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

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The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,491,249 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,830,814 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 1.53 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 1.65% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.28% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.8M (0.55% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Germany vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Sudan
2100 70,146,161 138,786,562
2099 70,173,117 138,200,726
2098 70,190,154 137,581,716
2097 70,232,280 136,936,850
2096 70,263,255 136,293,310
2095 70,283,735 135,619,411
2094 70,302,573 134,962,748
2093 70,323,445 134,241,761
2092 70,348,937 133,476,598
2091 70,395,388 132,717,036
2090 70,457,276 131,929,843
2089 70,511,311 131,106,299
2088 70,569,930 130,258,636
2087 70,652,555 129,375,710
2086 70,750,166 128,473,461
2085 70,845,939 127,558,118
2084 70,941,592 126,607,392
2083 71,048,352 125,651,327
2082 71,151,552 124,696,076
2081 71,265,511 123,744,490
2080 71,391,537 122,770,063
2079 71,525,977 121,779,815
2078 71,666,350 120,751,900
2077 71,822,464 119,717,424
2076 71,979,354 118,681,140
2075 72,113,812 117,612,837
2074 72,269,519 116,516,833
2073 72,429,361 115,406,797
2072 72,580,006 114,272,123
2071 72,741,929 113,124,997
2070 72,889,095 111,982,729
2069 73,053,471 110,816,409
2068 73,219,511 109,652,769
2067 73,404,631 108,433,341
2066 73,597,022 107,199,808
2065 73,789,056 105,978,161
2064 73,990,123 104,726,820
2063 74,200,211 103,455,672
2062 74,428,152 102,156,918
2061 74,656,161 100,859,967
2060 74,909,139 99,547,905
2059 75,164,141 98,233,054
2058 75,438,769 96,897,205
2057 75,716,088 95,551,255
2056 75,990,472 94,198,924
2055 76,276,550 92,819,157
2054 76,561,146 91,429,774
2053 76,832,587 90,049,799
2052 77,077,503 88,658,871
2051 77,322,326 87,267,085
2050 77,564,502 85,869,620
2049 77,809,519 84,466,974
2048 78,059,456 83,095,662
2047 78,290,624 81,727,967
2046 78,514,805 80,356,627
2045 78,740,357 78,980,614
2044 78,965,486 77,616,012
2043 79,180,563 76,252,103
2042 79,374,934 74,901,092
2041 79,569,383 73,546,861
2040 79,782,613 72,207,474
2039 80,001,183 70,876,908
2038 80,225,718 69,547,797
2037 80,442,136 68,201,884
2036 80,673,787 66,863,109
2035 80,890,243 65,516,233
2034 81,094,641 64,168,801
2033 81,319,735 62,823,562
2032 81,537,613 61,491,227
2031 81,772,282 60,168,709
2030 81,989,677 58,846,984
2029 82,216,381 57,534,918
2028 82,432,092 56,242,802
2027 82,638,983 54,955,096
2026 82,830,814 53,313,722
2025 83,491,249 51,662,147
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% 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 77,564,502 people with a rank change from 19th to 24th. The population of Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 139M 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
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 -0.03% 2.4%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Germany declined by 0.03%, while Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Germany Sudan
Current population
82830814
54156832
Population rank 19/197 29/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.65%
One net population change
20.8 minutes
26.1 seconds
One birth every
46.6 seconds
18.9 seconds
One death every
31.2 seconds
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -69 +3,324
Annual growth/decline -25,344 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate -0.03% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 159/197 30/197
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 -334,066 36,954 1,345,019 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/germany/sudan | 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 Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 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
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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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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