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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 1.55 times bigger than Sudan's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 1.64% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Germany vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Sudan
2100 69,929,981 137,695,876
2099 69,956,854 137,114,644
2098 69,973,838 136,500,499
2097 70,015,834 135,860,701
2096 70,046,713 135,222,218
2095 70,067,131 134,553,615
2094 70,085,911 133,902,112
2093 70,106,718 133,186,791
2092 70,132,132 132,427,642
2091 70,178,440 131,674,049
2090 70,240,137 130,893,042
2089 70,294,005 130,075,970
2088 70,352,443 129,234,968
2087 70,434,814 128,358,981
2086 70,532,124 127,463,823
2085 70,627,602 126,555,673
2084 70,722,960 125,612,419
2083 70,829,392 124,663,868
2082 70,932,273 123,716,124
2081 71,045,881 122,772,016
2080 71,171,519 121,805,246
2079 71,305,544 120,822,781
2078 71,445,484 119,802,944
2077 71,601,117 118,776,597
2076 71,757,525 117,748,457
2075 71,891,567 116,688,549
2074 72,046,795 115,601,159
2073 72,206,145 114,499,847
2072 72,356,324 113,374,089
2071 72,517,749 112,235,978
2070 72,664,462 111,102,687
2069 72,828,330 109,945,533
2068 72,993,859 108,791,037
2067 73,178,408 107,581,192
2066 73,370,207 106,357,353
2065 73,561,648 105,145,307
2064 73,762,096 103,903,801
2063 73,971,537 102,642,643
2062 74,198,775 101,354,095
2061 74,426,082 100,067,335
2060 74,678,280 98,765,585
2059 74,932,496 97,461,067
2058 75,206,278 96,135,716
2057 75,482,742 94,800,344
2056 75,756,281 93,458,640
2055 76,041,477 92,089,717
2054 76,325,196 90,711,253
2053 76,595,801 89,342,122
2052 76,839,962 87,962,125
2051 77,084,029 86,581,277
2050 77,325,459 85,194,794
2049 77,569,721 83,803,171
2048 77,818,888 82,442,635
2047 78,049,343 81,085,689
2046 78,272,834 79,725,126
2045 78,497,690 78,359,927
2044 78,722,126 77,006,049
2043 78,936,540 75,652,858
2042 79,130,312 74,312,465
2041 79,324,161 72,968,877
2040 79,536,735 71,640,015
2039 79,754,631 70,319,906
2038 79,978,474 69,001,239
2037 80,194,225 67,665,904
2036 80,425,162 66,337,650
2035 80,640,951 65,001,359
2034 80,844,719 63,664,516
2033 81,069,119 62,329,849
2032 81,286,326 61,007,985
2031 81,520,272 59,695,860
2030 81,736,996 58,384,521
2029 81,963,002 57,082,767
2028 82,178,048 55,800,806
2027 82,384,302 54,523,219
2026 82,575,542 52,894,744
2025 83,233,941 51,256,148
2024 83,516,593 50,448,963
2023 83,287,273 50,042,791
2022 83,177,813 49,383,346
2021 83,196,078 48,066,924
2020 83,160,871 46,789,231
2019 83,092,962 45,548,175
2018 82,905,782 44,230,596
2017 82,657,002 42,714,306
2016 82,348,669 41,259,892
2015 81,686,611 40,024,431
2014 80,982,500 38,823,318
2013 80,645,605 37,785,849
2012 80,425,823 36,923,178
2011 80,274,983 36,140,806
2010 81,776,930 35,414,399
2009 81,902,307 34,569,113
2008 82,110,097 33,623,980
2007 82,266,372 32,764,135
2006 82,376,451 31,992,435
2005 82,469,422 31,262,444
2004 82,516,260 30,556,637
2003 82,534,176 29,896,035
2002 82,488,495 29,228,727
2001 82,349,925 28,516,770
2000 82,211,508 27,816,745
1999 82,100,243 27,130,613
1998 82,047,195 26,458,999
1997 82,034,771 25,799,821
1996 81,914,831 25,231,528
1995 81,678,051 24,672,143
1994 81,438,348 24,043,948
1993 81,156,363 23,445,592
1992 80,624,598 22,927,355
1991 80,013,896 22,470,676
1990 79,433,029 22,021,481
1989 78,751,283 21,578,022
1988 78,144,619 21,138,431
1987 77,839,920 20,704,904
1986 77,720,436 20,288,238
1985 77,684,873 19,905,872
1984 77,858,685 19,546,528
1983 78,128,282 19,109,770
1982 78,333,366 18,486,645
1981 78,407,907 17,780,572
1980 78,288,576 17,058,905
1979 78,126,350 16,355,352
1978 78,091,820 15,695,003
1977 78,159,814 15,086,614
1976 78,336,950 14,569,716
1975 78,673,554 14,064,798
1974 78,967,433 13,580,723
1973 78,936,666 13,049,315
1972 78,688,452 12,527,856
1971 78,312,842 12,105,539
1970 78,169,289 11,695,771
1969 77,909,682 11,298,936
1968 77,294,314 10,917,999
1967 76,951,336 10,550,597
1966 76,600,311 10,197,578
1965 75,963,695 9,858,030
1964 75,318,337 9,531,109
1963 74,714,353 9,218,077
1962 74,025,784 8,919,028
1961 73,377,632 8,634,941
1960 72,814,900 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 138M 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
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Sudan
2100 -0.04% 0.42%
2099 -0.02% 0.45%
2098 -0.06% 0.47%
2097 -0.04% 0.47%
2096 -0.03% 0.5%
2095 -0.03% 0.49%
2094 -0.03% 0.54%
2093 -0.04% 0.57%
2092 -0.07% 0.57%
2091 -0.09% 0.6%
2090 -0.08% 0.63%
2089 -0.08% 0.65%
2088 -0.12% 0.68%
2087 -0.14% 0.7%
2086 -0.14% 0.72%
2085 -0.13% 0.75%
2084 -0.15% 0.76%
2083 -0.15% 0.77%
2082 -0.16% 0.77%
2081 -0.18% 0.79%
2080 -0.19% 0.81%
2079 -0.2% 0.85%
2078 -0.22% 0.86%
2077 -0.22% 0.87%
2076 -0.19% 0.91%
2075 -0.22% 0.94%
2074 -0.22% 0.96%
2073 -0.21% 0.99%
2072 -0.22% 1.01%
2071 -0.2% 1.02%
2070 -0.23% 1.05%
2069 -0.23% 1.06%
2068 -0.25% 1.12%
2067 -0.26% 1.15%
2066 -0.26% 1.15%
2065 -0.27% 1.19%
2064 -0.28% 1.23%
2063 -0.31% 1.27%
2062 -0.31% 1.29%
2061 -0.34% 1.32%
2060 -0.34% 1.34%
2059 -0.36% 1.38%
2058 -0.37% 1.41%
2057 -0.36% 1.44%
2056 -0.38% 1.49%
2055 -0.37% 1.52%
2054 -0.35% 1.53%
2053 -0.32% 1.57%
2052 -0.32% 1.59%
2051 -0.31% 1.63%
2050 -0.31% 1.66%
2049 -0.32% 1.65%
2048 -0.3% 1.67%
2047 -0.29% 1.71%
2046 -0.29% 1.74%
2045 -0.29% 1.76%
2044 -0.27% 1.79%
2043 -0.24% 1.8%
2042 -0.24% 1.84%
2041 -0.27% 1.85%
2040 -0.27% 1.88%
2039 -0.28% 1.91%
2038 -0.27% 1.97%
2037 -0.29% 2%
2036 -0.27% 2.06%
2035 -0.25% 2.1%
2034 -0.28% 2.14%
2033 -0.27% 2.17%
2032 -0.29% 2.2%
2031 -0.27% 2.25%
2030 -0.28% 2.28%
2029 -0.26% 2.3%
2028 -0.25% 2.34%
2027 -0.23% 3.08%
2026 -0.79% 3.2%
2025 -0.34% 1.6%
2024 0.28% 0.81%
2023 0.13% 1.34%
2022 -0.02% 2.74%
2021 0.04% 2.73%
2020 0.08% 2.72%
2019 0.23% 2.98%
2018 0.3% 3.55%
2017 0.37% 3.53%
2016 0.81% 3.09%
2015 0.87% 3.09%
2014 0.42% 2.75%
2013 0.27% 2.34%
2012 0.19% 2.16%
2011 -1.84% 2.05%
2010 -0.15% 2.45%
2009 -0.25% 2.81%
2008 -0.19% 2.62%
2007 -0.13% 2.41%
2006 -0.11% 2.34%
2005 -0.06% 2.31%
2004 -0.02% 2.21%
2003 0.06% 2.28%
2002 0.17% 2.5%
2001 0.17% 2.52%
2000 0.14% 2.53%
1999 0.06% 2.54%
1998 0.02% 2.55%
1997 0.15% 2.25%
1996 0.29% 2.27%
1995 0.29% 2.61%
1994 0.35% 2.55%
1993 0.66% 2.26%
1992 0.76% 2.03%
1991 0.73% 2.04%
1990 0.87% 2.06%
1989 0.78% 2.08%
1988 0.39% 2.09%
1987 0.15% 2.05%
1986 0.05% 1.92%
1985 -0.22% 1.84%
1984 -0.35% 2.29%
1983 -0.26% 3.37%
1982 -0.1% 3.97%
1981 0.15% 4.23%
1980 0.21% 4.3%
1979 0.04% 4.21%
1978 -0.09% 4.03%
1977 -0.23% 3.55%
1976 -0.43% 3.59%
1975 -0.37% 3.56%
1974 0.04% 4.07%
1973 0.32% 4.16%
1972 0.48% 3.49%
1971 0.18% 3.5%
1970 0.33% 3.51%
1969 0.8% 3.49%
1968 0.45% 3.48%
1967 0.46% 3.46%
1966 0.84% 3.44%
1965 0.86% 3.43%
1964 0.81% 3.4%
1963 0.93% 3.35%
1962 0.88% 3.29%
1961 0.77% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Germany Sudan
Current population
82575542
53335233
Population rank 19/197 29/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.64%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
18.7 seconds
One death every
30.8 seconds
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 116/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 +291,469
Net migration rank 192/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - 291,469
2024 - 36,954 - -544,257
2023 -333,149 609,553 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -324,394 981,552 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -224,629 310,264 1,293,817 31,664
2020 -216,218 203,468 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 -157,877 319,082 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 -165,812 403,908 1,257,387 125,499
2017 -148,783 452,988 1,208,046 441,623
2016 -123,523 517,480 1,174,422 84,728
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 1,145,259 66,476
2014 -153,866 592,338 1,097,962 92,504
2013 -209,679 462,384 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 -193,022 199,143 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 -184,632 295,282 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 -179,909 130,116 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 -188,375 46,533 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 -164,220 -23,341 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 -148,080 -24,772 992,819 -201,769
2006 -148,278 -489,056 963,740 -211,387
2005 -148,445 81,351 907,017 -199,378
2004 -107,271 81,735 889,382 -185,392
2003 -140,309 142,009 898,226 -281,001
2002 -123,733 218,795 897,965 -180,603
2001 -98,820 272,875 880,284 -173,745
2000 -73,990 174,594 858,536 -165,030
1999 -73,890 219,280 835,840 -157,090
1998 -65,637 -754,469 814,752 -150,271
1997 -49,221 93,281 802,245 -148,368
1996 -90,107 281,280 792,926 -310,221
1995 -114,349 398,077 780,700 -144,670
1994 -114,013 315,585 764,645 -144,324
1993 -105,503 462,096 743,249 -166,861
1992 -80,625 811,606 731,177 -271,093
1991 -80,014 602,638 714,612 -261,341
1990 -15,887 679,702 699,953 -254,825
1989 -23,625 761,002 683,743 -241,979
1988 -7,815 515,962 672,604 -235,213
1987 -31,136 174,272 658,416 -228,756
1986 -77,721 212,822 649,649 -245,968
1985 -116,527 103,556 583,382 -222,315
1984 -109,002 -150,771 577,405 -219,755
1983 -109,380 -81,349 570,198 -54,325
1982 -78,333 -58,121 606,362 124,007
1981 -94,090 130,713 585,087 96,697
1980 -86,117 324,203 552,930 208,602
1979 -125,002 237,705 524,942 120,613
1978 -140,566 117,167 497,987 177,153
1977 -125,055 33,881 483,089 58,540
1976 -164,508 -79,761 470,019 22,147
1975 -212,418 -207,740 454,813 62,843
1974 -150,038 -15,126 444,456 6,023
1973 -149,980 386,881 439,201 173,143
1972 -62,950 336,015 428,340 2,238
1971 46,988 450,328 417,641 -3,577
1970 70,352 -273,498 401,013 4,479
1969 155,820 584,017 385,712 2,476
1968 239,612 293,307 370,917 2,776
1967 353,977 -174,155 356,599 4,508
1966 405,982 134,107 342,118 2,813
1965 410,204 338,258 327,799 6,367
1964 482,038 69,825 315,166 4,505
1963 455,757 205,976 302,132 4,263
1962 436,752 276,505 287,317 4,387
1961 462,279 27,534 272,562 3,904
1960 385,919 212,666 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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