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Population in Germany compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 3.72 times bigger than Sri Lanka's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.26% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Germany vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Sri Lanka
2100 69,929,981 20,270,496
2099 69,956,854 20,383,669
2098 69,973,838 20,498,567
2097 70,015,834 20,611,123
2096 70,046,713 20,723,560
2095 70,067,131 20,834,629
2094 70,085,911 20,943,809
2093 70,106,718 21,052,131
2092 70,132,132 21,158,833
2091 70,178,440 21,263,961
2090 70,240,137 21,371,263
2089 70,294,005 21,475,426
2088 70,352,443 21,577,177
2087 70,434,814 21,677,510
2086 70,532,124 21,777,420
2085 70,627,602 21,876,464
2084 70,722,960 21,970,336
2083 70,829,392 22,062,801
2082 70,932,273 22,151,745
2081 71,045,881 22,240,834
2080 71,171,519 22,326,555
2079 71,305,544 22,411,438
2078 71,445,484 22,489,772
2077 71,601,117 22,565,028
2076 71,757,525 22,637,463
2075 71,891,567 22,707,112
2074 72,046,795 22,778,489
2073 72,206,145 22,844,703
2072 72,356,324 22,905,707
2071 72,517,749 22,964,866
2070 72,664,462 23,022,515
2069 72,828,330 23,076,310
2068 72,993,859 23,129,541
2067 73,178,408 23,184,596
2066 73,370,207 23,234,419
2065 73,561,648 23,285,901
2064 73,762,096 23,331,390
2063 73,971,537 23,372,184
2062 74,198,775 23,409,522
2061 74,426,082 23,441,893
2060 74,678,280 23,474,032
2059 74,932,496 23,502,132
2058 75,206,278 23,528,076
2057 75,482,742 23,550,580
2056 75,756,281 23,570,923
2055 76,041,477 23,582,432
2054 76,325,196 23,591,414
2053 76,595,801 23,601,371
2052 76,839,962 23,605,361
2051 77,084,029 23,606,194
2050 77,325,459 23,603,330
2049 77,569,721 23,597,604
2048 77,818,888 23,587,307
2047 78,049,343 23,570,881
2046 78,272,834 23,547,409
2045 78,497,690 23,515,133
2044 78,722,126 23,483,546
2043 78,936,540 23,446,242
2042 79,130,312 23,404,983
2041 79,324,161 23,357,358
2040 79,536,735 23,306,148
2039 79,754,631 23,248,341
2038 79,978,474 23,187,512
2037 80,194,225 23,120,775
2036 80,425,162 23,053,427
2035 80,640,951 22,981,808
2034 80,844,719 22,906,587
2033 81,069,119 22,826,414
2032 81,286,326 22,742,267
2031 81,520,272 22,655,907
2030 81,736,996 22,564,038
2029 81,963,002 22,470,759
2028 82,178,048 22,370,999
2027 82,384,302 22,266,017
2026 82,575,542 22,155,543
2025 83,233,941 22,039,908
2024 83,516,593 21,916,000
2023 83,287,273 22,037,000
2022 83,177,813 22,181,000
2021 83,196,078 22,156,000
2020 83,160,871 21,919,000
2019 83,092,962 21,803,000
2018 82,905,782 21,670,000
2017 82,657,002 21,453,000
2016 82,348,669 21,209,000
2015 81,686,611 20,970,000
2014 80,982,500 20,778,000
2013 80,645,605 20,585,000
2012 80,425,823 21,169,458
2011 80,274,983 21,009,048
2010 81,776,930 20,879,089
2009 81,902,307 20,756,435
2008 82,110,097 20,629,378
2007 82,266,372 20,492,545
2006 82,376,451 20,352,411
2005 82,469,422 20,216,524
2004 82,516,260 20,087,605
2003 82,534,176 19,951,521
2002 82,488,495 19,805,752
2001 82,349,925 19,600,362
2000 82,211,508 19,293,054
1999 82,100,243 18,944,731
1998 82,047,195 18,596,003
1997 82,034,771 18,248,200
1996 81,914,831 17,905,018
1995 81,678,051 17,564,068
1994 81,438,348 17,275,773
1993 81,156,363 17,025,918
1992 80,624,598 16,739,284
1991 80,013,896 16,475,354
1990 79,433,029 16,352,458
1989 78,751,283 16,248,557
1988 78,144,619 16,078,621
1987 77,839,920 15,916,576
1986 77,720,436 15,731,256
1985 77,684,873 15,544,154
1984 77,858,685 15,441,860
1983 78,128,282 15,388,794
1982 78,333,366 15,286,567
1981 78,407,907 15,099,414
1980 78,288,576 14,847,974
1979 78,126,350 14,579,614
1978 78,091,820 14,310,128
1977 78,159,814 14,049,371
1976 78,336,950 13,796,770
1975 78,673,554 13,548,984
1974 78,967,433 13,305,693
1973 78,936,666 13,060,916
1972 78,688,452 12,809,205
1971 78,312,842 12,551,910
1970 78,169,289 12,287,110
1969 77,909,682 12,013,858
1968 77,294,314 11,736,088
1967 76,951,336 11,457,328
1966 76,600,311 11,183,928
1965 75,963,695 10,916,965
1964 75,318,337 10,653,397
1963 74,714,353 10,395,040
1962 74,025,784 10,143,754
1961 73,377,632 9,899,372
1960 72,814,900 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.6M 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
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Sri Lanka
2100 -0.04% -0.56%
2099 -0.02% -0.56%
2098 -0.06% -0.55%
2097 -0.04% -0.54%
2096 -0.03% -0.53%
2095 -0.03% -0.52%
2094 -0.03% -0.51%
2093 -0.04% -0.5%
2092 -0.07% -0.49%
2091 -0.09% -0.5%
2090 -0.08% -0.49%
2089 -0.08% -0.47%
2088 -0.12% -0.46%
2087 -0.14% -0.46%
2086 -0.14% -0.45%
2085 -0.13% -0.43%
2084 -0.15% -0.42%
2083 -0.15% -0.4%
2082 -0.16% -0.4%
2081 -0.18% -0.38%
2080 -0.19% -0.38%
2079 -0.2% -0.35%
2078 -0.22% -0.33%
2077 -0.22% -0.32%
2076 -0.19% -0.31%
2075 -0.22% -0.31%
2074 -0.22% -0.29%
2073 -0.21% -0.27%
2072 -0.22% -0.26%
2071 -0.2% -0.25%
2070 -0.23% -0.23%
2069 -0.23% -0.23%
2068 -0.25% -0.24%
2067 -0.26% -0.21%
2066 -0.26% -0.22%
2065 -0.27% -0.19%
2064 -0.28% -0.17%
2063 -0.31% -0.16%
2062 -0.31% -0.14%
2061 -0.34% -0.14%
2060 -0.34% -0.12%
2059 -0.36% -0.11%
2058 -0.37% -0.1%
2057 -0.36% -0.09%
2056 -0.38% -0.05%
2055 -0.37% -0.04%
2054 -0.35% -0.04%
2053 -0.32% -0.02%
2052 -0.32% -0.004%
2051 -0.31% 0.01%
2050 -0.31% 0.02%
2049 -0.32% 0.04%
2048 -0.3% 0.07%
2047 -0.29% 0.1%
2046 -0.29% 0.14%
2045 -0.29% 0.13%
2044 -0.27% 0.16%
2043 -0.24% 0.18%
2042 -0.24% 0.2%
2041 -0.27% 0.22%
2040 -0.27% 0.25%
2039 -0.28% 0.26%
2038 -0.27% 0.29%
2037 -0.29% 0.29%
2036 -0.27% 0.31%
2035 -0.25% 0.33%
2034 -0.28% 0.35%
2033 -0.27% 0.37%
2032 -0.29% 0.38%
2031 -0.27% 0.41%
2030 -0.28% 0.42%
2029 -0.26% 0.45%
2028 -0.25% 0.47%
2027 -0.23% 0.5%
2026 -0.79% 0.52%
2025 -0.34% 0.57%
2024 0.28% -0.55%
2023 0.13% -0.65%
2022 -0.02% 0.11%
2021 0.04% 1.08%
2020 0.08% 0.53%
2019 0.23% 0.61%
2018 0.3% 1.01%
2017 0.37% 1.15%
2016 0.81% 1.14%
2015 0.87% 0.92%
2014 0.42% 0.94%
2013 0.27% -2.76%
2012 0.19% 0.76%
2011 -1.84% 0.62%
2010 -0.15% 0.59%
2009 -0.25% 0.62%
2008 -0.19% 0.67%
2007 -0.13% 0.69%
2006 -0.11% 0.67%
2005 -0.06% 0.64%
2004 -0.02% 0.68%
2003 0.06% 0.74%
2002 0.17% 1.05%
2001 0.17% 1.59%
2000 0.14% 1.84%
1999 0.06% 1.88%
1998 0.02% 1.91%
1997 0.15% 1.92%
1996 0.29% 1.94%
1995 0.29% 1.67%
1994 0.35% 1.47%
1993 0.66% 1.71%
1992 0.76% 1.6%
1991 0.73% 0.75%
1990 0.87% 0.64%
1989 0.78% 1.06%
1988 0.39% 1.02%
1987 0.15% 1.18%
1986 0.05% 1.2%
1985 -0.22% 0.66%
1984 -0.35% 0.34%
1983 -0.26% 0.67%
1982 -0.1% 1.24%
1981 0.15% 1.69%
1980 0.21% 1.84%
1979 0.04% 1.88%
1978 -0.09% 1.86%
1977 -0.23% 1.83%
1976 -0.43% 1.83%
1975 -0.37% 1.83%
1974 0.04% 1.87%
1973 0.32% 1.97%
1972 0.48% 2.05%
1971 0.18% 2.16%
1970 0.33% 2.27%
1969 0.8% 2.37%
1968 0.45% 2.43%
1967 0.46% 2.44%
1966 0.84% 2.45%
1965 0.86% 2.47%
1964 0.81% 2.49%
1963 0.93% 2.48%
1962 0.88% 2.47%
1961 0.77% 2.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Germany Sri Lanka
Current population
82575542
22185425
Population rank 19/197 63/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.27%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
2.13 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 -332
Annual growth/decline +229,320 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 188/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 -30,724
Net migration rank 192/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -30,724
2024 - 36,954 - -27,245
2023 -333,149 609,553 66,111 -28,011
2022 -324,394 981,552 95,378 -27,435
2021 -224,629 310,264 121,858 -29,586
2020 -216,218 203,468 170,968 -29,875
2019 -157,877 319,082 172,243 -28,426
2018 -165,812 403,908 183,610 -28,607
2017 -148,783 452,988 187,993 -22,324
2016 -123,523 517,480 194,232 -18,388
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 201,815 -29,797
2014 -153,866 592,338 211,541 -33,672
2013 -209,679 462,384 221,021 -37,754
2012 -193,022 199,143 229,138 -41,955
2011 -184,632 295,282 224,461 -90,839
2010 -179,909 130,116 224,325 -98,060
2009 -188,375 46,533 200,175 -81,130
2008 -164,220 -23,341 232,225 -97,144
2007 -148,080 -24,772 248,287 -109,695
2006 -148,278 -489,056 248,706 -107,045
2005 -148,445 81,351 248,683 -118,594
2004 -107,271 81,735 212,527 -84,795
2003 -140,309 142,009 252,008 -107,573
2002 -123,733 218,795 252,840 -105,718
2001 -98,820 272,875 244,377 19,273
2000 -73,990 174,594 227,060 123,894
1999 -73,890 219,280 206,876 138,799
1998 -65,637 -754,469 201,059 150,724
1997 -49,221 93,281 208,193 135,636
1996 -90,107 281,280 215,290 127,236
1995 -114,349 398,077 221,957 117,416
1994 -114,013 315,585 228,904 8,323
1993 -105,503 462,096 226,257 36,232
1992 -80,625 811,606 222,230 88,542
1991 -80,014 602,638 218,117 -1,047
1990 -15,887 679,702 224,454 -195,736
1989 -23,625 761,002 212,401 -33,305
1988 -7,815 515,962 219,184 -58,415
1987 -31,136 174,272 226,414 -63,105
1986 -77,721 212,822 233,782 -26,460
1985 -116,527 103,556 247,836 -80,950
1984 -109,002 -150,771 263,175 -225,450
1983 -109,380 -81,349 277,768 -209,362
1982 -78,333 -58,121 300,030 -163,987
1981 -94,090 130,713 328,096 -89,824
1980 -86,117 324,203 328,155 -63,541
1979 -125,002 237,705 329,791 -57,683
1978 -140,566 117,167 317,055 -50,189
1977 -125,055 33,881 300,038 -45,383
1976 -164,508 -79,761 291,816 -41,258
1975 -212,418 -207,740 282,496 -37,475
1974 -150,038 -15,126 275,521 -33,979
1973 -149,980 386,881 278,577 -30,582
1972 -62,950 336,015 282,494 -27,071
1971 46,988 450,328 281,200 -22,021
1970 70,352 -273,498 286,719 -16,299
1969 155,820 584,017 286,218 -10,152
1968 239,612 293,307 286,642 -7,163
1967 353,977 -174,155 284,738 -6,696
1966 405,982 134,107 275,549 -6,794
1965 410,204 338,258 272,422 -7,249
1964 482,038 69,825 269,584 -7,614
1963 455,757 205,976 262,880 -8,118
1962 436,752 276,505 256,719 -8,909
1961 462,279 27,534 251,087 -10,144
1960 385,919 212,666 247,631 -12,610

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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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