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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 3.08 times bigger than Syria's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 1.32% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Germany vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Syria
2100 69,929,981 44,620,090
2099 69,956,854 44,690,260
2098 69,973,838 44,750,249
2097 70,015,834 44,813,148
2096 70,046,713 44,867,740
2095 70,067,131 44,895,489
2094 70,085,911 44,945,231
2093 70,106,718 44,974,311
2092 70,132,132 45,003,795
2091 70,178,440 45,016,478
2090 70,240,137 45,048,083
2089 70,294,005 45,047,102
2088 70,352,443 45,041,864
2087 70,434,814 45,049,516
2086 70,532,124 45,068,928
2085 70,627,602 45,034,847
2084 70,722,960 44,999,929
2083 70,829,392 44,971,600
2082 70,932,273 44,910,859
2081 71,045,881 44,843,908
2080 71,171,519 44,744,718
2079 71,305,544 44,687,371
2078 71,445,484 44,649,760
2077 71,601,117 44,604,175
2076 71,757,525 44,520,132
2075 71,891,567 44,426,423
2074 72,046,795 44,328,795
2073 72,206,145 44,221,016
2072 72,356,324 44,084,262
2071 72,517,749 43,939,848
2070 72,664,462 43,795,999
2069 72,828,330 43,648,130
2068 72,993,859 43,465,442
2067 73,178,408 43,271,173
2066 73,370,207 43,060,752
2065 73,561,648 42,810,442
2064 73,762,096 42,559,554
2063 73,971,537 42,311,907
2062 74,198,775 42,062,193
2061 74,426,082 41,808,082
2060 74,678,280 41,522,274
2059 74,932,496 41,208,825
2058 75,206,278 40,925,728
2057 75,482,742 40,643,453
2056 75,756,281 40,332,578
2055 76,041,477 40,026,632
2054 76,325,196 39,691,425
2053 76,595,801 39,348,020
2052 76,839,962 39,045,268
2051 77,084,029 38,733,827
2050 77,325,459 38,410,423
2049 77,569,721 38,089,455
2048 77,818,888 37,784,449
2047 78,049,343 37,492,636
2046 78,272,834 37,181,526
2045 78,497,690 36,843,579
2044 78,722,126 36,526,509
2043 78,936,540 36,188,225
2042 79,130,312 35,825,419
2041 79,324,161 35,447,414
2040 79,536,735 35,042,107
2039 79,754,631 34,626,945
2038 79,978,474 34,183,740
2037 80,194,225 33,703,682
2036 80,425,162 33,223,843
2035 80,640,951 32,696,648
2034 80,844,719 32,148,814
2033 81,069,119 31,562,427
2032 81,286,326 30,967,322
2031 81,520,272 30,329,874
2030 81,736,996 29,672,629
2029 81,963,002 28,949,535
2028 82,178,048 28,217,748
2027 82,384,302 27,428,807
2026 82,575,542 26,607,148
2025 83,233,941 25,689,551
2024 83,516,593 24,672,760
2023 83,287,273 23,594,623
2022 83,177,813 22,462,173
2021 83,196,078 21,628,839
2020 83,160,871 21,049,429
2019 83,092,962 20,353,534
2018 82,905,782 19,577,845
2017 82,657,002 19,224,668
2016 82,348,669 19,193,834
2015 81,686,611 19,424,618
2014 80,982,500 20,273,659
2013 80,645,605 21,666,917
2012 80,425,823 22,759,763
2011 80,274,983 22,878,098
2010 81,776,930 22,482,421
2009 81,902,307 21,976,969
2008 82,110,097 21,636,564
2007 82,266,372 20,884,125
2006 82,376,451 19,637,022
2005 82,469,422 18,814,091
2004 82,516,260 18,336,875
2003 82,534,176 17,889,296
2002 82,488,495 17,468,332
2001 82,349,925 17,051,338
2000 82,211,508 16,637,888
1999 82,100,243 16,228,061
1998 82,047,195 15,820,413
1997 82,034,771 15,417,542
1996 81,914,831 15,018,104
1995 81,678,051 14,616,801
1994 81,438,348 14,208,583
1993 81,156,363 13,795,686
1992 80,624,598 13,385,571
1991 80,013,896 12,980,821
1990 79,433,029 12,579,208
1989 78,751,283 12,179,060
1988 78,144,619 11,782,264
1987 77,839,920 11,388,923
1986 77,720,436 11,002,844
1985 77,684,873 10,625,672
1984 77,858,685 10,258,398
1983 78,128,282 9,904,809
1982 78,333,366 9,572,511
1981 78,407,907 9,260,189
1980 78,288,576 8,957,663
1979 78,126,350 8,661,909
1978 78,091,820 8,372,759
1977 78,159,814 8,090,501
1976 78,336,950 7,817,320
1975 78,673,554 7,554,364
1974 78,967,433 7,302,160
1973 78,936,666 7,060,321
1972 78,688,452 6,826,024
1971 78,312,842 6,598,094
1970 78,169,289 6,380,609
1969 77,909,682 6,175,166
1968 77,294,314 5,978,742
1967 76,951,336 5,790,198
1966 76,600,311 5,609,047
1965 75,963,695 5,435,267
1964 75,318,337 5,269,087
1963 74,714,353 5,110,467
1962 74,025,784 4,959,340
1961 73,377,632 4,815,466
1960 72,814,900 4,673,500

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 45.1M 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
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Syria
2100 -0.04% -0.16%
2099 -0.02% -0.13%
2098 -0.06% -0.14%
2097 -0.04% -0.12%
2096 -0.03% -0.06%
2095 -0.03% -0.11%
2094 -0.03% -0.06%
2093 -0.04% -0.07%
2092 -0.07% -0.03%
2091 -0.09% -0.07%
2090 -0.08% 0.002%
2089 -0.08% 0.01%
2088 -0.12% -0.02%
2087 -0.14% -0.04%
2086 -0.14% 0.08%
2085 -0.13% 0.08%
2084 -0.15% 0.06%
2083 -0.15% 0.14%
2082 -0.16% 0.15%
2081 -0.18% 0.22%
2080 -0.19% 0.13%
2079 -0.2% 0.08%
2078 -0.22% 0.1%
2077 -0.22% 0.19%
2076 -0.19% 0.21%
2075 -0.22% 0.22%
2074 -0.22% 0.24%
2073 -0.21% 0.31%
2072 -0.22% 0.33%
2071 -0.2% 0.33%
2070 -0.23% 0.34%
2069 -0.23% 0.42%
2068 -0.25% 0.45%
2067 -0.26% 0.49%
2066 -0.26% 0.58%
2065 -0.27% 0.59%
2064 -0.28% 0.59%
2063 -0.31% 0.59%
2062 -0.31% 0.61%
2061 -0.34% 0.69%
2060 -0.34% 0.76%
2059 -0.36% 0.69%
2058 -0.37% 0.69%
2057 -0.36% 0.77%
2056 -0.38% 0.76%
2055 -0.37% 0.84%
2054 -0.35% 0.87%
2053 -0.32% 0.78%
2052 -0.32% 0.8%
2051 -0.31% 0.84%
2050 -0.31% 0.84%
2049 -0.32% 0.81%
2048 -0.3% 0.78%
2047 -0.29% 0.84%
2046 -0.29% 0.92%
2045 -0.29% 0.87%
2044 -0.27% 0.93%
2043 -0.24% 1.01%
2042 -0.24% 1.07%
2041 -0.27% 1.16%
2040 -0.27% 1.2%
2039 -0.28% 1.3%
2038 -0.27% 1.42%
2037 -0.29% 1.44%
2036 -0.27% 1.61%
2035 -0.25% 1.7%
2034 -0.28% 1.86%
2033 -0.27% 1.92%
2032 -0.29% 2.1%
2031 -0.27% 2.21%
2030 -0.28% 2.5%
2029 -0.26% 2.59%
2028 -0.25% 2.88%
2027 -0.23% 3.09%
2026 -0.79% 3.57%
2025 -0.34% 4.12%
2024 0.28% 4.57%
2023 0.13% 5.04%
2022 -0.02% 3.85%
2021 0.04% 2.75%
2020 0.08% 3.42%
2019 0.23% 3.96%
2018 0.3% 1.84%
2017 0.37% 0.16%
2016 0.81% -1.19%
2015 0.87% -4.19%
2014 0.42% -6.43%
2013 0.27% -4.8%
2012 0.19% -0.52%
2011 -1.84% 1.76%
2010 -0.15% 2.3%
2009 -0.25% 1.57%
2008 -0.19% 3.6%
2007 -0.13% 6.35%
2006 -0.11% 4.37%
2005 -0.06% 2.6%
2004 -0.02% 2.5%
2003 0.06% 2.41%
2002 0.17% 2.45%
2001 0.17% 2.48%
2000 0.14% 2.53%
1999 0.06% 2.58%
1998 0.02% 2.61%
1997 0.15% 2.66%
1996 0.29% 2.75%
1995 0.29% 2.87%
1994 0.35% 2.99%
1993 0.66% 3.06%
1992 0.76% 3.12%
1991 0.73% 3.19%
1990 0.87% 3.29%
1989 0.78% 3.37%
1988 0.39% 3.45%
1987 0.15% 3.51%
1986 0.05% 3.55%
1985 -0.22% 3.58%
1984 -0.35% 3.57%
1983 -0.26% 3.47%
1982 -0.1% 3.37%
1981 0.15% 3.38%
1980 0.21% 3.41%
1979 0.04% 3.45%
1978 -0.09% 3.49%
1977 -0.23% 3.49%
1976 -0.43% 3.48%
1975 -0.37% 3.45%
1974 0.04% 3.43%
1973 0.32% 3.43%
1972 0.48% 3.45%
1971 0.18% 3.41%
1970 0.33% 3.33%
1969 0.8% 3.29%
1968 0.45% 3.26%
1967 0.46% 3.23%
1966 0.84% 3.2%
1965 0.86% 3.15%
1964 0.81% 3.1%
1963 0.93% 3.05%
1962 0.88% 2.99%
1961 0.77% 3.04%

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 Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Germany Syria
Current population
82575542
26829400
Population rank 19/197 56/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.32%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
29.3 seconds
One birth every
45.6 seconds
1.01 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +2,954
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 6/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 +421,693
Net migration rank 192/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - 421,693
2024 - 36,954 - 546,494
2023 -333,149 609,553 402,713 757,309
2022 -324,394 981,552 369,750 735,142
2021 -224,629 310,264 350,560 211,220
2020 -216,218 203,468 327,992 269,050
2019 -157,877 319,082 293,762 500,985
2018 -165,812 403,908 242,530 514,102
2017 -148,783 452,988 237,214 -287,501
2016 -123,523 517,480 236,007 -124,063
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 253,977 -827,496
2014 -153,866 592,338 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 -209,679 462,384 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 -193,022 199,143 475,520 -999,267
2011 -184,632 295,282 543,950 -256,888
2010 -179,909 130,116 558,666 -54,359
2009 -188,375 46,533 559,314 -52,703
2008 -164,220 -23,341 576,593 -402,393
2007 -148,080 -24,772 529,162 801,514
2006 -148,278 -489,056 480,616 682,911
2005 -148,445 81,351 468,960 13,382
2004 -107,271 81,735 461,209 10,881
2003 -140,309 142,009 457,000 -33,920
2002 -123,733 218,795 453,967 -35,096
2001 -98,820 272,875 451,503 -36,383
2000 -73,990 174,594 446,211 -34,425
1999 -73,890 219,280 439,261 -31,394
1998 -65,637 -754,469 433,447 -26,025
1997 -49,221 93,281 429,887 -31,571
1996 -90,107 281,280 430,765 -30,197
1995 -114,349 398,077 430,172 -28,122
1994 -114,013 315,585 426,996 -12,630
1993 -105,503 462,096 420,244 -8,828
1992 -80,625 811,606 412,878 -4,063
1991 -80,014 602,638 410,830 -10,154
1990 -15,887 679,702 409,177 -6,620
1989 -23,625 761,002 406,111 -8,379
1988 -7,815 515,962 404,285 -8,426
1987 -31,136 174,272 399,159 -8,335
1986 -77,721 212,822 390,821 -9,485
1985 -116,527 103,556 379,231 -6,221
1984 -109,002 -150,771 366,768 -5,245
1983 -109,380 -81,349 355,375 -9,729
1982 -78,333 -58,121 319,664 -721
1981 -94,090 130,713 330,237 -24,536
1980 -86,117 324,203 332,464 -33,114
1979 -125,002 237,705 324,943 -32,793
1978 -140,566 117,167 316,724 -30,567
1977 -125,055 33,881 306,630 -28,275
1976 -164,508 -79,761 294,267 -26,268
1975 -212,418 -207,740 282,299 -24,389
1974 -150,038 -15,126 270,735 -24,242
1973 -149,980 386,881 254,687 -17,502
1972 -62,950 336,015 249,027 -17,610
1971 46,988 450,328 239,610 -15,167
1970 70,352 -273,498 230,117 -19,594
1969 155,820 584,017 219,114 -18,749
1968 239,612 293,307 209,454 -16,968
1967 353,977 -174,155 199,223 -14,618
1966 405,982 134,107 191,122 -13,434
1965 410,204 338,258 182,560 -12,704
1964 482,038 69,825 174,549 -12,044
1963 455,757 205,976 166,555 -11,817
1962 436,752 276,505 159,155 -11,641
1961 462,279 27,534 151,485 -11,237
1960 385,919 212,666 143,687 0

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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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