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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 646,767 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 127.7 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 1% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 647K (23.2% growth).

Germany vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Suriname
2100 69,929,981 713,276
2099 69,956,854 715,694
2098 69,973,838 718,049
2097 70,015,834 720,475
2096 70,046,713 722,775
2095 70,067,131 725,199
2094 70,085,911 727,489
2093 70,106,718 729,920
2092 70,132,132 732,285
2091 70,178,440 734,586
2090 70,240,137 736,650
2089 70,294,005 738,862
2088 70,352,443 741,002
2087 70,434,814 742,833
2086 70,532,124 744,593
2085 70,627,602 746,302
2084 70,722,960 747,746
2083 70,829,392 749,138
2082 70,932,273 750,329
2081 71,045,881 751,501
2080 71,171,519 752,545
2079 71,305,544 753,284
2078 71,445,484 753,948
2077 71,601,117 754,556
2076 71,757,525 754,989
2075 71,891,567 755,527
2074 72,046,795 755,714
2073 72,206,145 756,015
2072 72,356,324 756,099
2071 72,517,749 756,098
2070 72,664,462 755,959
2069 72,828,330 755,874
2068 72,993,859 755,599
2067 73,178,408 755,148
2066 73,370,207 754,804
2065 73,561,648 754,111
2064 73,762,096 753,285
2063 73,971,537 752,745
2062 74,198,775 751,966
2061 74,426,082 751,282
2060 74,678,280 750,299
2059 74,932,496 749,394
2058 75,206,278 748,586
2057 75,482,742 747,157
2056 75,756,281 745,941
2055 76,041,477 744,408
2054 76,325,196 742,811
2053 76,595,801 741,338
2052 76,839,962 739,662
2051 77,084,029 737,998
2050 77,325,459 736,053
2049 77,569,721 734,230
2048 77,818,888 732,060
2047 78,049,343 729,598
2046 78,272,834 727,216
2045 78,497,690 724,444
2044 78,722,126 721,531
2043 78,936,540 718,571
2042 79,130,312 715,310
2041 79,324,161 711,980
2040 79,536,735 708,355
2039 79,754,631 704,772
2038 79,978,474 701,004
2037 80,194,225 697,340
2036 80,425,162 693,244
2035 80,640,951 688,991
2034 80,844,719 684,651
2033 81,069,119 680,266
2032 81,286,326 675,625
2031 81,520,272 670,920
2030 81,736,996 666,044
2029 81,963,002 661,163
2028 82,178,048 655,979
2027 82,384,302 650,686
2026 82,575,542 645,315
2025 83,233,941 639,827
2024 83,516,593 634,431
2023 83,287,273 628,886
2022 83,177,813 623,164
2021 83,196,078 617,896
2020 83,160,871 612,317
2019 83,092,962 605,768
2018 82,905,782 599,513
2017 82,657,002 593,713
2016 82,348,669 587,757
2015 81,686,611 581,627
2014 80,982,500 575,373
2013 80,645,605 569,020
2012 80,425,823 562,633
2011 80,274,983 556,269
2010 81,776,930 549,923
2009 81,902,307 543,568
2008 82,110,097 537,245
2007 82,266,372 531,016
2006 82,376,451 524,997
2005 82,469,422 519,313
2004 82,516,260 513,923
2003 82,534,176 506,414
2002 82,488,495 496,551
2001 82,349,925 486,560
2000 82,211,508 476,643
1999 82,100,243 466,916
1998 82,047,195 457,406
1997 82,034,771 448,067
1996 81,914,831 438,830
1995 81,678,051 429,606
1994 81,438,348 422,375
1993 81,156,363 419,352
1992 80,624,598 417,589
1991 80,013,896 415,013
1990 79,433,029 412,493
1989 78,751,283 408,409
1988 78,144,619 402,227
1987 77,839,920 396,911
1986 77,720,436 392,330
1985 77,684,873 386,972
1984 77,858,685 382,193
1983 78,128,282 378,746
1982 78,333,366 376,555
1981 78,407,907 375,459
1980 78,288,576 375,377
1979 78,126,350 377,602
1978 78,091,820 381,502
1977 78,159,814 385,067
1976 78,336,950 388,289
1975 78,673,554 391,170
1974 78,967,433 393,676
1973 78,936,666 395,772
1972 78,688,452 397,413
1971 78,312,842 391,932
1970 78,169,289 379,442
1969 77,909,682 366,906
1968 77,294,314 354,616
1967 76,951,336 342,679
1966 76,600,311 331,135
1965 75,963,695 320,000
1964 75,318,337 309,041
1963 74,714,353 297,034
1962 74,025,784 283,912
1961 73,377,632 272,791
1960 72,814,900 263,918

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/suriname | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 59,010 people (a 10% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.8% to 736,053 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 756K 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
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Suriname
2100 -0.04% -0.34%
2099 -0.02% -0.33%
2098 -0.06% -0.34%
2097 -0.04% -0.32%
2096 -0.03% -0.33%
2095 -0.03% -0.31%
2094 -0.03% -0.33%
2093 -0.04% -0.32%
2092 -0.07% -0.31%
2091 -0.09% -0.28%
2090 -0.08% -0.3%
2089 -0.08% -0.29%
2088 -0.12% -0.25%
2087 -0.14% -0.24%
2086 -0.14% -0.23%
2085 -0.13% -0.19%
2084 -0.15% -0.19%
2083 -0.15% -0.16%
2082 -0.16% -0.16%
2081 -0.18% -0.14%
2080 -0.19% -0.1%
2079 -0.2% -0.09%
2078 -0.22% -0.08%
2077 -0.22% -0.06%
2076 -0.19% -0.07%
2075 -0.22% -0.02%
2074 -0.22% -0.04%
2073 -0.21% -0.01%
2072 -0.22% 0%
2071 -0.2% 0.02%
2070 -0.23% 0.01%
2069 -0.23% 0.04%
2068 -0.25% 0.06%
2067 -0.26% 0.05%
2066 -0.26% 0.09%
2065 -0.27% 0.11%
2064 -0.28% 0.07%
2063 -0.31% 0.1%
2062 -0.31% 0.09%
2061 -0.34% 0.13%
2060 -0.34% 0.12%
2059 -0.36% 0.11%
2058 -0.37% 0.19%
2057 -0.36% 0.16%
2056 -0.38% 0.21%
2055 -0.37% 0.22%
2054 -0.35% 0.2%
2053 -0.32% 0.23%
2052 -0.32% 0.23%
2051 -0.31% 0.26%
2050 -0.31% 0.25%
2049 -0.32% 0.3%
2048 -0.3% 0.34%
2047 -0.29% 0.33%
2046 -0.29% 0.38%
2045 -0.29% 0.4%
2044 -0.27% 0.41%
2043 -0.24% 0.46%
2042 -0.24% 0.47%
2041 -0.27% 0.51%
2040 -0.27% 0.51%
2039 -0.28% 0.54%
2038 -0.27% 0.53%
2037 -0.29% 0.59%
2036 -0.27% 0.62%
2035 -0.25% 0.63%
2034 -0.28% 0.64%
2033 -0.27% 0.69%
2032 -0.29% 0.7%
2031 -0.27% 0.73%
2030 -0.28% 0.74%
2029 -0.26% 0.79%
2028 -0.25% 0.81%
2027 -0.23% 0.83%
2026 -0.79% 0.86%
2025 -0.34% 0.85%
2024 0.28% 0.88%
2023 0.13% 0.92%
2022 -0.02% 0.85%
2021 0.04% 0.91%
2020 0.08% 1.08%
2019 0.23% 1.04%
2018 0.3% 0.98%
2017 0.37% 1.01%
2016 0.81% 1.05%
2015 0.87% 1.09%
2014 0.42% 1.12%
2013 0.27% 1.14%
2012 0.19% 1.14%
2011 -1.84% 1.15%
2010 -0.15% 1.17%
2009 -0.25% 1.18%
2008 -0.19% 1.17%
2007 -0.13% 1.15%
2006 -0.11% 1.09%
2005 -0.06% 1.05%
2004 -0.02% 1.48%
2003 0.06% 1.99%
2002 0.17% 2.05%
2001 0.17% 2.08%
2000 0.14% 2.08%
1999 0.06% 2.08%
1998 0.02% 2.08%
1997 0.15% 2.1%
1996 0.29% 2.15%
1995 0.29% 1.71%
1994 0.35% 0.72%
1993 0.66% 0.42%
1992 0.76% 0.62%
1991 0.73% 0.61%
1990 0.87% 1%
1989 0.78% 1.54%
1988 0.39% 1.34%
1987 0.15% 1.17%
1986 0.05% 1.38%
1985 -0.22% 1.25%
1984 -0.35% 0.91%
1983 -0.26% 0.58%
1982 -0.1% 0.29%
1981 0.15% 0.02%
1980 0.21% -0.59%
1979 0.04% -1.02%
1978 -0.09% -0.93%
1977 -0.23% -0.83%
1976 -0.43% -0.74%
1975 -0.37% -0.64%
1974 0.04% -0.53%
1973 0.32% -0.41%
1972 0.48% 1.4%
1971 0.18% 3.29%
1970 0.33% 3.42%
1969 0.8% 3.47%
1968 0.45% 3.48%
1967 0.46% 3.49%
1966 0.84% 3.48%
1965 0.86% 3.55%
1964 0.81% 4.04%
1963 0.93% 4.62%
1962 0.88% 4.08%
1961 0.77% 3.36%

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/suriname | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.88%.

Live population counters

Germany Suriname
Current population
82575542
646767
Population rank 19/197 165/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.008%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
1.58 hours
One birth every
45.6 seconds
48.3 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
2.1 hours
Daily growth/decline +628 +15
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +5,545
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +0.88%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 108/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
9.08 hours
Annual migration change -334,072 -967
Net migration rank 192/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -967
2024 - 36,954 - -1,166
2023 -333,149 609,553 6,697 -988
2022 -324,394 981,552 6,719 -988
2021 -224,629 310,264 5,291 -486
2020 -216,218 203,468 6,640 -296
2019 -157,877 319,082 6,564 191
2018 -165,812 403,908 6,613 -851
2017 -148,783 452,988 6,772 -935
2016 -123,523 517,480 6,979 -906
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 7,150 -967
2014 -153,866 592,338 7,284 -959
2013 -209,679 462,384 7,350 -968
2012 -193,022 199,143 7,405 -1,011
2011 -184,632 295,282 7,401 -1,060
2010 -179,909 130,116 7,489 -1,138
2009 -188,375 46,533 7,559 -1,204
2008 -164,220 -23,341 7,552 -1,255
2007 -148,080 -24,772 7,468 -1,312
2006 -148,278 -489,056 7,278 -1,403
2005 -148,445 81,351 7,037 -1,534
2004 -107,271 81,735 6,948 -1,676
2003 -140,309 142,009 7,396 2,345
2002 -123,733 218,795 7,916 2,076
2001 -98,820 272,875 8,349 1,641
2000 -73,990 174,594 8,323 1,516
1999 -73,890 219,280 8,236 1,380
1998 -65,637 -754,469 8,173 1,241
1997 -49,221 93,281 8,106 1,164
1996 -90,107 281,280 8,031 1,165
1995 -114,349 398,077 7,968 1,275
1994 -114,013 315,585 7,929 -2,713
1993 -105,503 462,096 8,127 -7,291
1992 -80,625 811,606 8,355 -5,662
1991 -80,014 602,638 8,637 -6,174
1990 -15,887 679,702 9,047 -6,471
1989 -23,625 761,002 9,441 -3,846
1988 -7,815 515,962 9,347 -2,573
1987 -31,136 174,272 9,319 -5,467
1986 -77,721 212,822 9,222 -3,920
1985 -116,527 103,556 9,177 -3,763
1984 -109,002 -150,771 9,031 -4,894
1983 -109,380 -81,349 8,797 -6,036
1982 -78,333 -58,121 8,197 -6,566
1981 -94,090 130,713 7,541 -6,991
1980 -86,117 324,203 7,002 -7,390
1979 -125,002 237,705 7,312 -11,375
1978 -140,566 117,167 7,650 -11,389
1977 -125,055 33,881 7,998 -11,390
1976 -164,508 -79,761 8,327 -11,381
1975 -212,418 -207,740 8,587 -11,287
1974 -150,038 -15,126 8,751 -11,061
1973 -149,980 386,881 8,877 -10,765
1972 -62,950 336,015 8,893 -10,285
1971 46,988 450,328 8,814 3,552
1970 70,352 -273,498 8,823 3,791
1969 155,820 584,017 8,880 3,575
1968 239,612 293,307 8,980 3,147
1967 353,977 -174,155 9,104 2,637
1966 405,982 134,107 9,243 2,103
1965 410,204 338,258 9,270 1,657
1964 482,038 69,825 9,174 1,820
1963 455,757 205,976 8,838 4,181
1962 436,752 276,505 8,529 4,703
1961 462,279 27,534 8,361 660
1960 385,919 212,666 8,170 544

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/suriname | 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 Suriname 90.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 66,709 people) and 9.72% is from migration (a loss of 7,185 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

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
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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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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