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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 4.03 times bigger than Somalia's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 1.24% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Germany vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Somalia
2100 69,929,981 68,384,185
2099 69,956,854 68,040,371
2098 69,973,838 67,702,230
2097 70,015,834 67,362,336
2096 70,046,713 66,972,933
2095 70,067,131 66,585,659
2094 70,085,911 66,179,819
2093 70,106,718 65,760,590
2092 70,132,132 65,324,261
2091 70,178,440 64,852,843
2090 70,240,137 64,362,727
2089 70,294,005 63,922,797
2088 70,352,443 63,464,036
2087 70,434,814 62,987,028
2086 70,532,124 62,447,029
2085 70,627,602 61,873,597
2084 70,722,960 61,318,916
2083 70,829,392 60,761,800
2082 70,932,273 60,187,980
2081 71,045,881 59,676,722
2080 71,171,519 59,100,915
2079 71,305,544 58,477,428
2078 71,445,484 57,852,528
2077 71,601,117 57,211,821
2076 71,757,525 56,602,463
2075 71,891,567 56,005,600
2074 72,046,795 55,330,165
2073 72,206,145 54,651,918
2072 72,356,324 53,978,548
2071 72,517,749 53,284,016
2070 72,664,462 52,573,210
2069 72,828,330 51,878,214
2068 72,993,859 51,197,653
2067 73,178,408 50,493,028
2066 73,370,207 49,779,172
2065 73,561,648 49,024,665
2064 73,762,096 48,265,876
2063 73,971,537 47,522,361
2062 74,198,775 46,785,920
2061 74,426,082 46,037,526
2060 74,678,280 45,220,507
2059 74,932,496 44,397,936
2058 75,206,278 43,659,021
2057 75,482,742 42,897,422
2056 75,756,281 42,121,542
2055 76,041,477 41,318,179
2054 76,325,196 40,513,141
2053 76,595,801 39,744,995
2052 76,839,962 38,992,177
2051 77,084,029 38,228,872
2050 77,325,459 37,471,735
2049 77,569,721 36,739,905
2048 77,818,888 35,984,999
2047 78,049,343 35,218,863
2046 78,272,834 34,462,403
2045 78,497,690 33,717,596
2044 78,722,126 32,977,674
2043 78,936,540 32,247,710
2042 79,130,312 31,537,272
2041 79,324,161 30,794,853
2040 79,536,735 30,032,324
2039 79,754,631 29,312,883
2038 79,978,474 28,583,386
2037 80,194,225 27,838,646
2036 80,425,162 27,114,453
2035 80,640,951 26,385,421
2034 80,844,719 25,687,629
2033 81,069,119 25,018,509
2032 81,286,326 24,338,597
2031 81,520,272 23,657,353
2030 81,736,996 22,965,742
2029 81,963,002 22,299,610
2028 82,178,048 21,651,582
2027 82,384,302 20,991,860
2026 82,575,542 20,322,668
2025 83,233,941 19,666,990
2024 83,516,593 19,009,151
2023 83,287,273 18,358,615
2022 83,177,813 17,801,897
2021 83,196,078 17,271,431
2020 83,160,871 16,651,191
2019 83,092,962 16,030,971
2018 82,905,782 15,452,487
2017 82,657,002 14,916,629
2016 82,348,669 14,348,740
2015 81,686,611 13,806,963
2014 80,982,500 13,339,491
2013 80,645,605 12,869,594
2012 80,425,823 12,461,160
2011 80,274,983 12,348,830
2010 81,776,930 12,261,756
2009 81,902,307 11,961,201
2008 82,110,097 11,663,084
2007 82,266,372 11,322,582
2006 82,376,451 10,975,502
2005 82,469,422 10,644,228
2004 82,516,260 10,280,998
2003 82,534,176 9,909,157
2002 82,488,495 9,550,063
2001 82,349,925 9,198,493
2000 82,211,508 8,838,713
1999 82,100,243 8,492,059
1998 82,047,195 8,155,417
1997 82,034,771 7,824,525
1996 81,914,831 7,554,474
1995 81,678,051 7,285,007
1994 81,438,348 7,026,797
1993 81,156,363 6,681,399
1992 80,624,598 6,495,107
1991 80,013,896 6,813,760
1990 79,433,029 7,082,811
1989 78,751,283 7,114,817
1988 78,144,619 7,235,360
1987 77,839,920 7,228,302
1986 77,720,436 6,974,788
1985 77,684,873 6,693,289
1984 77,858,685 6,428,389
1983 78,128,282 6,198,430
1982 78,333,366 6,003,840
1981 78,407,907 5,982,849
1980 78,288,576 5,936,154
1979 78,126,350 5,449,117
1978 78,091,820 4,814,892
1977 78,159,814 4,484,050
1976 78,336,950 4,365,812
1975 78,673,554 4,257,535
1974 78,967,433 4,151,842
1973 78,936,666 4,045,592
1972 78,688,452 3,939,436
1971 78,312,842 3,837,691
1970 78,169,289 3,738,448
1969 77,909,682 3,641,015
1968 77,294,314 3,546,590
1967 76,951,336 3,454,537
1966 76,600,311 3,365,106
1965 75,963,695 3,277,874
1964 75,318,337 3,192,796
1963 74,714,353 3,110,361
1962 74,025,784 3,030,091
1961 73,377,632 2,952,054
1960 72,814,900 2,876,331

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/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.4M 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
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Somalia
2100 -0.04% 0.51%
2099 -0.02% 0.5%
2098 -0.06% 0.5%
2097 -0.04% 0.58%
2096 -0.03% 0.58%
2095 -0.03% 0.61%
2094 -0.03% 0.64%
2093 -0.04% 0.67%
2092 -0.07% 0.73%
2091 -0.09% 0.76%
2090 -0.08% 0.69%
2089 -0.08% 0.72%
2088 -0.12% 0.76%
2087 -0.14% 0.86%
2086 -0.14% 0.93%
2085 -0.13% 0.9%
2084 -0.15% 0.92%
2083 -0.15% 0.95%
2082 -0.16% 0.86%
2081 -0.18% 0.97%
2080 -0.19% 1.07%
2079 -0.2% 1.08%
2078 -0.22% 1.12%
2077 -0.22% 1.08%
2076 -0.19% 1.07%
2075 -0.22% 1.22%
2074 -0.22% 1.24%
2073 -0.21% 1.25%
2072 -0.22% 1.3%
2071 -0.2% 1.35%
2070 -0.23% 1.34%
2069 -0.23% 1.33%
2068 -0.25% 1.4%
2067 -0.26% 1.43%
2066 -0.26% 1.54%
2065 -0.27% 1.57%
2064 -0.28% 1.56%
2063 -0.31% 1.57%
2062 -0.31% 1.63%
2061 -0.34% 1.81%
2060 -0.34% 1.85%
2059 -0.36% 1.69%
2058 -0.37% 1.78%
2057 -0.36% 1.84%
2056 -0.38% 1.94%
2055 -0.37% 1.99%
2054 -0.35% 1.93%
2053 -0.32% 1.93%
2052 -0.32% 2%
2051 -0.31% 2.02%
2050 -0.31% 1.99%
2049 -0.32% 2.1%
2048 -0.3% 2.18%
2047 -0.29% 2.2%
2046 -0.29% 2.21%
2045 -0.29% 2.24%
2044 -0.27% 2.26%
2043 -0.24% 2.25%
2042 -0.24% 2.41%
2041 -0.27% 2.54%
2040 -0.27% 2.45%
2039 -0.28% 2.55%
2038 -0.27% 2.68%
2037 -0.29% 2.67%
2036 -0.27% 2.76%
2035 -0.25% 2.72%
2034 -0.28% 2.67%
2033 -0.27% 2.79%
2032 -0.29% 2.88%
2031 -0.27% 3.01%
2030 -0.28% 2.99%
2029 -0.26% 2.99%
2028 -0.25% 3.14%
2027 -0.23% 3.29%
2026 -0.79% 3.33%
2025 -0.34% 3.46%
2024 0.28% 3.54%
2023 0.13% 3.13%
2022 -0.02% 3.07%
2021 0.04% 3.72%
2020 0.08% 3.87%
2019 0.23% 3.74%
2018 0.3% 3.59%
2017 0.37% 3.96%
2016 0.81% 3.92%
2015 0.87% 3.5%
2014 0.42% 3.65%
2013 0.27% 3.28%
2012 0.19% 0.91%
2011 -1.84% 0.71%
2010 -0.15% 2.51%
2009 -0.25% 2.56%
2008 -0.19% 3.01%
2007 -0.13% 3.16%
2006 -0.11% 3.11%
2005 -0.06% 3.53%
2004 -0.02% 3.75%
2003 0.06% 3.76%
2002 0.17% 3.82%
2001 0.17% 4.07%
2000 0.14% 4.08%
1999 0.06% 4.13%
1998 0.02% 4.23%
1997 0.15% 3.57%
1996 0.29% 3.7%
1995 0.29% 3.67%
1994 0.35% 5.17%
1993 0.66% 2.87%
1992 0.76% -4.68%
1991 0.73% -3.8%
1990 0.87% -0.45%
1989 0.78% -1.67%
1988 0.39% 0.1%
1987 0.15% 3.63%
1986 0.05% 4.21%
1985 -0.22% 4.12%
1984 -0.35% 3.71%
1983 -0.26% 3.24%
1982 -0.1% 0.35%
1981 0.15% 0.79%
1980 0.21% 8.94%
1979 0.04% 13.2%
1978 -0.09% 7.38%
1977 -0.23% 2.71%
1976 -0.43% 2.54%
1975 -0.37% 2.55%
1974 0.04% 2.63%
1973 0.32% 2.69%
1972 0.48% 2.65%
1971 0.18% 2.65%
1970 0.33% 2.68%
1969 0.8% 2.66%
1968 0.45% 2.66%
1967 0.46% 2.66%
1966 0.84% 2.66%
1965 0.86% 2.66%
1964 0.81% 2.65%
1963 0.93% 2.65%
1962 0.88% 2.64%
1961 0.77% 2.63%

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/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Germany Somalia
Current population
82575542
20503678
Population rank 19/197 66/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.25%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
48.5 seconds
One birth every
45.6 seconds
40 seconds
One death every
30.8 seconds
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +1,782
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 8/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 +12,077
Net migration rank 192/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - 12,077
2024 - 36,954 - 26,859
2023 -333,149 609,553 608,203 46,217
2022 -324,394 981,552 551,450 -92,434
2021 -224,629 310,264 566,399 35,506
2020 -216,218 203,468 561,311 77,259
2019 -157,877 319,082 548,756 53,124
2018 -165,812 403,908 514,244 40,844
2017 -148,783 452,988 478,556 38,067
2016 -123,523 517,480 495,132 124,017
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 481,573 -17,178
2014 -153,866 592,338 464,481 6,065
2013 -209,679 462,384 448,518 20,723
2012 -193,022 199,143 399,468 -51,833
2011 -184,632 295,282 203,213 -326,192
2010 -179,909 130,116 385,571 -88,448
2009 -188,375 46,533 405,784 -101,795
2008 -164,220 -23,341 394,258 -102,035
2007 -148,080 -24,772 380,303 8,476
2006 -148,278 -489,056 372,597 -67,200
2005 -148,445 81,351 363,117 -5,955
2004 -107,271 81,735 351,959 17,353
2003 -140,309 142,009 341,192 33,174
2002 -123,733 218,795 331,215 12,603
2001 -98,820 272,875 319,059 40,274
2000 -73,990 174,594 306,651 53,580
1999 -73,890 219,280 295,523 37,548
1998 -65,637 -754,469 284,779 55,426
1997 -49,221 93,281 271,894 49,692
1996 -90,107 281,280 264,807 -46,291
1995 -114,349 398,077 254,509 65,888
1994 -114,013 315,585 246,950 -50,921
1993 -105,503 462,096 232,960 261,815
1992 -80,625 811,606 57,495 -179,675
1991 -80,014 602,638 53,052 -568,166
1990 -15,887 679,702 225,162 -248,155
1989 -23,625 761,002 225,255 -266,281
1988 -7,815 515,962 215,599 -415,660
1987 -31,136 174,272 231,580 -17,391
1986 -77,721 212,822 218,416 74,424
1985 -116,527 103,556 207,960 62,183
1984 -109,002 -150,771 199,017 60,630
1983 -109,380 -81,349 190,775 9,505
1982 -78,333 -58,121 182,793 6,115
1981 -94,090 130,713 185,211 -332,129
1980 -86,117 324,203 174,790 65,519
1979 -125,002 237,705 151,016 582,746
1978 -140,566 117,167 132,689 402,005
1977 -125,055 33,881 124,818 2,170
1976 -164,508 -79,761 113,319 -3,831
1975 -212,418 -207,740 108,998 -1,934
1974 -150,038 -15,126 104,813 -495
1973 -149,980 386,881 108,038 143
1972 -62,950 336,015 104,493 -351
1971 46,988 450,328 101,196 -1,850
1970 70,352 -273,498 98,025 1,104
1969 155,820 584,017 95,045 690
1968 239,612 293,307 92,208 906
1967 353,977 -174,155 89,497 1,498
1966 405,982 134,107 86,930 941
1965 410,204 338,258 84,448 2,142
1964 482,038 69,825 82,042 1,518
1963 455,757 205,976 79,859 1,449
1962 436,752 276,505 77,737 1,496
1961 462,279 27,534 75,513 1,336
1960 385,919 212,666 73,850 750

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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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