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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 1.72 times bigger than Germany's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 2.71% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Germany vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Russia
2100 69,929,981 124,983,377
2099 69,956,854 125,086,144
2098 69,973,838 125,186,329
2097 70,015,834 125,264,415
2096 70,046,713 125,354,177
2095 70,067,131 125,422,006
2094 70,085,911 125,474,373
2093 70,106,718 125,529,632
2092 70,132,132 125,604,261
2091 70,178,440 125,652,742
2090 70,240,137 125,707,894
2089 70,294,005 125,760,026
2088 70,352,443 125,810,124
2087 70,434,814 125,858,116
2086 70,532,124 125,926,035
2085 70,627,602 126,001,913
2084 70,722,960 126,076,414
2083 70,829,392 126,151,046
2082 70,932,273 126,234,371
2081 71,045,881 126,317,768
2080 71,171,519 126,414,511
2079 71,305,544 126,534,688
2078 71,445,484 126,674,591
2077 71,601,117 126,830,956
2076 71,757,525 126,982,766
2075 71,891,567 127,165,304
2074 72,046,795 127,362,143
2073 72,206,145 127,576,856
2072 72,356,324 127,802,632
2071 72,517,749 128,080,998
2070 72,664,462 128,353,977
2069 72,828,330 128,642,208
2068 72,993,859 128,920,237
2067 73,178,408 129,203,483
2066 73,370,207 129,511,983
2065 73,561,648 129,842,007
2064 73,762,096 130,177,089
2063 73,971,537 130,522,107
2062 74,198,775 130,851,664
2061 74,426,082 131,200,160
2060 74,678,280 131,526,812
2059 74,932,496 131,884,461
2058 75,206,278 132,247,211
2057 75,482,742 132,584,941
2056 75,756,281 132,925,501
2055 76,041,477 133,271,436
2054 76,325,196 133,595,068
2053 76,595,801 133,914,243
2052 76,839,962 134,180,223
2051 77,084,029 134,443,510
2050 77,325,459 134,687,487
2049 77,569,721 134,909,323
2048 77,818,888 135,117,641
2047 78,049,343 135,311,492
2046 78,272,834 135,482,008
2045 78,497,690 135,664,379
2044 78,722,126 135,863,165
2043 78,936,540 136,085,277
2042 79,130,312 136,307,658
2041 79,324,161 136,557,818
2040 79,536,735 136,821,807
2039 79,754,631 137,122,219
2038 79,978,474 137,433,644
2037 80,194,225 137,770,811
2036 80,425,162 138,118,955
2035 80,640,951 138,478,809
2034 80,844,719 138,852,689
2033 81,069,119 139,237,595
2032 81,286,326 139,635,142
2031 81,520,272 140,058,187
2030 81,736,996 140,453,528
2029 81,963,002 140,840,370
2028 82,178,048 141,214,141
2027 82,384,302 141,580,416
2026 82,575,542 141,906,741
2025 83,233,941 142,772,403
2024 83,516,593 143,533,851
2023 83,287,273 143,826,130
2022 83,177,813 144,236,933
2021 83,196,078 144,746,762
2020 83,160,871 145,245,148
2019 83,092,962 145,453,291
2018 82,905,782 145,398,106
2017 82,657,002 145,293,260
2016 82,348,669 145,015,460
2015 81,686,611 144,640,716
2014 80,982,500 144,237,223
2013 80,645,605 143,805,638
2012 80,425,823 143,378,447
2011 80,274,983 143,018,195
2010 81,776,930 142,849,468
2009 81,902,307 142,785,348
2008 82,110,097 142,742,366
2007 82,266,372 142,805,114
2006 82,376,451 143,049,637
2005 82,469,422 143,518,814
2004 82,516,260 144,067,316
2003 82,534,176 144,648,618
2002 82,488,495 145,306,497
2001 82,349,925 145,976,482
2000 82,211,508 146,596,869
1999 82,100,243 147,214,776
1998 82,047,195 147,670,784
1997 82,034,771 147,915,361
1996 81,914,831 148,160,129
1995 81,678,051 148,375,787
1994 81,438,348 148,407,912
1993 81,156,363 148,458,777
1992 80,624,598 148,538,197
1991 80,013,896 148,394,216
1990 79,433,029 147,969,406
1989 78,751,283 147,721,000
1988 78,144,619 146,857,000
1987 77,839,920 145,908,000
1986 77,720,436 144,894,000
1985 77,684,873 143,858,000
1984 77,858,685 142,745,000
1983 78,128,282 141,668,000
1982 78,333,366 140,823,000
1981 78,407,907 139,941,000
1980 78,288,576 139,010,000
1979 78,126,350 138,027,000
1978 78,091,820 137,060,000
1977 78,159,814 136,100,000
1976 78,336,950 135,147,000
1975 78,673,554 134,200,000
1974 78,967,433 133,432,000
1973 78,936,666 132,669,000
1972 78,688,452 131,909,000
1971 78,312,842 131,155,000
1970 78,169,289 130,404,000
1969 77,909,682 129,664,000
1968 77,294,314 128,928,000
1967 76,951,336 128,196,000
1966 76,600,311 127,468,000
1965 75,963,695 126,745,000
1964 75,318,337 125,345,000
1963 74,714,353 123,960,000
1962 74,025,784 122,591,000
1961 73,377,632 121,236,000
1960 72,814,900 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13.1% of the population in Germany and 10.5% in Russia.

Population growth rate by year

Germany
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Russia
2100 -0.04% -0.08%
2099 -0.02% -0.08%
2098 -0.06% -0.06%
2097 -0.04% -0.07%
2096 -0.03% -0.05%
2095 -0.03% -0.04%
2094 -0.03% -0.04%
2093 -0.04% -0.06%
2092 -0.07% -0.04%
2091 -0.09% -0.04%
2090 -0.08% -0.04%
2089 -0.08% -0.04%
2088 -0.12% -0.04%
2087 -0.14% -0.05%
2086 -0.14% -0.06%
2085 -0.13% -0.06%
2084 -0.15% -0.06%
2083 -0.15% -0.07%
2082 -0.16% -0.07%
2081 -0.18% -0.08%
2080 -0.19% -0.09%
2079 -0.2% -0.11%
2078 -0.22% -0.12%
2077 -0.22% -0.12%
2076 -0.19% -0.14%
2075 -0.22% -0.15%
2074 -0.22% -0.17%
2073 -0.21% -0.18%
2072 -0.22% -0.22%
2071 -0.2% -0.21%
2070 -0.23% -0.22%
2069 -0.23% -0.22%
2068 -0.25% -0.22%
2067 -0.26% -0.24%
2066 -0.26% -0.25%
2065 -0.27% -0.26%
2064 -0.28% -0.26%
2063 -0.31% -0.25%
2062 -0.31% -0.27%
2061 -0.34% -0.25%
2060 -0.34% -0.27%
2059 -0.36% -0.27%
2058 -0.37% -0.25%
2057 -0.36% -0.26%
2056 -0.38% -0.26%
2055 -0.37% -0.24%
2054 -0.35% -0.24%
2053 -0.32% -0.2%
2052 -0.32% -0.2%
2051 -0.31% -0.18%
2050 -0.31% -0.16%
2049 -0.32% -0.15%
2048 -0.3% -0.14%
2047 -0.29% -0.13%
2046 -0.29% -0.13%
2045 -0.29% -0.15%
2044 -0.27% -0.16%
2043 -0.24% -0.16%
2042 -0.24% -0.18%
2041 -0.27% -0.19%
2040 -0.27% -0.22%
2039 -0.28% -0.23%
2038 -0.27% -0.24%
2037 -0.29% -0.25%
2036 -0.27% -0.26%
2035 -0.25% -0.27%
2034 -0.28% -0.28%
2033 -0.27% -0.28%
2032 -0.29% -0.3%
2031 -0.27% -0.28%
2030 -0.28% -0.27%
2029 -0.26% -0.26%
2028 -0.25% -0.26%
2027 -0.23% -0.23%
2026 -0.79% -0.61%
2025 -0.34% -0.53%
2024 0.28% -0.2%
2023 0.13% -0.28%
2022 -0.02% -0.35%
2021 0.04% -0.34%
2020 0.08% -0.14%
2019 0.23% 0.04%
2018 0.3% 0.07%
2017 0.37% 0.19%
2016 0.81% 0.26%
2015 0.87% 0.28%
2014 0.42% 0.3%
2013 0.27% 0.3%
2012 0.19% 0.25%
2011 -1.84% 0.12%
2010 -0.15% 0.04%
2009 -0.25% 0.03%
2008 -0.19% -0.04%
2007 -0.13% -0.17%
2006 -0.11% -0.33%
2005 -0.06% -0.38%
2004 -0.02% -0.4%
2003 0.06% -0.45%
2002 0.17% -0.46%
2001 0.17% -0.42%
2000 0.14% -0.42%
1999 0.06% -0.31%
1998 0.02% -0.17%
1997 0.15% -0.17%
1996 0.29% -0.15%
1995 0.29% -0.02%
1994 0.35% -0.03%
1993 0.66% -0.05%
1992 0.76% 0.1%
1991 0.73% 0.29%
1990 0.87% 0.17%
1989 0.78% 0.59%
1988 0.39% 0.65%
1987 0.15% 0.7%
1986 0.05% 0.72%
1985 -0.22% 0.78%
1984 -0.35% 0.76%
1983 -0.26% 0.6%
1982 -0.1% 0.63%
1981 0.15% 0.67%
1980 0.21% 0.71%
1979 0.04% 0.71%
1978 -0.09% 0.71%
1977 -0.23% 0.71%
1976 -0.43% 0.71%
1975 -0.37% 0.58%
1974 0.04% 0.58%
1973 0.32% 0.58%
1972 0.48% 0.57%
1971 0.18% 0.58%
1970 0.33% 0.57%
1969 0.8% 0.57%
1968 0.45% 0.57%
1967 0.46% 0.57%
1966 0.84% 0.57%
1965 0.86% 1.12%
1964 0.81% 1.12%
1963 0.93% 1.12%
1962 0.88% 1.12%
1961 0.77% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Germany Russia
Current population
82575542
141906741
Population rank 19/197 9/197
Percent of world population 1% 1.71%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
25.5 seconds
One death every
30.8 seconds
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +628 -801
Annual growth/decline +229,320 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 177/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 -251,822
Net migration rank 192/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -251,822
2024 - 36,954 - -178,042
2023 -333,149 609,553 -503,392 27,807
2022 -324,394 981,552 -576,948 765,629
2021 -224,629 310,264 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 -216,218 203,468 -697,177 334,094
2019 -157,877 319,082 -319,997 336,494
2018 -165,812 403,908 -232,637 339,972
2017 -148,783 452,988 -130,764 396,619
2016 -123,523 517,480 0 447,645
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 43,392 384,756
2014 -153,866 592,338 28,848 264,698
2013 -209,679 462,384 28,761 289,872
2012 -193,022 199,143 0 285,977
2011 -184,632 295,282 -128,716 309,377
2010 -179,909 130,116 -242,844 307,555
2009 -188,375 46,533 -257,014 350,206
2008 -164,220 -23,341 -356,856 360,840
2007 -148,080 -24,772 -471,257 365,717
2006 -148,278 -489,056 -686,638 308,370
2005 -148,445 81,351 -846,761 263,541
2004 -107,271 81,735 -792,370 261,519
2003 -140,309 142,009 -896,822 256,804
2002 -123,733 218,795 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 -98,820 272,875 -963,445 259,614
2000 -73,990 174,594 -967,540 550,401
1999 -73,890 219,280 -927,453 375,468
1998 -65,637 -754,469 -694,053 528,135
1997 -49,221 93,281 -769,159 541,387
1996 -90,107 281,280 -785,248 587,171
1995 -114,349 398,077 -845,742 723,875
1994 -114,013 315,585 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 -105,503 462,096 -757,140 507,229
1992 -80,625 811,606 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 -80,014 602,638 103,876 125,505
1990 -15,887 679,702 325,533 299,863
1989 -23,625 761,002 576,112 89,400
1988 -7,815 515,962 778,343 269,862
1987 -31,136 174,272 977,583 275,611
1986 -77,721 212,822 985,279 283,553
1985 -116,527 103,556 762,447 280,614
1984 -109,002 -150,771 756,548 247,026
1983 -109,380 -81,349 906,676 200,159
1982 -78,333 -58,121 830,855 107,520
1981 -94,090 130,713 713,700 36,686
1980 -86,117 324,203 681,149 10,440
1979 -125,002 237,705 690,135 -5,791
1978 -140,566 117,167 812,766 108,882
1977 -125,055 33,881 832,932 122,316
1976 -164,508 -79,761 852,237 113,851
1975 -212,418 -207,740 843,850 80,069
1974 -150,038 -15,126 883,186 -51,759
1973 -149,980 386,881 846,561 -107,568
1972 -62,950 336,015 872,050 -111,168
1971 46,988 450,328 854,999 -134,968
1970 70,352 -273,498 785,554 -264,464
1969 155,820 584,017 753,088 -64,643
1968 239,612 293,307 787,621 -83,221
1967 353,977 -174,155 854,554 -116,029
1966 405,982 134,107 989,279 -111,360
1965 410,204 338,258 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 482,038 69,825 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 455,757 205,976 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 436,752 276,505 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 462,279 27,534 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 385,919 212,666 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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