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

Germany and Russia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Germany	Russia	Germany	Russia
1960	72,814,900	119,897,000	-	-
1961	73,377,632	121,236,000	0.77%	1.12%
1962	74,025,784	122,591,000	0.88%	1.12%
1963	74,714,353	123,960,000	0.93%	1.12%
1964	75,318,337	125,345,000	0.81%	1.12%
1965	75,963,695	126,745,000	0.86%	1.12%
1966	76,600,311	127,468,000	0.84%	0.57%
1967	76,951,336	128,196,000	0.46%	0.57%
1968	77,294,314	128,928,000	0.45%	0.57%
1969	77,909,682	129,664,000	0.8%	0.57%
1970	78,169,289	130,404,000	0.33%	0.57%
1971	78,312,842	131,155,000	0.18%	0.58%
1972	78,688,452	131,909,000	0.48%	0.57%
1973	78,936,666	132,669,000	0.32%	0.58%
1974	78,967,433	133,432,000	0.04%	0.58%
1975	78,673,554	134,200,000	-0.37%	0.58%
1976	78,336,950	135,147,000	-0.43%	0.71%
1977	78,159,814	136,100,000	-0.23%	0.71%
1978	78,091,820	137,060,000	-0.09%	0.71%
1979	78,126,350	138,027,000	0.04%	0.71%
1980	78,288,576	139,010,000	0.21%	0.71%
1981	78,407,907	139,941,000	0.15%	0.67%
1982	78,333,366	140,823,000	-0.1%	0.63%
1983	78,128,282	141,668,000	-0.26%	0.6%
1984	77,858,685	142,745,000	-0.35%	0.76%
1985	77,684,873	143,858,000	-0.22%	0.78%
1986	77,720,436	144,894,000	0.05%	0.72%
1987	77,839,920	145,908,000	0.15%	0.7%
1988	78,144,619	146,857,000	0.39%	0.65%
1989	78,751,283	147,721,000	0.78%	0.59%
1990	79,433,029	147,969,406	0.87%	0.17%
1991	80,013,896	148,394,216	0.73%	0.29%
1992	80,624,598	148,538,197	0.76%	0.1%
1993	81,156,363	148,458,777	0.66%	-0.05%
1994	81,438,348	148,407,912	0.35%	-0.03%
1995	81,678,051	148,375,787	0.29%	-0.02%
1996	81,914,831	148,160,129	0.29%	-0.15%
1997	82,034,771	147,915,361	0.15%	-0.17%
1998	82,047,195	147,670,784	0.02%	-0.17%
1999	82,100,243	147,214,776	0.06%	-0.31%
2000	82,211,508	146,596,869	0.14%	-0.42%
2001	82,349,925	145,976,482	0.17%	-0.42%
2002	82,488,495	145,306,497	0.17%	-0.46%
2003	82,534,176	144,648,618	0.06%	-0.45%
2004	82,516,260	144,067,316	-0.02%	-0.4%
2005	82,469,422	143,518,814	-0.06%	-0.38%
2006	82,376,451	143,049,637	-0.11%	-0.33%
2007	82,266,372	142,805,114	-0.13%	-0.17%
2008	82,110,097	142,742,366	-0.19%	-0.04%
2009	81,902,307	142,785,348	-0.25%	0.03%
2010	81,776,930	142,849,468	-0.15%	0.04%
2011	80,274,983	143,018,195	-1.84%	0.12%
2012	80,425,823	143,378,447	0.19%	0.25%
2013	80,645,605	143,805,638	0.27%	0.3%
2014	80,982,500	144,237,223	0.42%	0.3%
2015	81,686,611	144,640,716	0.87%	0.28%
2016	82,348,669	145,015,460	0.81%	0.26%
2017	82,657,002	145,293,260	0.37%	0.19%
2018	82,905,782	145,398,106	0.3%	0.07%
2019	83,092,962	145,453,291	0.23%	0.04%
2020	83,160,871	145,245,148	0.08%	-0.14%
2021	83,196,078	144,746,762	0.04%	-0.34%
2022	83,177,813	144,236,933	-0.02%	-0.35%
2023	83,287,273	143,826,130	0.13%	-0.28%
2024	83,516,593	143,533,851	0.28%	-0.2%
2025	83,045,276	142,718,132	-0.56%	-0.57%
2026	82,619,736	142,120,553	-0.51%	-0.42%
2027	82,420,656	141,773,330	-0.24%	-0.24%
2028	82,209,650	141,402,326	-0.26%	-0.26%
2029	81,988,746	141,021,009	-0.27%	-0.27%
2030	81,767,011	140,628,883	-0.27%	-0.28%
2031	81,541,291	140,218,596	-0.28%	-0.29%
2032	81,315,327	139,807,207	-0.28%	-0.29%
2033	81,094,150	139,414,947	-0.27%	-0.28%
2034	80,879,704	139,034,543	-0.26%	-0.27%
2035	80,669,570	138,666,694	-0.26%	-0.26%
2036	80,445,835	138,311,757	-0.28%	-0.26%
2037	80,222,108	137,968,177	-0.28%	-0.25%
2038	80,001,936	137,643,032	-0.27%	-0.24%
2039	79,780,699	137,336,299	-0.28%	-0.22%
2040	79,565,092	137,053,347	-0.27%	-0.21%
2041	79,361,541	136,795,588	-0.26%	-0.19%
2042	79,167,400	136,558,692	-0.24%	-0.17%
2043	78,962,964	136,335,849	-0.26%	-0.16%
2044	78,743,160	136,124,845	-0.28%	-0.15%
2045	78,518,131	135,933,758	-0.29%	-0.14%
2046	78,293,579	135,756,848	-0.29%	-0.13%
2047	78,066,226	135,574,181	-0.29%	-0.13%
2048	77,826,011	135,372,557	-0.31%	-0.15%
2049	77,578,876	135,156,911	-0.32%	-0.16%
2050	77,335,610	134,923,391	-0.31%	-0.17%

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 271,067 (a 0.33% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -2,894,907 (a 2% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Germany's population will shrink by 6.4% to 77,335,610 people with a rank change from 19th to 24th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.06% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.