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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 14,256,567 people in Rwanda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 14,975,051 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 5.51 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 +0.32% per year vs +2.31% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15M (61% growth).

Germany vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Rwanda
2100 69,929,981 33,092,520
2099 69,956,854 32,987,847
2098 69,973,838 32,907,335
2097 70,015,834 32,832,706
2096 70,046,713 32,747,490
2095 70,067,131 32,615,044
2094 70,085,911 32,529,590
2093 70,106,718 32,396,544
2092 70,132,132 32,274,083
2091 70,178,440 32,171,077
2090 70,240,137 32,068,626
2089 70,294,005 31,872,593
2088 70,352,443 31,726,882
2087 70,434,814 31,533,364
2086 70,532,124 31,379,315
2085 70,627,602 31,235,000
2084 70,722,960 31,092,940
2083 70,829,392 30,917,707
2082 70,932,273 30,733,578
2081 71,045,881 30,557,819
2080 71,171,519 30,367,298
2079 71,305,544 30,176,627
2078 71,445,484 29,997,866
2077 71,601,117 29,800,561
2076 71,757,525 29,627,021
2075 71,891,567 29,423,503
2074 72,046,795 29,225,643
2073 72,206,145 29,007,777
2072 72,356,324 28,780,763
2071 72,517,749 28,560,382
2070 72,664,462 28,316,533
2069 72,828,330 28,103,541
2068 72,993,859 27,854,906
2067 73,178,408 27,591,747
2066 73,370,207 27,355,659
2065 73,561,648 27,084,704
2064 73,762,096 26,821,315
2063 73,971,537 26,543,184
2062 74,198,775 26,296,132
2061 74,426,082 25,985,356
2060 74,678,280 25,712,904
2059 74,932,496 25,437,446
2058 75,206,278 25,106,242
2057 75,482,742 24,837,928
2056 75,756,281 24,566,784
2055 76,041,477 24,266,669
2054 76,325,196 23,976,914
2053 76,595,801 23,690,426
2052 76,839,962 23,406,346
2051 77,084,029 23,099,207
2050 77,325,459 22,800,250
2049 77,569,721 22,484,698
2048 77,818,888 22,157,938
2047 78,049,343 21,834,786
2046 78,272,834 21,540,566
2045 78,497,690 21,215,262
2044 78,722,126 20,902,695
2043 78,936,540 20,535,605
2042 79,130,312 20,201,608
2041 79,324,161 19,832,577
2040 79,536,735 19,463,015
2039 79,754,631 19,096,860
2038 79,978,474 18,761,626
2037 80,194,225 18,421,864
2036 80,425,162 18,116,691
2035 80,640,951 17,753,910
2034 80,844,719 17,421,234
2033 81,069,119 17,089,349
2032 81,286,326 16,811,505
2031 81,520,272 16,485,559
2030 81,736,996 16,167,916
2029 81,963,002 15,858,862
2028 82,178,048 15,544,959
2027 82,384,302 15,207,733
2026 82,575,542 14,888,776
2025 83,233,941 14,560,205
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,055,868 people (a 25.6% 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 77,325,459 people with a rank change from 19th to 25th. The population of Rwanda will increase by 52.3% to 22,800,250 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 69.9M 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 -0.34% 2.13%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Rwanda's population grew by 2.16%.

Live population counters

Germany Rwanda
Current population
82575542
14975051
Population rank 19/197 77/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.18%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
1.74 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
1.33 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
6.35 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +828
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +302,096
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +2.16%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 45/197
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 - 36,954 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Rwanda 93.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,081,296 people) and 6.18% is from migration (a loss of 203,035 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 (1960–2024, 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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