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

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The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,491,249 in 2025 vs 19,654,739 people in Somalia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,830,814 people compared to 20,653,532 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 4.01 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 1.25% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.28% per year vs +3.59% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.8M (0.55% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.7M (88.2% growth).

Germany vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Somalia
2100 70,146,161 68,341,587
2099 70,173,117 67,997,987
2098 70,190,154 67,660,056
2097 70,232,280 67,320,374
2096 70,263,255 66,931,214
2095 70,283,735 66,544,181
2094 70,302,573 66,138,594
2093 70,323,445 65,719,626
2092 70,348,937 65,283,569
2091 70,395,388 64,812,444
2090 70,457,276 64,322,633
2089 70,511,311 63,882,977
2088 70,569,930 63,424,502
2087 70,652,555 62,947,792
2086 70,750,166 62,408,129
2085 70,845,939 61,835,054
2084 70,941,592 61,280,718
2083 71,048,352 60,723,949
2082 71,151,552 60,150,487
2081 71,265,511 59,639,547
2080 71,391,537 59,064,099
2079 71,525,977 58,441,001
2078 71,666,350 57,816,490
2077 71,822,464 57,176,183
2076 71,979,354 56,567,204
2075 72,113,812 55,970,712
2074 72,269,519 55,295,699
2073 72,429,361 54,617,874
2072 72,580,006 53,944,923
2071 72,741,929 53,250,824
2070 72,889,095 52,540,460
2069 73,053,471 51,845,897
2068 73,219,511 51,165,760
2067 73,404,631 50,461,574
2066 73,597,022 49,748,163
2065 73,789,056 48,994,126
2064 73,990,123 48,235,809
2063 74,200,211 47,492,758
2062 74,428,152 46,756,776
2061 74,656,161 46,008,848
2060 74,909,139 45,192,338
2059 75,164,141 44,370,279
2058 75,438,769 43,631,825
2057 75,716,088 42,870,700
2056 75,990,472 42,095,303
2055 76,276,550 41,292,441
2054 76,561,146 40,487,904
2053 76,832,587 39,720,236
2052 77,077,503 38,967,888
2051 77,322,326 38,205,058
2050 77,564,502 37,448,393
2049 77,809,519 36,717,019
2048 78,059,456 35,962,583
2047 78,290,624 35,196,924
2046 78,514,805 34,440,935
2045 78,740,357 33,696,593
2044 78,965,486 32,957,131
2043 79,180,563 32,227,622
2042 79,374,934 31,517,627
2041 79,569,383 30,775,671
2040 79,782,613 30,013,616
2039 80,001,183 29,294,623
2038 80,225,718 28,565,580
2037 80,442,136 27,821,304
2036 80,673,787 27,097,563
2035 80,890,243 26,368,985
2034 81,094,641 25,671,628
2033 81,319,735 25,002,924
2032 81,537,613 24,323,435
2031 81,772,282 23,642,617
2030 81,989,677 22,951,436
2029 82,216,381 22,285,719
2028 82,432,092 21,638,095
2027 82,638,983 20,978,784
2026 82,830,814 20,310,008
2025 83,491,249 19,654,739
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,304,792 people (a 43.9% 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 77,564,502 people with a rank change from 19th to 24th. The population of Somalia will increase by 81.3% to 37,448,393 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.3M 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
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 -0.03% 3.4%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Germany declined by 0.03%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.4%.

Live population counters

Germany Somalia
Current population
82830814
20653532
Population rank 19/197 66/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.25%
One net population change
20.8 minutes
49 seconds
One birth every
46.6 seconds
39.2 seconds
One death every
31.2 seconds
2.84 minutes
Daily growth/decline -69 +1,769
Annual growth/decline -25,344 +645,588
Annual growth/decline rate -0.03% +3.4%
Population growth rate rank 159/197 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 -334,066 36,954 619,793 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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/germany/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,425,417 people) and 5.77% is from migration (a gain of 332,281 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 (1960–2025, 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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