora 52.5K
Penonome 21.7K
Balboa 10K
Chitre 9.02K

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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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