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

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The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,491,249 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,830,814 people compared to 142,643,173 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 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.28% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.8M (0.55% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Germany vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Russia
2100 70,146,161 125,631,984
2099 70,173,117 125,735,285
2098 70,190,154 125,835,990
2097 70,232,280 125,914,480
2096 70,263,255 126,004,709
2095 70,283,735 126,072,890
2094 70,302,573 126,125,529
2093 70,323,445 126,181,074
2092 70,348,937 126,256,091
2091 70,395,388 126,304,823
2090 70,457,276 126,360,262
2089 70,511,311 126,412,664
2088 70,569,930 126,463,022
2087 70,652,555 126,511,263
2086 70,750,166 126,579,534
2085 70,845,939 126,655,806
2084 70,941,592 126,730,694
2083 71,048,352 126,805,713
2082 71,151,552 126,889,471
2081 71,265,511 126,973,300
2080 71,391,537 127,070,546
2079 71,525,977 127,191,346
2078 71,666,350 127,331,975
2077 71,822,464 127,489,152
2076 71,979,354 127,641,749
2075 72,113,812 127,825,235
2074 72,269,519 128,023,096
2073 72,429,361 128,238,922
2072 72,580,006 128,465,870
2071 72,741,929 128,745,681
2070 72,889,095 129,020,076
2069 73,053,471 129,309,803
2068 73,219,511 129,589,275
2067 73,404,631 129,873,991
2066 73,597,022 130,184,092
2065 73,789,056 130,515,828
2064 73,990,123 130,852,649
2063 74,200,211 131,199,458
2062 74,428,152 131,530,725
2061 74,656,161 131,881,030
2060 74,909,139 132,209,377
2059 75,164,141 132,568,882
2058 75,438,769 132,933,515
2057 75,716,088 133,272,997
2056 75,990,472 133,615,325
2055 76,276,550 133,963,055
2054 76,561,146 134,288,366
2053 76,832,587 134,609,198
2052 77,077,503 134,876,558
2051 77,322,326 135,141,211
2050 77,564,502 135,386,454
2049 77,809,519 135,609,441
2048 78,059,456 135,818,840
2047 78,290,624 136,013,698
2046 78,514,805 136,185,098
2045 78,740,357 136,368,416
2044 78,965,486 136,568,234
2043 79,180,563 136,791,498
2042 79,374,934 137,015,033
2041 79,569,383 137,266,491
2040 79,782,613 137,531,851
2039 80,001,183 137,833,822
2038 80,225,718 138,146,863
2037 80,442,136 138,485,780
2036 80,673,787 138,835,731
2035 80,890,243 139,197,452
2034 81,094,641 139,573,272
2033 81,319,735 139,960,175
2032 81,537,613 140,359,785
2031 81,772,282 140,785,026
2030 81,989,677 141,182,418
2029 82,216,381 141,571,268
2028 82,432,092 141,946,979
2027 82,638,983 142,315,155
2026 82,830,814 142,643,173
2025 83,491,249 143,513,328
2024 83,516,593 143,669,648
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% 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 77,564,502 people with a rank change from 19th to 24th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

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 -0.03% -0.11%
2024 0.28% -0.11%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/germany/russia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Germany declined by 0.03%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Germany Russia
Current population
82830814
142643173
Population rank 19/197 9/197
Percent of world population 1% 1.72%
One net population change
20.8 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
46.6 seconds
26.1 seconds
One death every
31.2 seconds
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline -69 -428
Annual growth/decline -25,344 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate -0.03% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 159/197 166/197
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 -334,066 36,954 -574,678 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/germany/russia | CC BY

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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 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 (1960–2025, 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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