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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 1.13 times bigger than Tanzania's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 1.88% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Germany vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Tanzania
2100 69,929,981 265,496,854
2099 69,956,854 263,162,785
2098 69,973,838 260,809,535
2097 70,015,834 258,412,520
2096 70,046,713 255,996,677
2095 70,067,131 253,567,416
2094 70,085,911 251,119,386
2093 70,106,718 248,628,881
2092 70,132,132 246,107,108
2091 70,178,440 243,557,182
2090 70,240,137 241,002,065
2089 70,294,005 238,416,591
2088 70,352,443 235,797,530
2087 70,434,814 233,167,455
2086 70,532,124 230,496,041
2085 70,627,602 227,800,292
2084 70,722,960 225,111,530
2083 70,829,392 222,421,279
2082 70,932,273 219,718,263
2081 71,045,881 216,995,478
2080 71,171,519 214,255,926
2079 71,305,544 211,486,253
2078 71,445,484 208,708,063
2077 71,601,117 205,918,120
2076 71,757,525 203,106,125
2075 71,891,567 200,297,474
2074 72,046,795 197,468,017
2073 72,206,145 194,642,633
2072 72,356,324 191,824,103
2071 72,517,749 188,992,017
2070 72,664,462 186,152,377
2069 72,828,330 183,311,218
2068 72,993,859 180,475,586
2067 73,178,408 177,639,469
2066 73,370,207 174,803,090
2065 73,561,648 171,913,445
2064 73,762,096 169,064,549
2063 73,971,537 166,217,933
2062 74,198,775 163,370,044
2061 74,426,082 160,537,159
2060 74,678,280 157,722,273
2059 74,932,496 154,920,005
2058 75,206,278 152,120,539
2057 75,482,742 149,325,489
2056 75,756,281 146,519,472
2055 76,041,477 143,736,540
2054 76,325,196 140,983,905
2053 76,595,801 138,262,668
2052 76,839,962 135,553,723
2051 77,084,029 132,851,383
2050 77,325,459 130,157,751
2049 77,569,721 127,495,278
2048 77,818,888 124,821,109
2047 78,049,343 122,158,290
2046 78,272,834 119,522,516
2045 78,497,690 116,914,785
2044 78,722,126 114,329,740
2043 78,936,540 111,776,234
2042 79,130,312 109,241,835
2041 79,324,161 106,748,632
2040 79,536,735 104,272,418
2039 79,754,631 101,814,304
2038 79,978,474 99,380,232
2037 80,194,225 96,983,729
2036 80,425,162 94,601,865
2035 80,640,951 92,257,269
2034 80,844,719 89,929,444
2033 81,069,119 87,654,982
2032 81,286,326 85,409,993
2031 81,520,272 83,180,507
2030 81,736,996 80,997,163
2029 81,963,002 78,838,461
2028 82,178,048 76,730,649
2027 82,384,302 74,647,063
2026 82,575,542 72,589,279
2025 83,233,941 70,552,589
2024 83,516,593 68,560,157
2023 83,287,273 66,617,606
2022 83,177,813 64,711,821
2021 83,196,078 62,830,412
2020 83,160,871 60,972,798
2019 83,092,962 59,174,891
2018 82,905,782 57,437,145
2017 82,657,002 55,652,890
2016 82,348,669 53,824,013
2015 81,686,611 52,020,962
2014 80,982,500 50,351,512
2013 80,645,605 48,824,128
2012 80,425,823 47,374,260
2011 80,274,983 46,029,367
2010 81,776,930 44,758,488
2009 81,902,307 43,633,982
2008 82,110,097 42,570,728
2007 82,266,372 41,435,512
2006 82,376,451 40,294,902
2005 82,469,422 39,182,076
2004 82,516,260 38,109,668
2003 82,534,176 37,089,555
2002 82,488,495 36,121,304
2001 82,349,925 35,198,299
2000 82,211,508 34,260,139
1999 82,100,243 33,300,330
1998 82,047,195 32,420,458
1997 82,034,771 31,578,089
1996 81,914,831 30,945,762
1995 81,678,051 30,383,497
1994 81,438,348 29,442,356
1993 81,156,363 28,332,692
1992 80,624,598 27,457,588
1991 80,013,896 26,780,436
1990 79,433,029 26,110,207
1989 78,751,283 25,438,759
1988 78,144,619 24,769,686
1987 77,839,920 24,030,378
1986 77,720,436 23,258,959
1985 77,684,873 22,501,693
1984 77,858,685 21,779,066
1983 78,128,282 21,079,874
1982 78,333,366 20,398,571
1981 78,407,907 19,784,703
1980 78,288,576 19,189,769
1979 78,126,350 18,592,038
1978 78,091,820 17,976,566
1977 78,159,814 17,352,929
1976 78,336,950 16,736,211
1975 78,673,554 16,138,361
1974 78,967,433 15,561,630
1973 78,936,666 15,010,101
1972 78,688,452 14,479,308
1971 78,312,842 13,971,451
1970 78,169,289 13,492,677
1969 77,909,682 13,036,700
1968 77,294,314 12,602,076
1967 76,951,336 12,200,109
1966 76,600,311 11,827,459
1965 75,963,695 11,470,728
1964 75,318,337 11,127,826
1963 74,714,353 10,799,528
1962 74,025,784 10,487,756
1961 73,377,632 10,187,886
1960 72,814,900 9,901,419

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 Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Tanzania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 265M 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
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Tanzania
2100 -0.04% 0.89%
2099 -0.02% 0.9%
2098 -0.06% 0.93%
2097 -0.04% 0.94%
2096 -0.03% 0.96%
2095 -0.03% 0.97%
2094 -0.03% 1%
2093 -0.04% 1.02%
2092 -0.07% 1.05%
2091 -0.09% 1.06%
2090 -0.08% 1.08%
2089 -0.08% 1.11%
2088 -0.12% 1.13%
2087 -0.14% 1.16%
2086 -0.14% 1.18%
2085 -0.13% 1.19%
2084 -0.15% 1.21%
2083 -0.15% 1.23%
2082 -0.16% 1.25%
2081 -0.18% 1.28%
2080 -0.19% 1.31%
2079 -0.2% 1.33%
2078 -0.22% 1.35%
2077 -0.22% 1.38%
2076 -0.19% 1.4%
2075 -0.22% 1.43%
2074 -0.22% 1.45%
2073 -0.21% 1.47%
2072 -0.22% 1.5%
2071 -0.2% 1.53%
2070 -0.23% 1.55%
2069 -0.23% 1.57%
2068 -0.25% 1.6%
2067 -0.26% 1.62%
2066 -0.26% 1.68%
2065 -0.27% 1.69%
2064 -0.28% 1.71%
2063 -0.31% 1.74%
2062 -0.31% 1.76%
2061 -0.34% 1.78%
2060 -0.34% 1.81%
2059 -0.36% 1.84%
2058 -0.37% 1.87%
2057 -0.36% 1.92%
2056 -0.38% 1.94%
2055 -0.37% 1.95%
2054 -0.35% 1.97%
2053 -0.32% 2%
2052 -0.32% 2.03%
2051 -0.31% 2.07%
2050 -0.31% 2.09%
2049 -0.32% 2.14%
2048 -0.3% 2.18%
2047 -0.29% 2.21%
2046 -0.29% 2.23%
2045 -0.29% 2.26%
2044 -0.27% 2.28%
2043 -0.24% 2.32%
2042 -0.24% 2.34%
2041 -0.27% 2.37%
2040 -0.27% 2.41%
2039 -0.28% 2.45%
2038 -0.27% 2.47%
2037 -0.29% 2.52%
2036 -0.27% 2.54%
2035 -0.25% 2.59%
2034 -0.28% 2.59%
2033 -0.27% 2.63%
2032 -0.29% 2.68%
2031 -0.27% 2.7%
2030 -0.28% 2.74%
2029 -0.26% 2.75%
2028 -0.25% 2.79%
2027 -0.23% 2.83%
2026 -0.79% 2.89%
2025 -0.34% 2.91%
2024 0.28% 2.92%
2023 0.13% 2.95%
2022 -0.02% 2.99%
2021 0.04% 3.05%
2020 0.08% 3.04%
2019 0.23% 3.03%
2018 0.3% 3.21%
2017 0.37% 3.4%
2016 0.81% 3.47%
2015 0.87% 3.32%
2014 0.42% 3.13%
2013 0.27% 3.06%
2012 0.19% 2.92%
2011 -1.84% 2.84%
2010 -0.15% 2.58%
2009 -0.25% 2.5%
2008 -0.19% 2.74%
2007 -0.13% 2.83%
2006 -0.11% 2.84%
2005 -0.06% 2.81%
2004 -0.02% 2.75%
2003 0.06% 2.68%
2002 0.17% 2.62%
2001 0.17% 2.74%
2000 0.14% 2.88%
1999 0.06% 2.71%
1998 0.02% 2.67%
1997 0.15% 2.04%
1996 0.29% 1.85%
1995 0.29% 3.2%
1994 0.35% 3.92%
1993 0.66% 3.19%
1992 0.76% 2.53%
1991 0.73% 2.57%
1990 0.87% 2.64%
1989 0.78% 2.7%
1988 0.39% 3.08%
1987 0.15% 3.32%
1986 0.05% 3.37%
1985 -0.22% 3.32%
1984 -0.35% 3.32%
1983 -0.26% 3.34%
1982 -0.1% 3.1%
1981 0.15% 3.1%
1980 0.21% 3.21%
1979 0.04% 3.42%
1978 -0.09% 3.59%
1977 -0.23% 3.68%
1976 -0.43% 3.7%
1975 -0.37% 3.71%
1974 0.04% 3.67%
1973 0.32% 3.67%
1972 0.48% 3.63%
1971 0.18% 3.55%
1970 0.33% 3.5%
1969 0.8% 3.45%
1968 0.45% 3.29%
1967 0.46% 3.15%
1966 0.84% 3.11%
1965 0.86% 3.08%
1964 0.81% 3.04%
1963 0.93% 2.97%
1962 0.88% 2.94%
1961 0.77% 2.89%

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 Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Germany Tanzania
Current population
82575542
73145892
Population rank 19/197 20/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.88%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
45.6 seconds
13.4 seconds
One death every
30.8 seconds
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 18/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 -12,730
Net migration rank 192/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -12,730
2024 - 36,954 - -29,865
2023 -333,149 609,553 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 -324,394 981,552 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 -224,629 310,264 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 -216,218 203,468 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 -157,877 319,082 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 -165,812 403,908 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 -148,783 452,988 1,726,909 119,142
2016 -123,523 517,480 1,659,502 152,194
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 1,592,882 201,495
2014 -153,866 592,338 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 -209,679 462,384 1,509,008 1,241
2012 -193,022 199,143 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 -184,632 295,282 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 -179,909 130,116 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 -188,375 46,533 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 -164,220 -23,341 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 -148,080 -24,772 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 -148,278 -489,056 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 -148,445 81,351 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 -107,271 81,735 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 -140,309 142,009 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 -123,733 218,795 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 -98,820 272,875 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 -73,990 174,594 985,185 -9,701
1999 -73,890 219,280 948,659 -4,489
1998 -65,637 -754,469 920,806 -105,184
1997 -49,221 93,281 882,544 -13,400
1996 -90,107 281,280 868,524 -473,007
1995 -114,349 398,077 838,980 -109,971
1994 -114,013 315,585 803,953 349,348
1993 -105,503 462,096 778,044 288,004
1992 -80,625 811,606 767,961 -83,825
1991 -80,014 602,638 762,011 -91,851
1990 -15,887 679,702 750,825 -80,529
1989 -23,625 761,002 743,854 -71,268
1988 -7,815 515,962 736,551 -71,012
1987 -31,136 174,272 718,580 94,498
1986 -77,721 212,822 705,677 24,101
1985 -116,527 103,556 697,867 86,864
1984 -109,002 -150,771 687,435 -26,938
1983 -109,380 -81,349 679,720 58,161
1982 -78,333 -58,121 662,627 -37,883
1981 -94,090 130,713 645,496 -42,485
1980 -86,117 324,203 629,444 -42,588
1979 -125,002 237,705 613,388 -4,792
1978 -140,566 117,167 595,024 27,307
1977 -125,055 33,881 574,938 49,997
1976 -164,508 -79,761 553,617 54,875
1975 -212,418 -207,740 533,906 53,290
1974 -150,038 -15,126 515,152 51,127
1973 -149,980 386,881 488,429 48,363
1972 -62,950 336,015 467,305 57,489
1971 46,988 450,328 449,014 41,900
1970 70,352 -273,498 427,988 38,635
1969 155,820 584,017 408,322 37,006
1968 239,612 293,307 389,467 34,455
1967 353,977 -174,155 374,763 5,265
1966 405,982 134,107 360,229 5,049
1965 410,204 338,258 343,456 4,742
1964 482,038 69,825 328,527 9,090
1963 455,757 205,976 314,644 4,333
1962 436,752 276,505 300,663 3,916
1961 462,279 27,534 286,839 8,338
1960 385,919 212,666 275,814 1,946

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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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