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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 2.31 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 +0.32% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Germany vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Poland
2100 69,929,981 18,350,017
2099 69,956,854 18,541,227
2098 69,973,838 18,733,999
2097 70,015,834 18,928,169
2096 70,046,713 19,125,003
2095 70,067,131 19,323,203
2094 70,085,911 19,525,085
2093 70,106,718 19,730,030
2092 70,132,132 19,938,529
2091 70,178,440 20,151,135
2090 70,240,137 20,368,308
2089 70,294,005 20,589,970
2088 70,352,443 20,817,398
2087 70,434,814 21,050,137
2086 70,532,124 21,288,179
2085 70,627,602 21,531,674
2084 70,722,960 21,780,998
2083 70,829,392 22,036,816
2082 70,932,273 22,298,479
2081 71,045,881 22,565,373
2080 71,171,519 22,836,875
2079 71,305,544 23,113,773
2078 71,445,484 23,393,434
2077 71,601,117 23,679,569
2076 71,757,525 23,968,050
2075 71,891,567 24,259,763
2074 72,046,795 24,554,480
2073 72,206,145 24,852,006
2072 72,356,324 25,149,886
2071 72,517,749 25,447,869
2070 72,664,462 25,745,140
2069 72,828,330 26,042,079
2068 72,993,859 26,337,963
2067 73,178,408 26,632,110
2066 73,370,207 26,923,643
2065 73,561,648 27,211,946
2064 73,762,096 27,497,263
2063 73,971,537 27,778,871
2062 74,198,775 28,055,433
2061 74,426,082 28,328,948
2060 74,678,280 28,597,687
2059 74,932,496 28,864,377
2058 75,206,278 29,125,961
2057 75,482,742 29,384,759
2056 75,756,281 29,641,101
2055 76,041,477 29,893,868
2054 76,325,196 30,142,942
2053 76,595,801 30,389,214
2052 76,839,962 30,630,763
2051 77,084,029 30,871,146
2050 77,325,459 31,107,894
2049 77,569,721 31,341,718
2048 77,818,888 31,572,273
2047 78,049,343 31,800,868
2046 78,272,834 32,026,873
2045 78,497,690 32,250,757
2044 78,722,126 32,471,522
2043 78,936,540 32,690,423
2042 79,130,312 32,906,811
2041 79,324,161 33,118,473
2040 79,536,735 33,328,426
2039 79,754,631 33,535,096
2038 79,978,474 33,738,091
2037 80,194,225 33,936,906
2036 80,425,162 34,133,190
2035 80,640,951 34,323,827
2034 80,844,719 34,511,159
2033 81,069,119 34,693,880
2032 81,286,326 34,872,593
2031 81,520,272 35,046,775
2030 81,736,996 35,213,577
2029 81,963,002 35,374,919
2028 82,178,048 35,527,083
2027 82,384,302 35,671,012
2026 82,575,542 35,806,942
2025 83,233,941 36,233,346
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 (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 Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% 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 77,325,459 people with a rank change from 19th to 25th. The population of Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

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 -0.34% -0.89%
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 (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 Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Germany Poland
Current population
82575542
35806942
Population rank 19/197 47/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.43%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
4.1 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
1.94 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 -351
Annual growth/decline +229,320 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 181/197
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 - 36,954 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 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 (1960–2024, 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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