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Population in Germany compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 7.5 times bigger than Papua New Guinea's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 1.13% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).

Germany vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Papua New Guinea
2100 69,929,981 18,802,138
2099 69,956,854 18,790,040
2098 69,973,838 18,776,265
2097 70,015,834 18,758,897
2096 70,046,713 18,737,707
2095 70,067,131 18,714,219
2094 70,085,911 18,687,257
2093 70,106,718 18,658,233
2092 70,132,132 18,625,772
2091 70,178,440 18,590,001
2090 70,240,137 18,549,501
2089 70,294,005 18,510,463
2088 70,352,443 18,468,827
2087 70,434,814 18,424,378
2086 70,532,124 18,376,043
2085 70,627,602 18,325,641
2084 70,722,960 18,274,394
2083 70,829,392 18,218,709
2082 70,932,273 18,163,177
2081 71,045,881 18,104,285
2080 71,171,519 18,039,008
2079 71,305,544 17,975,778
2078 71,445,484 17,908,670
2077 71,601,117 17,840,781
2076 71,757,525 17,771,791
2075 71,891,567 17,699,428
2074 72,046,795 17,625,044
2073 72,206,145 17,548,128
2072 72,356,324 17,466,649
2071 72,517,749 17,381,598
2070 72,664,462 17,295,105
2069 72,828,330 17,205,503
2068 72,993,859 17,112,154
2067 73,178,408 17,015,090
2066 73,370,207 16,915,436
2065 73,561,648 16,812,946
2064 73,762,096 16,708,669
2063 73,971,537 16,604,296
2062 74,198,775 16,497,292
2061 74,426,082 16,386,905
2060 74,678,280 16,270,535
2059 74,932,496 16,152,614
2058 75,206,278 16,032,684
2057 75,482,742 15,909,649
2056 75,756,281 15,784,519
2055 76,041,477 15,656,542
2054 76,325,196 15,523,143
2053 76,595,801 15,389,244
2052 76,839,962 15,250,715
2051 77,084,029 15,110,389
2050 77,325,459 14,968,530
2049 77,569,721 14,821,865
2048 77,818,888 14,673,459
2047 78,049,343 14,522,926
2046 78,272,834 14,370,120
2045 78,497,690 14,213,585
2044 78,722,126 14,056,036
2043 78,936,540 13,897,765
2042 79,130,312 13,738,690
2041 79,324,161 13,577,382
2040 79,536,735 13,413,396
2039 79,754,631 13,247,486
2038 79,978,474 13,079,352
2037 80,194,225 12,909,735
2036 80,425,162 12,738,223
2035 80,640,951 12,566,543
2034 80,844,719 12,392,476
2033 81,069,119 12,218,246
2032 81,286,326 12,042,345
2031 81,520,272 11,865,316
2030 81,736,996 11,685,599
2029 81,963,002 11,504,890
2028 82,178,048 11,322,573
2027 82,384,302 11,138,409
2026 82,575,542 10,952,454
2025 83,233,941 10,765,048
2024 83,516,593 10,576,502
2023 83,287,273 10,389,635
2022 83,177,813 10,203,169
2021 83,196,078 10,012,896
2020 83,160,871 9,815,746
2019 83,092,962 9,609,010
2018 82,905,782 9,394,513
2017 82,657,002 9,178,714
2016 82,348,669 8,961,718
2015 81,686,611 8,743,246
2014 80,982,500 8,523,441
2013 80,645,605 8,302,698
2012 80,425,823 8,081,390
2011 80,274,983 7,859,346
2010 81,776,930 7,633,523
2009 81,902,307 7,406,438
2008 82,110,097 7,183,002
2007 82,266,372 6,963,345
2006 82,376,451 6,747,720
2005 82,469,422 6,535,905
2004 82,516,260 6,328,041
2003 82,534,176 6,123,997
2002 82,488,495 5,924,003
2001 82,349,925 5,728,435
2000 82,211,508 5,537,064
1999 82,100,243 5,349,333
1998 82,047,195 5,166,390
1997 82,034,771 4,987,883
1996 81,914,831 4,813,361
1995 81,678,051 4,644,278
1994 81,438,348 4,480,208
1993 81,156,363 4,320,872
1992 80,624,598 4,166,699
1991 80,013,896 4,021,837
1990 79,433,029 3,896,481
1989 78,751,283 3,796,078
1988 78,144,619 3,711,880
1987 77,839,920 3,632,543
1986 77,720,436 3,554,793
1985 77,684,873 3,478,936
1984 77,858,685 3,405,198
1983 78,128,282 3,333,633
1982 78,333,366 3,264,291
1981 78,407,907 3,197,019
1980 78,288,576 3,131,512
1979 78,126,350 3,067,341
1978 78,091,820 3,003,714
1977 78,159,814 2,940,327
1976 78,336,950 2,877,327
1975 78,673,554 2,814,820
1974 78,967,433 2,752,671
1973 78,936,666 2,690,629
1972 78,688,452 2,628,432
1971 78,312,842 2,566,421
1970 78,169,289 2,505,628
1969 77,909,682 2,446,927
1968 77,294,314 2,390,803
1967 76,951,336 2,337,532
1966 76,600,311 2,285,774
1965 75,963,695 2,235,820
1964 75,318,337 2,188,325
1963 74,714,353 2,141,376
1962 74,025,784 2,093,919
1961 73,377,632 2,046,127
1960 72,814,900 1,995,110

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

Papua New Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M 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
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Papua New Guinea
2100 -0.04% 0.06%
2099 -0.02% 0.07%
2098 -0.06% 0.09%
2097 -0.04% 0.11%
2096 -0.03% 0.13%
2095 -0.03% 0.14%
2094 -0.03% 0.16%
2093 -0.04% 0.17%
2092 -0.07% 0.19%
2091 -0.09% 0.22%
2090 -0.08% 0.21%
2089 -0.08% 0.23%
2088 -0.12% 0.24%
2087 -0.14% 0.26%
2086 -0.14% 0.28%
2085 -0.13% 0.28%
2084 -0.15% 0.31%
2083 -0.15% 0.31%
2082 -0.16% 0.33%
2081 -0.18% 0.36%
2080 -0.19% 0.35%
2079 -0.2% 0.37%
2078 -0.22% 0.38%
2077 -0.22% 0.39%
2076 -0.19% 0.41%
2075 -0.22% 0.42%
2074 -0.22% 0.44%
2073 -0.21% 0.47%
2072 -0.22% 0.49%
2071 -0.2% 0.5%
2070 -0.23% 0.52%
2069 -0.23% 0.55%
2068 -0.25% 0.57%
2067 -0.26% 0.59%
2066 -0.26% 0.61%
2065 -0.27% 0.62%
2064 -0.28% 0.63%
2063 -0.31% 0.65%
2062 -0.31% 0.67%
2061 -0.34% 0.72%
2060 -0.34% 0.73%
2059 -0.36% 0.75%
2058 -0.37% 0.77%
2057 -0.36% 0.79%
2056 -0.38% 0.82%
2055 -0.37% 0.86%
2054 -0.35% 0.87%
2053 -0.32% 0.91%
2052 -0.32% 0.93%
2051 -0.31% 0.95%
2050 -0.31% 0.99%
2049 -0.32% 1.01%
2048 -0.3% 1.04%
2047 -0.29% 1.06%
2046 -0.29% 1.1%
2045 -0.29% 1.12%
2044 -0.27% 1.14%
2043 -0.24% 1.16%
2042 -0.24% 1.19%
2041 -0.27% 1.22%
2040 -0.27% 1.25%
2039 -0.28% 1.29%
2038 -0.27% 1.31%
2037 -0.29% 1.35%
2036 -0.27% 1.37%
2035 -0.25% 1.4%
2034 -0.28% 1.43%
2033 -0.27% 1.46%
2032 -0.29% 1.49%
2031 -0.27% 1.54%
2030 -0.28% 1.57%
2029 -0.26% 1.61%
2028 -0.25% 1.65%
2027 -0.23% 1.7%
2026 -0.79% 1.74%
2025 -0.34% 1.78%
2024 0.28% 1.8%
2023 0.13% 1.83%
2022 -0.02% 1.9%
2021 0.04% 2.01%
2020 0.08% 2.15%
2019 0.23% 2.28%
2018 0.3% 2.35%
2017 0.37% 2.42%
2016 0.81% 2.5%
2015 0.87% 2.58%
2014 0.42% 2.66%
2013 0.27% 2.74%
2012 0.19% 2.83%
2011 -1.84% 2.96%
2010 -0.15% 3.07%
2009 -0.25% 3.11%
2008 -0.19% 3.15%
2007 -0.13% 3.2%
2006 -0.11% 3.24%
2005 -0.06% 3.28%
2004 -0.02% 3.33%
2003 0.06% 3.38%
2002 0.17% 3.41%
2001 0.17% 3.46%
2000 0.14% 3.51%
1999 0.06% 3.54%
1998 0.02% 3.58%
1997 0.15% 3.63%
1996 0.29% 3.64%
1995 0.29% 3.66%
1994 0.35% 3.69%
1993 0.66% 3.7%
1992 0.76% 3.6%
1991 0.73% 3.22%
1990 0.87% 2.64%
1989 0.78% 2.27%
1988 0.39% 2.18%
1987 0.15% 2.19%
1986 0.05% 2.18%
1985 -0.22% 2.17%
1984 -0.35% 2.15%
1983 -0.26% 2.12%
1982 -0.1% 2.1%
1981 0.15% 2.09%
1980 0.21% 2.09%
1979 0.04% 2.12%
1978 -0.09% 2.16%
1977 -0.23% 2.19%
1976 -0.43% 2.22%
1975 -0.37% 2.26%
1974 0.04% 2.31%
1973 0.32% 2.37%
1972 0.48% 2.42%
1971 0.18% 2.43%
1970 0.33% 2.4%
1969 0.8% 2.35%
1968 0.45% 2.28%
1967 0.46% 2.26%
1966 0.84% 2.23%
1965 0.86% 2.17%
1964 0.81% 2.19%
1963 0.93% 2.27%
1962 0.88% 2.34%
1961 0.77% 2.56%

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Germany Papua New Guinea
Current population
82575542
11002753
Population rank 19/197 89/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.13%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
2.81 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
2.06 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +512
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 59/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
1.29 days
Annual migration change -334,072 -284
Net migration rank 192/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -284
2024 - 36,954 - -707
2023 -333,149 609,553 187,637 -787
2022 -324,394 981,552 186,861 -787
2021 -224,629 310,264 183,766 10,703
2020 -216,218 203,468 189,130 10,703
2019 -157,877 319,082 190,662 22,978
2018 -165,812 403,908 190,662 24,684
2017 -148,783 452,988 189,715 26,513
2016 -123,523 517,480 189,281 28,473
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 188,600 30,580
2014 -153,866 592,338 187,592 32,840
2013 -209,679 462,384 185,790 35,280
2012 -193,022 199,143 183,658 37,893
2011 -184,632 295,282 181,842 40,690
2010 -179,909 130,116 178,998 50,106
2009 -188,375 46,533 175,421 49,647
2008 -164,220 -23,341 172,823 48,985
2007 -148,080 -24,772 169,306 48,203
2006 -148,278 -489,056 166,540 47,191
2005 -148,445 81,351 163,888 46,014
2004 -107,271 81,735 161,023 44,811
2003 -140,309 142,009 158,611 43,639
2002 -123,733 218,795 155,091 42,657
2001 -98,820 272,875 151,431 41,962
2000 -73,990 174,594 147,496 41,855
1999 -73,890 219,280 143,592 42,519
1998 -65,637 -754,469 136,677 43,091
1997 -49,221 93,281 134,458 42,787
1996 -90,107 281,280 129,802 41,994
1995 -114,349 398,077 125,410 40,962
1994 -114,013 315,585 122,113 39,669
1993 -105,503 462,096 118,668 38,220
1992 -80,625 811,606 114,818 36,622
1991 -80,014 602,638 111,453 26,830
1990 -15,887 679,702 110,033 2,398
1989 -23,625 761,002 108,199 -19,824
1988 -7,815 515,962 106,256 -26,232
1987 -31,136 174,272 104,367 -25,720
1986 -77,721 212,822 102,346 -25,495
1985 -116,527 103,556 100,333 -25,470
1984 -109,002 -150,771 98,103 -25,487
1983 -109,380 -81,349 95,982 -25,465
1982 -78,333 -58,121 93,522 -25,355
1981 -94,090 130,713 91,767 -25,383
1980 -86,117 324,203 90,266 -25,638
1979 -125,002 237,705 89,330 -25,618
1978 -140,566 117,167 88,747 -25,208
1977 -125,055 33,881 87,954 -24,722
1976 -164,508 -79,761 86,965 -24,198
1975 -212,418 -207,740 85,809 -23,562
1974 -150,038 -15,126 84,829 -22,771
1973 -149,980 386,881 83,821 -21,803
1972 -62,950 336,015 82,672 -20,303
1971 46,988 450,328 80,599 -18,945
1970 70,352 -273,498 78,712 -18,773
1969 155,820 584,017 76,454 -18,994
1968 239,612 293,307 73,983 -19,188
1967 353,977 -174,155 71,519 -19,767
1966 405,982 134,107 69,206 -17,454
1965 410,204 338,258 66,693 -18,532
1964 482,038 69,825 64,558 -17,730
1963 455,757 205,976 62,260 -15,189
1962 436,752 276,505 59,974 -12,141
1961 462,279 27,534 58,151 -10,409
1960 385,919 212,666 56,326 -2,034

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/papua-new-guinea | 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 Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

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
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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