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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 2,857,822 people in Qatar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 2,999,260 in Qatar.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 27.5 times bigger than Qatar's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Qatar is the 136th.
  • The countries together account for 1.03% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.04% for Qatar.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +3.86% in Qatar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Qatar has grown from 973K to 3M (208.3% growth).

Germany vs Qatar: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Qatar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Qatar
2100 69,929,981 6,864,512
2099 69,956,854 6,795,697
2098 69,973,838 6,726,889
2097 70,015,834 6,658,115
2096 70,046,713 6,589,399
2095 70,067,131 6,520,903
2094 70,085,911 6,452,670
2093 70,106,718 6,384,792
2092 70,132,132 6,317,235
2091 70,178,440 6,249,912
2090 70,240,137 6,182,993
2089 70,294,005 6,116,439
2088 70,352,443 6,050,282
2087 70,434,814 5,984,646
2086 70,532,124 5,919,506
2085 70,627,602 5,854,810
2084 70,722,960 5,790,733
2083 70,829,392 5,727,107
2082 70,932,273 5,663,726
2081 71,045,881 5,600,872
2080 71,171,519 5,538,952
2079 71,305,544 5,477,309
2078 71,445,484 5,416,092
2077 71,601,117 5,355,430
2076 71,757,525 5,295,298
2075 71,891,567 5,235,611
2074 72,046,795 5,176,349
2073 72,206,145 5,117,758
2072 72,356,324 5,059,696
2071 72,517,749 5,002,249
2070 72,664,462 4,945,273
2069 72,828,330 4,888,911
2068 72,993,859 4,833,090
2067 73,178,408 4,777,814
2066 73,370,207 4,723,056
2065 73,561,648 4,668,810
2064 73,762,096 4,614,957
2063 73,971,537 4,561,622
2062 74,198,775 4,509,442
2061 74,426,082 4,457,910
2060 74,678,280 4,406,963
2059 74,932,496 4,356,604
2058 75,206,278 4,306,842
2057 75,482,742 4,257,533
2056 75,756,281 4,208,980
2055 76,041,477 4,160,635
2054 76,325,196 4,113,078
2053 76,595,801 4,065,870
2052 76,839,962 4,019,393
2051 77,084,029 3,973,445
2050 77,325,459 3,927,949
2049 77,569,721 3,882,963
2048 77,818,888 3,838,380
2047 78,049,343 3,794,282
2046 78,272,834 3,750,671
2045 78,497,690 3,707,573
2044 78,722,126 3,665,008
2043 78,936,540 3,623,031
2042 79,130,312 3,581,673
2041 79,324,161 3,540,989
2040 79,536,735 3,500,991
2039 79,754,631 3,461,758
2038 79,978,474 3,423,310
2037 80,194,225 3,385,696
2036 80,425,162 3,348,948
2035 80,640,951 3,313,100
2034 80,844,719 3,278,067
2033 81,069,119 3,243,892
2032 81,286,326 3,210,644
2031 81,520,272 3,178,257
2030 81,736,996 3,146,733
2029 81,963,002 3,112,748
2028 82,178,048 3,075,676
2027 82,384,302 3,035,492
2026 82,575,542 2,985,826
2025 83,233,941 2,926,071
2024 83,516,593 2,857,822
2023 83,287,273 2,656,032
2022 83,177,813 2,657,333
2021 83,196,078 2,504,910
2020 83,160,871 2,794,148
2019 83,092,962 2,638,657
2018 82,905,782 2,580,734
2017 82,657,002 2,545,820
2016 82,348,669 2,477,113
2015 81,686,611 2,344,557
2014 80,982,500 2,151,745
2013 80,645,605 1,916,426
2012 80,425,823 1,722,438
2011 80,274,983 1,624,761
2010 81,776,930 1,616,832
2009 81,902,307 1,608,903
2008 82,110,097 1,426,938
2007 82,266,372 1,208,595
2006 82,376,451 972,831
2005 82,469,422 825,408
2004 82,516,260 773,332
2003 82,534,176 744,682
2002 82,488,495 711,205
2001 82,349,925 677,925
2000 82,211,508 644,989
1999 82,100,243 612,500
1998 82,047,195 580,540
1997 82,034,771 550,500
1996 81,914,831 529,019
1995 81,678,051 514,325
1994 81,438,348 499,459
1993 81,156,363 484,545
1992 80,624,598 469,657
1991 80,013,896 454,853
1990 79,433,029 440,175
1989 78,751,283 425,646
1988 78,144,619 411,264
1987 77,839,920 397,005
1986 77,720,436 382,422
1985 77,684,873 365,940
1984 77,858,685 347,878
1983 78,128,282 329,709
1982 78,333,366 311,537
1981 78,407,907 293,553
1980 78,288,576 275,913
1979 78,126,350 258,670
1978 78,091,820 241,808
1977 78,159,814 225,285
1976 78,336,950 209,052
1975 78,673,554 193,087
1974 78,967,433 177,362
1973 78,936,666 161,841
1972 78,688,452 146,506
1971 78,312,842 131,346
1970 78,169,289 116,350
1969 77,909,682 103,025
1968 77,294,314 91,749
1967 76,951,336 81,439
1966 76,600,311 72,192
1965 75,963,695 64,065
1964 75,318,337 56,867
1963 74,714,353 50,380
1962 74,025,784 44,630
1961 73,377,632 39,680
1960 72,814,900 36,010

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/qatar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 522,147 people (a 21.1% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 136th 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 Qatar will increase by 31% to 3,927,949 people and rank change from 136th to 134th.

Qatar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.86M 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
Qatar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Qatar
2100 -0.04% 1.01%
2099 -0.02% 1.02%
2098 -0.06% 1.03%
2097 -0.04% 1.04%
2096 -0.03% 1.05%
2095 -0.03% 1.06%
2094 -0.03% 1.06%
2093 -0.04% 1.07%
2092 -0.07% 1.08%
2091 -0.09% 1.08%
2090 -0.08% 1.09%
2089 -0.08% 1.09%
2088 -0.12% 1.1%
2087 -0.14% 1.1%
2086 -0.14% 1.11%
2085 -0.13% 1.11%
2084 -0.15% 1.11%
2083 -0.15% 1.12%
2082 -0.16% 1.12%
2081 -0.18% 1.12%
2080 -0.19% 1.13%
2079 -0.2% 1.13%
2078 -0.22% 1.13%
2077 -0.22% 1.14%
2076 -0.19% 1.14%
2075 -0.22% 1.14%
2074 -0.22% 1.14%
2073 -0.21% 1.15%
2072 -0.22% 1.15%
2071 -0.2% 1.15%
2070 -0.23% 1.15%
2069 -0.23% 1.15%
2068 -0.25% 1.16%
2067 -0.26% 1.16%
2066 -0.26% 1.16%
2065 -0.27% 1.17%
2064 -0.28% 1.17%
2063 -0.31% 1.16%
2062 -0.31% 1.16%
2061 -0.34% 1.16%
2060 -0.34% 1.16%
2059 -0.36% 1.16%
2058 -0.37% 1.16%
2057 -0.36% 1.15%
2056 -0.38% 1.16%
2055 -0.37% 1.16%
2054 -0.35% 1.16%
2053 -0.32% 1.16%
2052 -0.32% 1.16%
2051 -0.31% 1.16%
2050 -0.31% 1.16%
2049 -0.32% 1.16%
2048 -0.3% 1.16%
2047 -0.29% 1.16%
2046 -0.29% 1.16%
2045 -0.29% 1.16%
2044 -0.27% 1.16%
2043 -0.24% 1.15%
2042 -0.24% 1.15%
2041 -0.27% 1.14%
2040 -0.27% 1.13%
2039 -0.28% 1.12%
2038 -0.27% 1.11%
2037 -0.29% 1.1%
2036 -0.27% 1.08%
2035 -0.25% 1.07%
2034 -0.28% 1.05%
2033 -0.27% 1.04%
2032 -0.29% 1.02%
2031 -0.27% 1%
2030 -0.28% 1.09%
2029 -0.26% 1.21%
2028 -0.25% 1.32%
2027 -0.23% 1.66%
2026 -0.79% 2.04%
2025 -0.34% 2.39%
2024 0.28% 7.6%
2023 0.13% -0.05%
2022 -0.02% 6.08%
2021 0.04% -10.4%
2020 0.08% 5.89%
2019 0.23% 2.24%
2018 0.3% 1.37%
2017 0.37% 2.77%
2016 0.81% 5.65%
2015 0.87% 8.96%
2014 0.42% 12.3%
2013 0.27% 11.3%
2012 0.19% 6.01%
2011 -1.84% 0.49%
2010 -0.15% 0.49%
2009 -0.25% 12.8%
2008 -0.19% 18.1%
2007 -0.13% 24.2%
2006 -0.11% 17.9%
2005 -0.06% 6.73%
2004 -0.02% 3.85%
2003 0.06% 4.71%
2002 0.17% 4.91%
2001 0.17% 5.11%
2000 0.14% 5.3%
1999 0.06% 5.51%
1998 0.02% 5.46%
1997 0.15% 4.06%
1996 0.29% 2.86%
1995 0.29% 2.98%
1994 0.35% 3.08%
1993 0.66% 3.17%
1992 0.76% 3.25%
1991 0.73% 3.33%
1990 0.87% 3.41%
1989 0.78% 3.5%
1988 0.39% 3.59%
1987 0.15% 3.81%
1986 0.05% 4.5%
1985 -0.22% 5.19%
1984 -0.35% 5.51%
1983 -0.26% 5.83%
1982 -0.1% 6.13%
1981 0.15% 6.39%
1980 0.21% 6.67%
1979 0.04% 6.97%
1978 -0.09% 7.33%
1977 -0.23% 7.77%
1976 -0.43% 8.27%
1975 -0.37% 8.87%
1974 0.04% 9.59%
1973 0.32% 10.5%
1972 0.48% 11.5%
1971 0.18% 12.9%
1970 0.33% 12.9%
1969 0.8% 12.3%
1968 0.45% 12.7%
1967 0.46% 12.8%
1966 0.84% 12.7%
1965 0.86% 12.7%
1964 0.81% 12.9%
1963 0.93% 12.9%
1962 0.88% 12.5%
1961 0.77% 10.2%

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/qatar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Qatar's population grew by 7.6%.

Live population counters

Germany Qatar
Current population
82575542
2999260
Population rank 19/197 136/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.04%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
2.6 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
20 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
3.55 hours
Daily growth/decline +628 +553
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +201,790
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +7.6%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 1/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
14.5 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 +36,288
Net migration rank 192/196 26/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 2,337,000
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 31/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 76.7%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 1/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Qatar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Qatar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - 36,288
2024 - 36,954 - 46,105
2023 -333,149 609,553 23,845 39,995
2022 -324,394 981,552 24,360 80,004
2021 -224,629 310,264 21,297 24,501
2020 -216,218 203,468 25,128 -50,433
2019 -157,877 319,082 24,112 10,557
2018 -165,812 403,908 23,340 12,465
2017 -148,783 452,988 23,244 46,719
2016 -123,523 517,480 22,416 119,725
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 22,568 177,467
2014 -153,866 592,338 21,699 194,712
2013 -209,679 462,384 19,669 133,520
2012 -193,022 199,143 17,681 77,091
2011 -184,632 295,282 16,543 77,228
2010 -179,909 130,116 16,225 90,620
2009 -188,375 46,533 15,595 123,217
2008 -164,220 -23,341 14,062 165,572
2007 -148,080 -24,772 11,351 245,703
2006 -148,278 -489,056 10,225 204,236
2005 -148,445 81,351 11,392 68,993
2004 -107,271 81,735 11,242 12,531
2003 -140,309 142,009 11,291 22,234
2002 -123,733 218,795 11,062 22,356
2001 -98,820 272,875 10,683 22,456
2000 -73,990 174,594 9,974 22,769
1999 -73,890 219,280 9,431 22,815
1998 -65,637 -754,469 9,055 22,618
1997 -49,221 93,281 8,846 19,547
1996 -90,107 281,280 9,049 5,517
1995 -114,349 398,077 9,186 5,634
1994 -114,013 315,585 9,257 5,660
1993 -105,503 462,096 9,250 5,670
1992 -80,625 811,606 9,189 5,670
1991 -80,014 602,638 9,182 5,562
1990 -15,887 679,702 9,388 5,216
1989 -23,625 761,002 9,407 5,045
1988 -7,815 515,962 9,198 5,118
1987 -31,136 174,272 8,806 5,405
1986 -77,721 212,822 8,439 6,512
1985 -116,527 103,556 8,212 9,797
1984 -109,002 -150,771 7,997 10,113
1983 -109,380 -81,349 7,765 10,462
1982 -78,333 -58,121 7,489 10,634
1981 -94,090 130,713 7,202 10,644
1980 -86,117 324,203 6,894 10,540
1979 -125,002 237,705 6,579 10,466
1978 -140,566 117,167 6,246 10,434
1977 -125,055 33,881 5,925 10,445
1976 -164,508 -79,761 5,598 10,494
1975 -212,418 -207,740 5,289 10,549
1974 -150,038 -15,126 5,015 10,603
1973 -149,980 386,881 4,780 10,641
1972 -62,950 336,015 4,581 10,663
1971 46,988 450,328 4,433 10,644
1970 70,352 -273,498 4,346 10,579
1969 155,820 584,017 3,941 7,790
1968 239,612 293,307 3,547 7,266
1967 353,977 -174,155 3,167 6,637
1966 405,982 134,107 2,811 5,880
1965 410,204 338,258 2,472 5,083
1964 482,038 69,825 2,150 4,686
1963 455,757 205,976 1,854 4,283
1962 436,752 276,505 1,589 3,773
1961 462,279 27,534 1,357 3,186
1960 385,919 212,666 1,220 1,586

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/qatar | 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 Qatar 26.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 232,009 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 655,712 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 2,337,000 people or 76.7% in Qatar.

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
Qatar
City Population
Doha 1.19M
Al Khor 31.5K

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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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