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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 220,932 in Samoa.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 374 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
  • The countries together account for 1% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.003% for Samoa.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Samoa has grown from 188K to 221K (17.7% growth).

Germany vs Samoa: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Samoa
2100 69,929,981 384,161
2099 69,956,854 382,854
2098 69,973,838 381,539
2097 70,015,834 380,191
2096 70,046,713 378,724
2095 70,067,131 377,198
2094 70,085,911 375,643
2093 70,106,718 374,011
2092 70,132,132 372,292
2091 70,178,440 370,495
2090 70,240,137 368,729
2089 70,294,005 366,876
2088 70,352,443 364,923
2087 70,434,814 362,970
2086 70,532,124 360,980
2085 70,627,602 358,958
2084 70,722,960 356,899
2083 70,829,392 354,766
2082 70,932,273 352,554
2081 71,045,881 350,260
2080 71,171,519 347,980
2079 71,305,544 345,610
2078 71,445,484 343,130
2077 71,601,117 340,587
2076 71,757,525 337,992
2075 71,891,567 335,365
2074 72,046,795 332,762
2073 72,206,145 330,070
2072 72,356,324 327,311
2071 72,517,749 324,429
2070 72,664,462 321,716
2069 72,828,330 318,960
2068 72,993,859 316,145
2067 73,178,408 313,447
2066 73,370,207 310,683
2065 73,561,648 308,047
2064 73,762,096 305,429
2063 73,971,537 302,831
2062 74,198,775 300,287
2061 74,426,082 297,894
2060 74,678,280 295,476
2059 74,932,496 293,072
2058 75,206,278 290,637
2057 75,482,742 288,344
2056 75,756,281 286,143
2055 76,041,477 283,928
2054 76,325,196 281,737
2053 76,595,801 279,498
2052 76,839,962 277,186
2051 77,084,029 274,775
2050 77,325,459 272,374
2049 77,569,721 269,906
2048 77,818,888 267,438
2047 78,049,343 264,962
2046 78,272,834 262,389
2045 78,497,690 259,755
2044 78,722,126 257,081
2043 78,936,540 254,546
2042 79,130,312 251,896
2041 79,324,161 249,251
2040 79,536,735 246,679
2039 79,754,631 244,169
2038 79,978,474 241,648
2037 80,194,225 239,306
2036 80,425,162 237,018
2035 80,640,951 234,803
2034 80,844,719 232,771
2033 81,069,119 230,885
2032 81,286,326 229,148
2031 81,520,272 227,434
2030 81,736,996 225,916
2029 81,963,002 224,499
2028 82,178,048 223,100
2027 82,384,302 221,828
2026 82,575,542 220,601
2025 83,233,941 219,378
2024 83,516,593 218,019
2023 83,287,273 216,663
2022 83,177,813 215,261
2021 83,196,078 213,779
2020 83,160,871 211,944
2019 83,092,962 209,780
2018 82,905,782 207,582
2017 82,657,002 205,415
2016 82,348,669 203,499
2015 81,686,611 201,782
2014 80,982,500 200,037
2013 80,645,605 198,268
2012 80,425,823 196,498
2011 80,274,983 194,713
2010 81,776,930 193,023
2009 81,902,307 191,513
2008 82,110,097 190,107
2007 82,266,372 188,753
2006 82,376,451 187,709
2005 82,469,422 186,978
2004 82,516,260 186,249
2003 82,534,176 185,430
2002 82,488,495 184,471
2001 82,349,925 183,166
2000 82,211,508 181,685
1999 82,100,243 180,275
1998 82,047,195 178,905
1997 82,034,771 177,547
1996 81,914,831 176,071
1995 81,678,051 174,571
1994 81,438,348 173,159
1993 81,156,363 171,774
1992 80,624,598 170,331
1991 80,013,896 169,368
1990 79,433,029 169,042
1989 78,751,283 168,768
1988 78,144,619 168,346
1987 77,839,920 167,661
1986 77,720,436 167,061
1985 77,684,873 166,849
1984 77,858,685 166,796
1983 78,128,282 166,714
1982 78,333,366 166,484
1981 78,407,907 165,678
1980 78,288,576 164,322
1979 78,126,350 162,882
1978 78,091,820 161,375
1977 78,159,814 159,753
1976 78,336,950 157,113
1975 78,673,554 153,344
1974 78,967,433 149,431
1973 78,936,666 146,516
1972 78,688,452 144,538
1971 78,312,842 142,503
1970 78,169,289 140,400
1969 77,909,682 138,233
1968 77,294,314 136,020
1967 76,951,336 133,764
1966 76,600,311 131,073
1965 75,963,695 127,978
1964 75,318,337 124,894
1963 74,714,353 121,764
1962 74,025,784 118,597
1961 73,377,632 115,496
1960 72,814,900 112,490

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/samoa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 17,433 people (a 8.57% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2006 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.3% to 272,374 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.

Samoa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 384K 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
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Samoa
2100 -0.04% 0.34%
2099 -0.02% 0.34%
2098 -0.06% 0.35%
2097 -0.04% 0.39%
2096 -0.03% 0.4%
2095 -0.03% 0.41%
2094 -0.03% 0.44%
2093 -0.04% 0.46%
2092 -0.07% 0.48%
2091 -0.09% 0.48%
2090 -0.08% 0.51%
2089 -0.08% 0.54%
2088 -0.12% 0.54%
2087 -0.14% 0.55%
2086 -0.14% 0.56%
2085 -0.13% 0.58%
2084 -0.15% 0.6%
2083 -0.15% 0.63%
2082 -0.16% 0.65%
2081 -0.18% 0.66%
2080 -0.19% 0.69%
2079 -0.2% 0.72%
2078 -0.22% 0.75%
2077 -0.22% 0.77%
2076 -0.19% 0.78%
2075 -0.22% 0.78%
2074 -0.22% 0.82%
2073 -0.21% 0.84%
2072 -0.22% 0.89%
2071 -0.2% 0.84%
2070 -0.23% 0.86%
2069 -0.23% 0.89%
2068 -0.25% 0.86%
2067 -0.26% 0.89%
2066 -0.26% 0.86%
2065 -0.27% 0.86%
2064 -0.28% 0.86%
2063 -0.31% 0.85%
2062 -0.31% 0.8%
2061 -0.34% 0.82%
2060 -0.34% 0.82%
2059 -0.36% 0.84%
2058 -0.37% 0.8%
2057 -0.36% 0.77%
2056 -0.38% 0.78%
2055 -0.37% 0.78%
2054 -0.35% 0.8%
2053 -0.32% 0.83%
2052 -0.32% 0.88%
2051 -0.31% 0.88%
2050 -0.31% 0.91%
2049 -0.32% 0.92%
2048 -0.3% 0.93%
2047 -0.29% 0.98%
2046 -0.29% 1.01%
2045 -0.29% 1.04%
2044 -0.27% 1%
2043 -0.24% 1.05%
2042 -0.24% 1.06%
2041 -0.27% 1.04%
2040 -0.27% 1.03%
2039 -0.28% 1.04%
2038 -0.27% 0.98%
2037 -0.29% 0.96%
2036 -0.27% 0.94%
2035 -0.25% 0.87%
2034 -0.28% 0.82%
2033 -0.27% 0.76%
2032 -0.29% 0.75%
2031 -0.27% 0.67%
2030 -0.28% 0.63%
2029 -0.26% 0.63%
2028 -0.25% 0.57%
2027 -0.23% 0.56%
2026 -0.79% 0.56%
2025 -0.34% 0.62%
2024 0.28% 0.63%
2023 0.13% 0.65%
2022 -0.02% 0.69%
2021 0.04% 0.87%
2020 0.08% 1.03%
2019 0.23% 1.06%
2018 0.3% 1.05%
2017 0.37% 0.94%
2016 0.81% 0.85%
2015 0.87% 0.87%
2014 0.42% 0.89%
2013 0.27% 0.9%
2012 0.19% 0.92%
2011 -1.84% 0.88%
2010 -0.15% 0.79%
2009 -0.25% 0.74%
2008 -0.19% 0.72%
2007 -0.13% 0.56%
2006 -0.11% 0.39%
2005 -0.06% 0.39%
2004 -0.02% 0.44%
2003 0.06% 0.52%
2002 0.17% 0.71%
2001 0.17% 0.82%
2000 0.14% 0.78%
1999 0.06% 0.77%
1998 0.02% 0.76%
1997 0.15% 0.84%
1996 0.29% 0.86%
1995 0.29% 0.82%
1994 0.35% 0.81%
1993 0.66% 0.85%
1992 0.76% 0.57%
1991 0.73% 0.19%
1990 0.87% 0.16%
1989 0.78% 0.25%
1988 0.39% 0.41%
1987 0.15% 0.36%
1986 0.05% 0.13%
1985 -0.22% 0.03%
1984 -0.35% 0.05%
1983 -0.26% 0.14%
1982 -0.1% 0.49%
1981 0.15% 0.83%
1980 0.21% 0.88%
1979 0.04% 0.93%
1978 -0.09% 1.02%
1977 -0.23% 1.68%
1976 -0.43% 2.46%
1975 -0.37% 2.62%
1974 0.04% 1.99%
1973 0.32% 1.37%
1972 0.48% 1.43%
1971 0.18% 1.5%
1970 0.33% 1.57%
1969 0.8% 1.63%
1968 0.45% 1.69%
1967 0.46% 2.05%
1966 0.84% 2.42%
1965 0.86% 2.47%
1964 0.81% 2.57%
1963 0.93% 2.67%
1962 0.88% 2.68%
1961 0.77% 2.67%

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/samoa | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Samoa's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Germany Samoa
Current population
82575542
220932
Population rank 19/197 177/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.003%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
6.46 hours
One birth every
45.6 seconds
1.59 hours
One death every
30.8 seconds
6.57 hours
Daily growth/decline +628 +4
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +1,356
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 125/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
3.12 hours
Annual migration change -334,072 -2,815
Net migration rank 192/196 105/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 3,843
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 186/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 137/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Samoa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Samoa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -2,815
2024 - 36,954 - -2,754
2023 -333,149 609,553 4,170 -2,810
2022 -324,394 981,552 4,288 -2,837
2021 -224,629 310,264 4,379 -2,860
2020 -216,218 203,468 4,442 -2,299
2019 -157,877 319,082 4,495 -2,313
2018 -165,812 403,908 4,637 -2,425
2017 -148,783 452,988 4,661 -2,539
2016 -123,523 517,480 4,720 -3,008
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 4,795 -3,074
2014 -153,866 592,338 4,849 -3,081
2013 -209,679 462,384 4,875 -3,107
2012 -193,022 199,143 4,863 -3,089
2011 -184,632 295,282 4,860 -3,056
2010 -179,909 130,116 4,779 -3,197
2009 -188,375 46,533 4,525 -3,093
2008 -164,220 -23,341 4,581 -3,194
2007 -148,080 -24,772 4,480 -3,152
2006 -148,278 -489,056 4,473 -3,714
2005 -148,445 81,351 4,503 -3,805
2004 -107,271 81,735 4,554 -3,796
2003 -140,309 142,009 4,622 -3,748
2002 -123,733 218,795 4,672 -3,624
2001 -98,820 272,875 4,759 -3,198
2000 -73,990 174,594 4,855 -3,453
1999 -73,890 219,280 4,937 -3,517
1998 -65,637 -754,469 5,022 -3,702
1997 -49,221 93,281 5,053 -3,658
1996 -90,107 281,280 5,038 -3,476
1995 -114,349 398,077 4,976 -3,532
1994 -114,013 315,585 4,880 -3,505
1993 -105,503 462,096 4,769 -3,373
1992 -80,625 811,606 4,652 -3,161
1991 -80,014 602,638 4,655 -4,227
1990 -15,887 679,702 4,759 -4,533
1989 -23,625 761,002 4,845 -4,527
1988 -7,815 515,962 4,889 -4,366
1987 -31,136 174,272 4,909 -4,056
1986 -77,721 212,822 4,983 -4,637
1985 -116,527 103,556 4,998 -4,920
1984 -109,002 -150,771 4,979 -4,944
1983 -109,380 -81,349 4,914 -4,789
1982 -78,333 -58,121 4,808 -4,479
1981 -94,090 130,713 4,720 -3,440
1980 -86,117 324,203 4,672 -3,240
1979 -125,002 237,705 4,624 -3,177
1978 -140,566 117,167 4,587 -3,022
1977 -125,055 33,881 4,555 -2,866
1976 -164,508 -79,761 4,519 -929
1975 -212,418 -207,740 4,465 -522
1974 -150,038 -15,126 4,411 -526
1973 -149,980 386,881 4,446 -2,501
1972 -62,950 336,015 4,487 -2,483
1971 46,988 450,328 4,534 -2,463
1970 70,352 -273,498 4,567 -2,429
1969 155,820 584,017 4,592 -2,399
1968 239,612 293,307 4,605 -2,370
1967 353,977 -174,155 4,621 -2,333
1966 405,982 134,107 4,593 -1,503
1965 410,204 338,258 4,605 -1,512
1964 482,038 69,825 4,326 -1,252
1963 455,757 205,976 4,544 -1,365
1962 436,752 276,505 4,498 -1,341
1961 462,279 27,534 4,399 -1,349
1960 385,919 212,666 4,298 -1,333

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/samoa | 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 Samoa 62.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 45,436 people) and 37.5% is from migration (a loss of 27,246 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 3,843 people or 1.8% in Samoa.

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
Samoa
City Population
Apia 37.7K
Manase 161

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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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