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

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The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,491,249 in 2025 vs 2,130,986 people in Slovenia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,830,814 people compared to 2,128,778 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 38.9 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 1.02% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.28% per year vs +0.3% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.8M (0.55% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.13M (6.07% growth).

Germany vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Slovenia
2100 70,146,161 1,644,125
2099 70,173,117 1,648,345
2098 70,190,154 1,652,436
2097 70,232,280 1,656,808
2096 70,263,255 1,661,055
2095 70,283,735 1,665,286
2094 70,302,573 1,669,464
2093 70,323,445 1,673,724
2092 70,348,937 1,677,938
2091 70,395,388 1,682,129
2090 70,457,276 1,686,674
2089 70,511,311 1,691,063
2088 70,569,930 1,695,484
2087 70,652,555 1,700,115
2086 70,750,166 1,705,042
2085 70,845,939 1,709,916
2084 70,941,592 1,714,895
2083 71,048,352 1,720,145
2082 71,151,552 1,725,470
2081 71,265,511 1,731,075
2080 71,391,537 1,737,192
2079 71,525,977 1,743,318
2078 71,666,350 1,749,967
2077 71,822,464 1,756,612
2076 71,979,354 1,763,483
2075 72,113,812 1,770,727
2074 72,269,519 1,778,405
2073 72,429,361 1,786,591
2072 72,580,006 1,794,570
2071 72,741,929 1,802,890
2070 72,889,095 1,811,432
2069 73,053,471 1,820,576
2068 73,219,511 1,829,837
2067 73,404,631 1,838,874
2066 73,597,022 1,848,063
2065 73,789,056 1,857,701
2064 73,990,123 1,867,621
2063 74,200,211 1,877,265
2062 74,428,152 1,886,945
2061 74,656,161 1,896,873
2060 74,909,139 1,907,096
2059 75,164,141 1,917,040
2058 75,438,769 1,926,374
2057 75,716,088 1,936,340
2056 75,990,472 1,945,710
2055 76,276,550 1,955,123
2054 76,561,146 1,964,235
2053 76,832,587 1,972,942
2052 77,077,503 1,981,547
2051 77,322,326 1,989,616
2050 77,564,502 1,997,469
2049 77,809,519 2,004,847
2048 78,059,456 2,011,668
2047 78,290,624 2,018,540
2046 78,514,805 2,025,170
2045 78,740,357 2,031,795
2044 78,965,486 2,038,314
2043 79,180,563 2,044,630
2042 79,374,934 2,050,809
2041 79,569,383 2,056,524
2040 79,782,613 2,061,772
2039 80,001,183 2,067,224
2038 80,225,718 2,072,439
2037 80,442,136 2,078,235
2036 80,673,787 2,083,743
2035 80,890,243 2,089,024
2034 81,094,641 2,093,994
2033 81,319,735 2,099,177
2032 81,537,613 2,104,208
2031 81,772,282 2,109,288
2030 81,989,677 2,114,024
2029 82,216,381 2,118,491
2028 82,432,092 2,122,680
2027 82,638,983 2,125,958
2026 82,830,814 2,128,778
2025 83,491,249 2,130,986
2024 83,516,593 2,127,400
2023 83,287,273 2,120,461
2022 83,177,813 2,112,076
2021 83,196,078 2,108,079
2020 83,160,871 2,102,419
2019 83,092,962 2,088,385
2018 82,905,782 2,073,894
2017 82,657,002 2,066,388
2016 82,348,669 2,065,042
2015 81,686,611 2,063,531
2014 80,982,500 2,061,980
2013 80,645,605 2,059,953
2012 80,425,823 2,057,159
2011 80,274,983 2,052,843
2010 81,776,930 2,048,583
2009 81,902,307 2,039,669
2008 82,110,097 2,021,316
2007 82,266,372 2,018,122
2006 82,376,451 2,006,868
2005 82,469,422 2,000,474
2004 82,516,260 1,997,012
2003 82,534,176 1,995,733
2002 82,488,495 1,994,530
2001 82,349,925 1,992,060
2000 82,211,508 1,988,925
1999 82,100,243 1,983,045
1998 82,047,195 1,981,629
1997 82,034,771 1,985,956
1996 81,914,831 1,988,628
1995 81,678,051 1,989,872
1994 81,438,348 1,989,443
1993 81,156,363 1,991,746
1992 80,624,598 1,996,498
1991 80,013,896 1,999,429
1990 79,433,029 1,998,161
1989 78,751,283 1,996,351
1988 78,144,619 1,995,196
1987 77,839,920 1,989,776
1986 77,720,436 1,965,964
1985 77,684,873 1,941,641
1984 77,858,685 1,932,154
1983 78,128,282 1,922,321
1982 78,333,366 1,910,334
1981 78,407,907 1,906,531
1980 78,288,576 1,901,315
1979 78,126,350 1,882,599
1978 78,091,820 1,862,548
1977 78,159,814 1,842,377
1976 78,336,950 1,820,249
1975 78,673,554 1,793,581
1974 78,967,433 1,776,132
1973 78,936,666 1,766,697
1972 78,688,452 1,752,233
1971 78,312,842 1,738,335
1970 78,169,289 1,724,891
1969 77,909,682 1,713,874
1968 77,294,314 1,704,546
1967 76,951,336 1,689,528
1966 76,600,311 1,669,905
1965 75,963,695 1,649,160
1964 75,318,337 1,632,114
1963 74,714,353 1,616,971
1962 74,025,784 1,603,649
1961 73,377,632 1,594,131
1960 72,814,900 1,584,720

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 63,736 people (a 3.09% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,997,469 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13.1% of the population in Germany and 17.2% in Slovenia.

Population growth rate by year

Germany
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Slovenia
2100 -0.04% -0.26%
2099 -0.02% -0.25%
2098 -0.06% -0.26%
2097 -0.04% -0.26%
2096 -0.03% -0.25%
2095 -0.03% -0.25%
2094 -0.03% -0.25%
2093 -0.04% -0.25%
2092 -0.07% -0.25%
2091 -0.09% -0.27%
2090 -0.08% -0.26%
2089 -0.08% -0.26%
2088 -0.12% -0.27%
2087 -0.14% -0.29%
2086 -0.14% -0.29%
2085 -0.13% -0.29%
2084 -0.15% -0.31%
2083 -0.15% -0.31%
2082 -0.16% -0.32%
2081 -0.18% -0.35%
2080 -0.19% -0.35%
2079 -0.2% -0.38%
2078 -0.22% -0.38%
2077 -0.22% -0.39%
2076 -0.19% -0.41%
2075 -0.22% -0.43%
2074 -0.22% -0.46%
2073 -0.21% -0.44%
2072 -0.22% -0.46%
2071 -0.2% -0.47%
2070 -0.23% -0.5%
2069 -0.23% -0.51%
2068 -0.25% -0.49%
2067 -0.26% -0.5%
2066 -0.26% -0.52%
2065 -0.27% -0.53%
2064 -0.28% -0.51%
2063 -0.31% -0.51%
2062 -0.31% -0.52%
2061 -0.34% -0.54%
2060 -0.34% -0.52%
2059 -0.36% -0.48%
2058 -0.37% -0.51%
2057 -0.36% -0.48%
2056 -0.38% -0.48%
2055 -0.37% -0.46%
2054 -0.35% -0.44%
2053 -0.32% -0.43%
2052 -0.32% -0.41%
2051 -0.31% -0.39%
2050 -0.31% -0.37%
2049 -0.32% -0.34%
2048 -0.3% -0.34%
2047 -0.29% -0.33%
2046 -0.29% -0.33%
2045 -0.29% -0.32%
2044 -0.27% -0.31%
2043 -0.24% -0.3%
2042 -0.24% -0.28%
2041 -0.27% -0.25%
2040 -0.27% -0.26%
2039 -0.28% -0.25%
2038 -0.27% -0.28%
2037 -0.29% -0.26%
2036 -0.27% -0.25%
2035 -0.25% -0.24%
2034 -0.28% -0.25%
2033 -0.27% -0.24%
2032 -0.29% -0.24%
2031 -0.27% -0.22%
2030 -0.28% -0.21%
2029 -0.26% -0.2%
2028 -0.25% -0.15%
2027 -0.23% -0.13%
2026 -0.79% -0.1%
2025 -0.03% 0.17%
2024 0.28% 0.33%
2023 0.13% 0.4%
2022 -0.02% 0.19%
2021 0.04% 0.27%
2020 0.08% 0.67%
2019 0.23% 0.7%
2018 0.3% 0.36%
2017 0.37% 0.07%
2016 0.81% 0.07%
2015 0.87% 0.08%
2014 0.42% 0.1%
2013 0.27% 0.14%
2012 0.19% 0.21%
2011 -1.84% 0.21%
2010 -0.15% 0.44%
2009 -0.25% 0.91%
2008 -0.19% 0.16%
2007 -0.13% 0.56%
2006 -0.11% 0.32%
2005 -0.06% 0.17%
2004 -0.02% 0.06%
2003 0.06% 0.06%
2002 0.17% 0.12%
2001 0.17% 0.16%
2000 0.14% 0.3%
1999 0.06% 0.07%
1998 0.02% -0.22%
1997 0.15% -0.13%
1996 0.29% -0.06%
1995 0.29% 0.02%
1994 0.35% -0.12%
1993 0.66% -0.24%
1992 0.76% -0.15%
1991 0.73% 0.06%
1990 0.87% 0.09%
1989 0.78% 0.06%
1988 0.39% 0.27%
1987 0.15% 1.21%
1986 0.05% 1.25%
1985 -0.22% 0.49%
1984 -0.35% 0.51%
1983 -0.26% 0.63%
1982 -0.1% 0.2%
1981 0.15% 0.27%
1980 0.21% 0.99%
1979 0.04% 1.08%
1978 -0.09% 1.09%
1977 -0.23% 1.22%
1976 -0.43% 1.49%
1975 -0.37% 0.98%
1974 0.04% 0.53%
1973 0.32% 0.83%
1972 0.48% 0.8%
1971 0.18% 0.78%
1970 0.33% 0.64%
1969 0.8% 0.55%
1968 0.45% 0.89%
1967 0.46% 1.18%
1966 0.84% 1.26%
1965 0.86% 1.04%
1964 0.81% 0.94%
1963 0.93% 0.83%
1962 0.88% 0.6%
1961 0.77% 0.59%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Germany declined by 0.03%, while Slovenia's population grew by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Germany Slovenia
Current population
82830814
2128778
Population rank 19/197 147/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.03%
One net population change
20.8 minutes
2.45 hours
One birth every
46.6 seconds
31.3 minutes
One death every
31.2 seconds
24.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline -69 +10
Annual growth/decline -25,344 +3,586
Annual growth/decline rate -0.03% +0.17%
Population growth rate rank 159/197 153/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change -334,072 +2,711
Net migration rank 192/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - 2,711
2024 -334,066 36,954 -4,680 3,319
2023 -333,149 609,553 -4,665 5,339
2022 -324,394 981,552 -4,858 9,014
2021 -224,629 310,264 -4,216 2,477
2020 -216,218 203,468 -5,256 28,514
2019 -157,877 319,082 -1,254 16,352
2018 -165,812 403,908 -1,037 14,640
2017 -148,783 452,988 -207 1,359
2016 -123,523 517,480 826 1,195
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 826 712
2014 -153,866 592,338 2,268 -70
2013 -209,679 462,384 1,648 639
2012 -193,022 199,143 2,674 1,117
2011 -184,632 295,282 3,285 2,190
2010 -179,909 130,116 3,687 -410
2009 -188,375 46,533 3,060 11,594
2008 -164,220 -23,341 3,437 2,971
2007 -148,080 -24,772 1,211 14,191
2006 -148,278 -489,056 602 6,081
2005 -148,445 81,351 -600 6,317
2004 -107,271 81,735 -599 1,759
2003 -140,309 142,009 -1,996 3,218
2002 -123,733 218,795 -1,197 1,975
2001 -98,820 272,875 -996 4,527
2000 -73,990 174,594 -398 3,124
1999 -73,890 219,280 -1,388 10,291
1998 -65,637 -754,469 -1,189 -5,280
1997 -49,221 93,281 -794 -1,298
1996 -90,107 281,280 0 -2,456
1995 -114,349 398,077 0 356
1994 -114,013 315,585 199 -153
1993 -105,503 462,096 -199 -4,641
1992 -80,625 811,606 598 -5,547
1991 -80,014 602,638 2,199 -3,325
1990 -15,887 679,702 3,797 618
1989 -23,625 761,002 4,592 -2,718
1988 -7,815 515,962 5,986 -3,023
1987 -31,136 174,272 5,771 2,972
1986 -77,721 212,822 6,094 32,700
1985 -116,527 103,556 6,213 3,404
1984 -109,002 -150,771 5,990 3,280
1983 -109,380 -81,349 6,343 3,613
1982 -78,333 -58,121 9,170 -8,695
1981 -94,090 130,713 10,485 -5,016
1980 -86,117 324,203 11,027 3,128
1979 -125,002 237,705 12,614 2,107
1978 -140,566 117,167 11,920 2,113
1977 -125,055 33,881 12,160 2,584
1976 -164,508 -79,761 12,196 2,226
1975 -212,418 -207,740 11,658 2,421
1974 -150,038 -15,126 11,367 3,145
1973 -149,980 386,881 11,837 2,175
1972 -62,950 336,015 10,513 2,924
1971 46,988 450,328 10,951 2,286
1970 70,352 -273,498 10,004 260
1969 155,820 584,017 9,427 685
1968 239,612 293,307 11,250 438
1967 353,977 -174,155 13,516 -192
1966 405,982 134,107 15,697 -1,262
1965 410,204 338,258 14,513 -1,421
1964 482,038 69,825 12,567 -349
1963 455,757 205,976 14,068 -180
1962 436,752 276,505 13,150 148
1961 462,279 27,534 14,985 -306
1960 385,919 212,666 12,678 -929

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

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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 Slovenia 22.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 24,521 people) and 77.2% is from migration (a gain of 82,921 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

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
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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