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

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The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,491,249 in 2025 vs 36,435,861 people in Poland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,830,814 people compared to 36,007,074 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 2.3 times bigger than Poland's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 1.43% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.28% per year vs -0.38% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.8M (0.55% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 36M (5.6% decline).

Germany vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Poland
2100 70,146,161 18,452,579
2099 70,173,117 18,644,857
2098 70,190,154 18,838,707
2097 70,232,280 19,033,962
2096 70,263,255 19,231,896
2095 70,283,735 19,431,204
2094 70,302,573 19,634,214
2093 70,323,445 19,840,304
2092 70,348,937 20,049,969
2091 70,395,388 20,263,764
2090 70,457,276 20,482,150
2089 70,511,311 20,705,051
2088 70,569,930 20,933,750
2087 70,652,555 21,167,790
2086 70,750,166 21,407,163
2085 70,845,939 21,652,018
2084 70,941,592 21,902,736
2083 71,048,352 22,159,983
2082 71,151,552 22,423,109
2081 71,265,511 22,691,495
2080 71,391,537 22,964,515
2079 71,525,977 23,242,960
2078 71,666,350 23,524,184
2077 71,822,464 23,811,918
2076 71,979,354 24,102,012
2075 72,113,812 24,395,355
2074 72,269,519 24,691,719
2073 72,429,361 24,990,908
2072 72,580,006 25,290,453
2071 72,741,929 25,590,102
2070 72,889,095 25,889,034
2069 73,053,471 26,187,633
2068 73,219,511 26,485,171
2067 73,404,631 26,780,961
2066 73,597,022 27,074,124
2065 73,789,056 27,364,039
2064 73,990,123 27,650,950
2063 74,200,211 27,934,132
2062 74,428,152 28,212,240
2061 74,656,161 28,487,283
2060 74,909,139 28,757,525
2059 75,164,141 29,025,705
2058 75,438,769 29,288,751
2057 75,716,088 29,548,996
2056 75,990,472 29,806,770
2055 76,276,550 30,060,951
2054 76,561,146 30,311,416
2053 76,832,587 30,559,065
2052 77,077,503 30,801,964
2051 77,322,326 31,043,690
2050 77,564,502 31,281,762
2049 77,809,519 31,516,893
2048 78,059,456 31,748,736
2047 78,290,624 31,978,608
2046 78,514,805 32,205,877
2045 78,740,357 32,431,013
2044 78,965,486 32,653,012
2043 79,180,563 32,873,136
2042 79,374,934 33,090,733
2041 79,569,383 33,303,578
2040 79,782,613 33,514,705
2039 80,001,183 33,722,530
2038 80,225,718 33,926,660
2037 80,442,136 34,126,585
2036 80,673,787 34,323,967
2035 80,890,243 34,515,669
2034 81,094,641 34,704,048
2033 81,319,735 34,887,791
2032 81,537,613 35,067,502
2031 81,772,282 35,242,658
2030 81,989,677 35,410,392
2029 82,216,381 35,572,635
2028 82,432,092 35,725,650
2027 82,638,983 35,870,384
2026 82,830,814 36,007,074
2025 83,491,249 36,435,861
2024 83,516,593 36,559,233
2023 83,287,273 36,687,353
2022 83,177,813 36,821,749
2021 83,196,078 36,981,559
2020 83,160,871 37,515,748
2019 83,092,962 37,965,475
2018 82,905,782 37,974,750
2017 82,657,002 37,974,826
2016 82,348,669 37,970,087
2015 81,686,611 37,986,412
2014 80,982,500 38,011,735
2013 80,645,605 38,040,196
2012 80,425,823 38,063,164
2011 80,274,983 38,063,255
2010 81,776,930 38,042,794
2009 81,902,307 38,151,603
2008 82,110,097 38,125,759
2007 82,266,372 38,120,560
2006 82,376,451 38,141,267
2005 82,469,422 38,165,445
2004 82,516,260 38,182,222
2003 82,534,176 38,204,570
2002 82,488,495 38,230,364
2001 82,349,925 38,248,076
2000 82,211,508 38,258,629
1999 82,100,243 38,660,271
1998 82,047,195 38,663,481
1997 82,034,771 38,649,660
1996 81,914,831 38,624,370
1995 81,678,051 38,594,998
1994 81,438,348 38,542,652
1993 81,156,363 38,461,408
1992 80,624,598 38,363,667
1991 80,013,896 38,246,193
1990 79,433,029 38,110,782
1989 78,751,283 37,961,529
1988 78,144,619 37,824,487
1987 77,839,920 37,668,045
1986 77,720,436 37,456,119
1985 77,684,873 37,201,885
1984 77,858,685 36,904,134
1983 78,128,282 36,571,808
1982 78,333,366 36,230,481
1981 78,407,907 35,898,587
1980 78,288,576 35,574,150
1979 78,126,350 35,247,217
1978 78,091,820 34,965,600
1977 78,159,814 34,689,050
1976 78,336,950 34,356,300
1975 78,673,554 34,015,199
1974 78,967,433 33,678,899
1973 78,936,666 33,357,200
1972 78,688,452 33,055,650
1971 78,312,842 32,783,500
1970 78,169,289 32,664,300
1969 77,909,682 32,548,300
1968 77,294,314 32,294,655
1967 76,951,336 31,987,155
1966 76,600,311 31,681,000
1965 75,963,695 31,444,950
1964 75,318,337 31,139,450
1963 74,714,353 30,712,000
1962 74,025,784 30,308,500
1961 73,377,632 29,964,000
1960 72,814,900 29,637,450

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Germany's population will shrink by 6.36% to 77,564,502 people with a rank change from 19th to 24th. The population of Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,281,762 people and rank change from 47th to 61st.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13.1% of the population in Germany and 33.1% in Poland.

Population growth rate by year

Germany
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Poland
2100 -0.04% -1.03%
2099 -0.02% -1.03%
2098 -0.06% -1.03%
2097 -0.04% -1.03%
2096 -0.03% -1.03%
2095 -0.03% -1.03%
2094 -0.03% -1.04%
2093 -0.04% -1.05%
2092 -0.07% -1.06%
2091 -0.09% -1.07%
2090 -0.08% -1.08%
2089 -0.08% -1.09%
2088 -0.12% -1.11%
2087 -0.14% -1.12%
2086 -0.14% -1.13%
2085 -0.13% -1.14%
2084 -0.15% -1.16%
2083 -0.15% -1.17%
2082 -0.16% -1.18%
2081 -0.18% -1.19%
2080 -0.19% -1.2%
2079 -0.2% -1.2%
2078 -0.22% -1.21%
2077 -0.22% -1.2%
2076 -0.19% -1.2%
2075 -0.22% -1.2%
2074 -0.22% -1.2%
2073 -0.21% -1.18%
2072 -0.22% -1.17%
2071 -0.2% -1.15%
2070 -0.23% -1.14%
2069 -0.23% -1.12%
2068 -0.25% -1.1%
2067 -0.26% -1.08%
2066 -0.26% -1.06%
2065 -0.27% -1.04%
2064 -0.28% -1.01%
2063 -0.31% -0.99%
2062 -0.31% -0.97%
2061 -0.34% -0.94%
2060 -0.34% -0.92%
2059 -0.36% -0.9%
2058 -0.37% -0.88%
2057 -0.36% -0.86%
2056 -0.38% -0.85%
2055 -0.37% -0.83%
2054 -0.35% -0.81%
2053 -0.32% -0.79%
2052 -0.32% -0.78%
2051 -0.31% -0.76%
2050 -0.31% -0.75%
2049 -0.32% -0.73%
2048 -0.3% -0.72%
2047 -0.29% -0.71%
2046 -0.29% -0.69%
2045 -0.29% -0.68%
2044 -0.27% -0.67%
2043 -0.24% -0.66%
2042 -0.24% -0.64%
2041 -0.27% -0.63%
2040 -0.27% -0.62%
2039 -0.28% -0.6%
2038 -0.27% -0.59%
2037 -0.29% -0.58%
2036 -0.27% -0.56%
2035 -0.25% -0.54%
2034 -0.28% -0.53%
2033 -0.27% -0.51%
2032 -0.29% -0.5%
2031 -0.27% -0.47%
2030 -0.28% -0.46%
2029 -0.26% -0.43%
2028 -0.25% -0.4%
2027 -0.23% -0.38%
2026 -0.79% -1.18%
2025 -0.03% -0.34%
2024 0.28% -0.35%
2023 0.13% -0.36%
2022 -0.02% -0.43%
2021 0.04% -1.42%
2020 0.08% -1.18%
2019 0.23% -0.02%
2018 0.3% -0%
2017 0.37% 0.01%
2016 0.81% -0.04%
2015 0.87% -0.07%
2014 0.42% -0.07%
2013 0.27% -0.06%
2012 0.19% -0%
2011 -1.84% 0.05%
2010 -0.15% -0.29%
2009 -0.25% 0.07%
2008 -0.19% 0.01%
2007 -0.13% -0.05%
2006 -0.11% -0.06%
2005 -0.06% -0.04%
2004 -0.02% -0.06%
2003 0.06% -0.07%
2002 0.17% -0.05%
2001 0.17% -0.03%
2000 0.14% -1.04%
1999 0.06% -0.008%
1998 0.02% 0.04%
1997 0.15% 0.07%
1996 0.29% 0.08%
1995 0.29% 0.14%
1994 0.35% 0.21%
1993 0.66% 0.25%
1992 0.76% 0.31%
1991 0.73% 0.36%
1990 0.87% 0.39%
1989 0.78% 0.36%
1988 0.39% 0.42%
1987 0.15% 0.57%
1986 0.05% 0.68%
1985 -0.22% 0.81%
1984 -0.35% 0.91%
1983 -0.26% 0.94%
1982 -0.1% 0.92%
1981 0.15% 0.91%
1980 0.21% 0.93%
1979 0.04% 0.81%
1978 -0.09% 0.8%
1977 -0.23% 0.97%
1976 -0.43% 1%
1975 -0.37% 1%
1974 0.04% 0.96%
1973 0.32% 0.91%
1972 0.48% 0.83%
1971 0.18% 0.36%
1970 0.33% 0.36%
1969 0.8% 0.79%
1968 0.45% 0.96%
1967 0.46% 0.97%
1966 0.84% 0.75%
1965 0.86% 0.98%
1964 0.81% 1.39%
1963 0.93% 1.33%
1962 0.88% 1.15%
1961 0.77% 1.1%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Germany declined by 0.03%, while Poland's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Germany Poland
Current population
82830814
36007074
Population rank 19/197 47/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.43%
One net population change
20.8 minutes
4.27 minutes
One birth every
46.6 seconds
2.08 minutes
One death every
31.2 seconds
1.28 minutes
Daily growth/decline -69 -338
Annual growth/decline -25,344 -123,372
Annual growth/decline rate -0.03% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 159/197 179/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 -330,820
Net migration rank 192/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -330,820
2024 -334,066 36,954 -157,205 -238,062
2023 -333,149 609,553 -135,743 -7,824
2022 -324,394 981,552 -143,605 967,744
2021 -224,629 310,264 -184,907 2,251
2020 -216,218 203,468 -120,050 3,920
2019 -157,877 319,082 -34,169 7,696
2018 -165,812 403,908 -26,582 -223
2017 -148,783 452,988 0 -21,535
2016 -123,523 517,480 -3,797 -5,675
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 -26,590 3,887
2014 -153,866 592,338 0 5,525
2013 -209,679 462,384 -19,020 12,402
2012 -193,022 199,143 0 4,635
2011 -184,632 295,282 11,419 45,951
2010 -179,909 130,116 38,043 119,623
2009 -188,375 46,533 30,521 -8,283
2008 -164,220 -23,341 34,313 -42,288
2007 -148,080 -24,772 11,436 -51,235
2006 -148,278 -489,056 3,814 -68,882
2005 -148,445 81,351 -3,817 -41,942
2004 -107,271 81,735 -7,637 -38,216
2003 -140,309 142,009 -15,281 -19,039
2002 -123,733 218,795 -3,823 -16,462
2001 -98,820 272,875 3,825 -16,648
2000 -73,990 174,594 11,478 -15,921
1999 -73,890 219,280 0 -53,035
1998 -65,637 -754,469 19,332 -39,509
1997 -49,221 93,281 34,785 -44,230
1996 -90,107 281,280 42,487 -45,349
1995 -114,349 398,077 46,314 -52,989
1994 -114,013 315,585 96,357 -41,845
1993 -105,503 462,096 103,846 -48,805
1992 -80,625 811,606 118,928 -46,893
1991 -80,014 602,638 141,511 -55,342
1990 -15,887 679,702 160,066 -50,339
1989 -23,625 761,002 182,215 -49,192
1988 -7,815 515,962 215,599 -101,671
1987 -31,136 174,272 226,008 -32,310
1986 -77,721 212,822 258,448 -22,520
1985 -116,527 103,556 297,615 -27,277
1984 -109,002 -150,771 332,137 -18,402
1983 -109,380 -81,349 373,032 -26,724
1982 -78,333 -58,121 369,551 -34,980
1981 -94,090 130,713 351,806 -16,155
1980 -86,117 324,203 348,627 -42,420
1979 -125,002 237,705 366,571 -22,162
1978 -140,566 117,167 339,166 -62,936
1977 -125,055 33,881 353,828 -33,496
1976 -164,508 -79,761 367,612 -25,716
1975 -212,418 -207,740 350,356 -31,346
1974 -150,038 -15,126 346,893 -18,273
1973 -149,980 386,881 320,229 -29,335
1972 -62,950 336,015 314,028 -15,004
1971 46,988 450,328 278,660 -31,767
1970 70,352 -273,498 280,913 -66,859
1969 155,820 584,017 270,151 -26,744
1968 239,612 293,307 280,963 -11,905
1967 353,977 -174,155 275,089 -25,479
1966 405,982 134,107 297,801 -17,158
1965 410,204 338,258 314,450 -21,658
1964 482,038 69,825 326,965 -23,273
1963 455,757 205,976 359,330 -13,770
1962 436,752 276,505 360,671 -31,021
1961 462,279 27,534 398,521 -20,044
1960 385,919 212,666 444,562 -6,306

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 30.7% of the population change in Germany is from natural causes (a loss of 2,216,330 people) and 69.3% is from migration (a gain of 5,010,532 people). In Poland 53.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 832,648 people) and 46.1% is from migration (a gain of 712,179 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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