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

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The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,491,249 in 2025 vs 14,569,341 people in Rwanda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,830,814 people compared to 15,062,056 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 5.5 times bigger than Rwanda's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 1.18% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.28% per year vs +2.28% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.8M (0.55% growth), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15.1M (62% growth).

Germany vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Rwanda
2100 70,146,161 33,113,283
2099 70,173,117 33,008,545
2098 70,190,154 32,927,982
2097 70,232,280 32,853,307
2096 70,263,255 32,768,037
2095 70,283,735 32,635,508
2094 70,302,573 32,550,001
2093 70,323,445 32,416,870
2092 70,348,937 32,294,333
2091 70,395,388 32,191,262
2090 70,457,276 32,088,747
2089 70,511,311 31,892,591
2088 70,569,930 31,746,789
2087 70,652,555 31,553,150
2086 70,750,166 31,399,004
2085 70,845,939 31,254,597
2084 70,941,592 31,112,448
2083 71,048,352 30,937,106
2082 71,151,552 30,752,861
2081 71,265,511 30,576,992
2080 71,391,537 30,386,351
2079 71,525,977 30,195,560
2078 71,666,350 30,016,688
2077 71,822,464 29,819,259
2076 71,979,354 29,645,610
2075 72,113,812 29,441,964
2074 72,269,519 29,243,980
2073 72,429,361 29,025,977
2072 72,580,006 28,798,822
2071 72,741,929 28,578,302
2070 72,889,095 28,334,300
2069 73,053,471 28,121,174
2068 73,219,511 27,872,383
2067 73,404,631 27,609,059
2066 73,597,022 27,372,823
2065 73,789,056 27,101,698
2064 73,990,123 26,838,144
2063 74,200,211 26,559,838
2062 74,428,152 26,312,631
2061 74,656,161 26,001,660
2060 74,909,139 25,729,037
2059 75,164,141 25,453,407
2058 75,438,769 25,121,995
2057 75,716,088 24,853,512
2056 75,990,472 24,582,198
2055 76,276,550 24,281,895
2054 76,561,146 23,991,958
2053 76,832,587 23,705,290
2052 77,077,503 23,421,032
2051 77,322,326 23,113,700
2050 77,564,502 22,814,556
2049 77,809,519 22,498,806
2048 78,059,456 22,171,841
2047 78,290,624 21,848,486
2046 78,514,805 21,554,082
2045 78,740,357 21,228,573
2044 78,965,486 20,915,810
2043 79,180,563 20,548,490
2042 79,374,934 20,214,283
2041 79,569,383 19,845,021
2040 79,782,613 19,475,227
2039 80,001,183 19,108,842
2038 80,225,718 18,773,398
2037 80,442,136 18,433,422
2036 80,673,787 18,128,058
2035 80,890,243 17,765,049
2034 81,094,641 17,432,165
2033 81,319,735 17,100,072
2032 81,537,613 16,822,053
2031 81,772,282 16,495,903
2030 81,989,677 16,178,061
2029 82,216,381 15,868,812
2028 82,432,092 15,554,713
2027 82,638,983 15,217,275
2026 82,830,814 14,898,118
2025 83,491,249 14,569,341
2024 83,516,593 14,256,567
2023 83,287,273 13,954,471
2022 83,177,813 13,651,030
2021 83,196,078 13,355,260
2020 83,160,871 13,065,837
2019 83,092,962 12,776,103
2018 82,905,782 12,487,996
2017 82,657,002 12,202,060
2016 82,348,669 11,919,183
2015 81,686,611 11,640,022
2014 80,982,500 11,364,757
2013 80,645,605 11,093,340
2012 80,425,823 10,829,901
2011 80,274,983 10,573,733
2010 81,776,930 10,317,553
2009 81,902,307 10,060,432
2008 82,110,097 9,804,269
2007 82,266,372 9,549,933
2006 82,376,451 9,299,246
2005 82,469,422 9,054,528
2004 82,516,260 8,816,844
2003 82,534,176 8,586,875
2002 82,488,495 8,400,180
2001 82,349,925 8,287,094
2000 82,211,508 8,213,931
1999 82,100,243 8,147,912
1998 82,047,195 8,081,681
1997 82,034,771 7,755,238
1996 81,914,831 6,708,764
1995 81,678,051 5,674,118
1994 81,438,348 6,792,352
1993 81,156,363 7,981,132
1992 80,624,598 7,683,266
1991 80,013,896 7,526,966
1990 79,433,029 7,375,307
1989 78,751,283 7,184,706
1988 78,144,619 6,968,071
1987 77,839,920 6,749,493
1986 77,720,436 6,531,881
1985 77,684,873 6,317,228
1984 77,858,685 6,107,627
1983 78,128,282 5,905,311
1982 78,333,366 5,711,549
1981 78,407,907 5,527,230
1980 78,288,576 5,353,259
1979 78,126,350 5,189,541
1978 78,091,820 5,035,171
1977 78,159,814 4,888,240
1976 78,336,950 4,745,954
1975 78,673,554 4,607,728
1974 78,967,433 4,474,228
1973 78,936,666 4,345,047
1972 78,688,452 4,220,335
1971 78,312,842 4,100,044
1970 78,169,289 3,980,669
1969 77,909,682 3,861,271
1968 77,294,314 3,744,010
1967 76,951,336 3,629,577
1966 76,600,311 3,521,626
1965 75,963,695 3,423,210
1964 75,318,337 3,334,834
1963 74,714,353 3,258,890
1962 74,025,784 3,186,025
1961 73,377,632 3,106,779
1960 72,814,900 3,022,294

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/rwanda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,142,873 people (a 26.4% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 51.5% to 22,814,556 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Rwanda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.1M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70.1M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Germany
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Rwanda
2100 -0.04% 0.32%
2099 -0.02% 0.24%
2098 -0.06% 0.23%
2097 -0.04% 0.26%
2096 -0.03% 0.41%
2095 -0.03% 0.26%
2094 -0.03% 0.41%
2093 -0.04% 0.38%
2092 -0.07% 0.32%
2091 -0.09% 0.32%
2090 -0.08% 0.62%
2089 -0.08% 0.46%
2088 -0.12% 0.61%
2087 -0.14% 0.49%
2086 -0.14% 0.46%
2085 -0.13% 0.46%
2084 -0.15% 0.57%
2083 -0.15% 0.6%
2082 -0.16% 0.58%
2081 -0.18% 0.63%
2080 -0.19% 0.63%
2079 -0.2% 0.6%
2078 -0.22% 0.66%
2077 -0.22% 0.59%
2076 -0.19% 0.69%
2075 -0.22% 0.68%
2074 -0.22% 0.75%
2073 -0.21% 0.79%
2072 -0.22% 0.77%
2071 -0.2% 0.86%
2070 -0.23% 0.76%
2069 -0.23% 0.89%
2068 -0.25% 0.95%
2067 -0.26% 0.86%
2066 -0.26% 1%
2065 -0.27% 0.98%
2064 -0.28% 1.05%
2063 -0.31% 0.94%
2062 -0.31% 1.2%
2061 -0.34% 1.06%
2060 -0.34% 1.08%
2059 -0.36% 1.32%
2058 -0.37% 1.08%
2057 -0.36% 1.1%
2056 -0.38% 1.24%
2055 -0.37% 1.21%
2054 -0.35% 1.21%
2053 -0.32% 1.21%
2052 -0.32% 1.33%
2051 -0.31% 1.31%
2050 -0.31% 1.4%
2049 -0.32% 1.47%
2048 -0.3% 1.48%
2047 -0.29% 1.37%
2046 -0.29% 1.53%
2045 -0.29% 1.5%
2044 -0.27% 1.79%
2043 -0.24% 1.65%
2042 -0.24% 1.86%
2041 -0.27% 1.9%
2040 -0.27% 1.92%
2039 -0.28% 1.79%
2038 -0.27% 1.84%
2037 -0.29% 1.68%
2036 -0.27% 2.04%
2035 -0.25% 1.91%
2034 -0.28% 1.94%
2033 -0.27% 1.65%
2032 -0.29% 1.98%
2031 -0.27% 1.96%
2030 -0.28% 1.95%
2029 -0.26% 2.02%
2028 -0.25% 2.22%
2027 -0.23% 2.14%
2026 -0.79% 2.26%
2025 -0.03% 2.19%
2024 0.28% 2.16%
2023 0.13% 2.22%
2022 -0.02% 2.21%
2021 0.04% 2.22%
2020 0.08% 2.27%
2019 0.23% 2.31%
2018 0.3% 2.34%
2017 0.37% 2.37%
2016 0.81% 2.4%
2015 0.87% 2.42%
2014 0.42% 2.45%
2013 0.27% 2.43%
2012 0.19% 2.42%
2011 -1.84% 2.48%
2010 -0.15% 2.56%
2009 -0.25% 2.61%
2008 -0.19% 2.66%
2007 -0.13% 2.7%
2006 -0.11% 2.7%
2005 -0.06% 2.7%
2004 -0.02% 2.68%
2003 0.06% 2.22%
2002 0.17% 1.36%
2001 0.17% 0.89%
2000 0.14% 0.81%
1999 0.06% 0.82%
1998 0.02% 4.21%
1997 0.15% 15.6%
1996 0.29% 18.2%
1995 0.29% -16.5%
1994 0.35% -14.9%
1993 0.66% 3.88%
1992 0.76% 2.08%
1991 0.73% 2.06%
1990 0.87% 2.65%
1989 0.78% 3.11%
1988 0.39% 3.24%
1987 0.15% 3.33%
1986 0.05% 3.4%
1985 -0.22% 3.43%
1984 -0.35% 3.43%
1983 -0.26% 3.39%
1982 -0.1% 3.33%
1981 0.15% 3.25%
1980 0.21% 3.15%
1979 0.04% 3.07%
1978 -0.09% 3.01%
1977 -0.23% 3%
1976 -0.43% 3%
1975 -0.37% 2.98%
1974 0.04% 2.97%
1973 0.32% 2.96%
1972 0.48% 2.93%
1971 0.18% 3%
1970 0.33% 3.09%
1969 0.8% 3.13%
1968 0.45% 3.15%
1967 0.46% 3.07%
1966 0.84% 2.87%
1965 0.86% 2.65%
1964 0.81% 2.33%
1963 0.93% 2.29%
1962 0.88% 2.55%
1961 0.77% 2.8%

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/rwanda | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Germany declined by 0.03%, while Rwanda's population grew by 2.19%.

Live population counters

Germany Rwanda
Current population
82830814
15062056
Population rank 19/197 77/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.18%
One net population change
20.8 minutes
1.69 minutes
One birth every
46.6 seconds
1.31 minutes
One death every
31.2 seconds
6.25 minutes
Daily growth/decline -69 +857
Annual growth/decline -25,344 +312,774
Annual growth/decline rate -0.03% +2.19%
Population growth rate rank 159/197 40/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
1.4 hours
Annual migration change -334,072 +6,282
Net migration rank 192/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - 6,282
2024 -334,066 36,954 316,025 -15,582
2023 -333,149 609,553 312,762 -9,001
2022 -324,394 981,552 312,145 -9,001
2021 -224,629 310,264 309,895 -21,492
2020 -216,218 203,468 312,692 -22,251
2019 -157,877 319,082 313,525 -24,492
2018 -165,812 403,908 312,512 -25,323
2017 -148,783 452,988 310,323 -25,634
2016 -123,523 517,480 305,549 -24,474
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 299,114 -21,862
2014 -153,866 592,338 292,779 -19,505
2013 -209,679 462,384 286,331 -16,779
2012 -193,022 199,143 282,584 -25,260
2011 -184,632 295,282 282,922 -27,915
2010 -179,909 130,116 286,848 -29,501
2009 -188,375 46,533 287,034 -30,128
2008 -164,220 -23,341 287,334 -31,913
2007 -148,080 -24,772 285,791 -32,537
2006 -148,278 -489,056 282,149 -34,008
2005 -148,445 81,351 275,121 -33,830
2004 -107,271 81,735 265,273 -31,214
2003 -140,309 142,009 251,243 -25,355
2002 -123,733 218,795 239,036 -91,518
2001 -98,820 272,875 230,845 -152,197
2000 -73,990 174,594 221,276 -153,588
1999 -73,890 219,280 210,518 -146,162
1998 -65,637 -754,469 197,185 -129,089
1997 -49,221 93,281 174,687 410,106
1996 -90,107 281,280 140,455 1,367,700
1995 -114,349 398,077 121,137 439,995
1994 -114,013 315,585 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 -105,503 462,096 183,926 236,110
1992 -80,625 811,606 188,025 -12,334
1991 -80,014 602,638 196,431 -59,519
1990 -15,887 679,702 207,895 -41,483
1989 -23,625 761,002 217,632 -2,826
1988 -7,815 515,962 223,759 -5,285
1987 -31,136 174,272 225,744 -7,062
1986 -77,721 212,822 225,526 -8,982
1985 -116,527 103,556 223,794 -11,031
1984 -109,002 -150,771 219,337 -12,899
1983 -109,380 -81,349 212,750 -14,560
1982 -78,333 -58,121 205,147 -15,818
1981 -94,090 130,713 195,769 -16,453
1980 -86,117 324,203 184,988 -16,359
1979 -125,002 237,705 174,477 -15,669
1978 -140,566 117,167 163,779 -13,838
1977 -125,055 33,881 155,011 -11,084
1976 -164,508 -79,761 147,665 -7,027
1975 -212,418 -207,740 140,596 -4,791
1974 -150,038 -15,126 135,743 -4,535
1973 -149,980 386,881 131,021 -3,862
1972 -62,950 336,015 126,403 -4,156
1971 46,988 450,328 122,567 -4,230
1970 70,352 -273,498 119,273 1,149
1969 155,820 584,017 115,394 2,983
1968 239,612 293,307 111,422 4,728
1967 353,977 -174,155 108,053 4,655
1966 405,982 134,107 105,128 -1,930
1965 410,204 338,258 103,422 -9,774
1964 482,038 69,825 102,562 -19,458
1963 455,757 205,976 94,296 -25,524
1962 436,752 276,505 102,548 -25,594
1961 462,279 27,534 102,051 -20,508
1960 385,919 212,666 100,627 -13,198

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/germany/rwanda | 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 Rwanda 94% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,104,542 people) and 6.03% is from migration (a loss of 199,112 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

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
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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