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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 1.04 times bigger than Germany's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 2.03% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Germany vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Turkey
2100 69,929,981 64,274,243
2099 69,956,854 64,924,706
2098 69,973,838 65,567,989
2097 70,015,834 66,219,045
2096 70,046,713 66,865,890
2095 70,067,131 67,516,190
2094 70,085,911 68,169,346
2093 70,106,718 68,835,313
2092 70,132,132 69,496,264
2091 70,178,440 70,159,325
2090 70,240,137 70,828,304
2089 70,294,005 71,490,133
2088 70,352,443 72,146,464
2087 70,434,814 72,792,552
2086 70,532,124 73,439,558
2085 70,627,602 74,085,313
2084 70,722,960 74,713,882
2083 70,829,392 75,342,464
2082 70,932,273 75,969,760
2081 71,045,881 76,583,769
2080 71,171,519 77,195,480
2079 71,305,544 77,793,711
2078 71,445,484 78,386,293
2077 71,601,117 78,973,194
2076 71,757,525 79,556,991
2075 71,891,567 80,128,010
2074 72,046,795 80,697,544
2073 72,206,145 81,244,619
2072 72,356,324 81,785,452
2071 72,517,749 82,311,503
2070 72,664,462 82,827,402
2069 72,828,330 83,324,862
2068 72,993,859 83,806,741
2067 73,178,408 84,270,976
2066 73,370,207 84,728,547
2065 73,561,648 85,177,268
2064 73,762,096 85,611,517
2063 73,971,537 86,026,471
2062 74,198,775 86,425,827
2061 74,426,082 86,800,591
2060 74,678,280 87,156,663
2059 74,932,496 87,500,101
2058 75,206,278 87,809,920
2057 75,482,742 88,100,397
2056 75,756,281 88,369,840
2055 76,041,477 88,598,739
2054 76,325,196 88,806,632
2053 76,595,801 88,985,609
2052 76,839,962 89,144,425
2051 77,084,029 89,270,515
2050 77,325,459 89,374,730
2049 77,569,721 89,447,182
2048 77,818,888 89,484,074
2047 78,049,343 89,492,406
2046 78,272,834 89,467,391
2045 78,497,690 89,441,098
2044 78,722,126 89,390,601
2043 78,936,540 89,326,342
2042 79,130,312 89,237,658
2041 79,324,161 89,137,199
2040 79,536,735 89,021,820
2039 79,754,631 88,885,792
2038 79,978,474 88,736,121
2037 80,194,225 88,562,197
2036 80,425,162 88,373,007
2035 80,640,951 88,178,595
2034 80,844,719 87,975,336
2033 81,069,119 87,754,631
2032 81,286,326 87,524,158
2031 81,520,272 87,274,280
2030 81,736,996 87,004,538
2029 81,963,002 86,741,614
2028 82,178,048 86,466,107
2027 82,384,302 86,189,693
2026 82,575,542 85,932,926
2025 83,233,941 85,718,588
2024 83,516,593 85,518,661
2023 83,287,273 85,325,965
2022 83,177,813 84,979,913
2021 83,196,078 84,147,318
2020 83,160,871 83,384,680
2019 83,092,962 82,579,440
2018 82,905,782 81,407,204
2017 82,657,002 80,312,698
2016 82,348,669 79,277,962
2015 81,686,611 78,218,479
2014 80,982,500 77,181,884
2013 80,645,605 76,147,624
2012 80,425,823 75,175,827
2011 80,274,983 74,223,629
2010 81,776,930 73,142,150
2009 81,902,307 72,039,206
2008 82,110,097 71,051,678
2007 82,266,372 70,158,112
2006 82,376,451 70,045,349
2005 82,469,422 69,329,557
2004 82,516,260 68,592,617
2003 82,534,176 67,831,730
2002 82,488,495 67,048,795
2001 82,349,925 66,245,128
2000 82,211,508 65,425,961
1999 82,100,243 64,591,923
1998 82,047,195 63,734,383
1997 82,034,771 62,852,966
1996 81,914,831 61,951,134
1995 81,678,051 61,024,503
1994 81,438,348 60,033,836
1993 81,156,363 58,999,167
1992 80,624,598 57,990,118
1991 80,013,896 57,009,887
1990 79,433,029 56,015,628
1989 78,751,283 54,976,723
1988 78,144,619 53,909,626
1987 77,839,920 52,843,670
1986 77,720,436 51,777,772
1985 77,684,873 50,687,115
1984 77,858,685 49,574,069
1983 78,128,282 48,447,410
1982 78,333,366 47,322,096
1981 78,407,907 46,321,190
1980 78,288,576 45,408,815
1979 78,126,350 44,510,429
1978 78,091,820 43,645,306
1977 78,159,814 42,773,298
1976 78,336,950 41,899,984
1975 78,673,554 41,053,126
1974 78,967,433 40,210,234
1973 78,936,666 39,329,533
1972 78,688,452 38,430,221
1971 78,312,842 37,518,611
1970 78,169,289 36,638,465
1969 77,909,682 35,787,774
1968 77,294,314 34,921,684
1967 76,951,336 34,050,421
1966 76,600,311 33,177,672
1965 75,963,695 32,345,220
1964 75,318,337 31,543,072
1963 74,714,353 30,726,841
1962 74,025,784 29,916,147
1961 73,377,632 29,119,238
1960 72,814,900 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Turkey
2100 -0.04% -1%
2099 -0.02% -0.98%
2098 -0.06% -0.98%
2097 -0.04% -0.97%
2096 -0.03% -0.96%
2095 -0.03% -0.96%
2094 -0.03% -0.97%
2093 -0.04% -0.95%
2092 -0.07% -0.95%
2091 -0.09% -0.94%
2090 -0.08% -0.93%
2089 -0.08% -0.91%
2088 -0.12% -0.89%
2087 -0.14% -0.88%
2086 -0.14% -0.87%
2085 -0.13% -0.84%
2084 -0.15% -0.83%
2083 -0.15% -0.83%
2082 -0.16% -0.8%
2081 -0.18% -0.79%
2080 -0.19% -0.77%
2079 -0.2% -0.76%
2078 -0.22% -0.74%
2077 -0.22% -0.73%
2076 -0.19% -0.71%
2075 -0.22% -0.71%
2074 -0.22% -0.67%
2073 -0.21% -0.66%
2072 -0.22% -0.64%
2071 -0.2% -0.62%
2070 -0.23% -0.6%
2069 -0.23% -0.57%
2068 -0.25% -0.55%
2067 -0.26% -0.54%
2066 -0.26% -0.53%
2065 -0.27% -0.51%
2064 -0.28% -0.48%
2063 -0.31% -0.46%
2062 -0.31% -0.43%
2061 -0.34% -0.41%
2060 -0.34% -0.39%
2059 -0.36% -0.35%
2058 -0.37% -0.33%
2057 -0.36% -0.3%
2056 -0.38% -0.26%
2055 -0.37% -0.23%
2054 -0.35% -0.2%
2053 -0.32% -0.18%
2052 -0.32% -0.14%
2051 -0.31% -0.12%
2050 -0.31% -0.08%
2049 -0.32% -0.04%
2048 -0.3% -0.009%
2047 -0.29% 0.03%
2046 -0.29% 0.03%
2045 -0.29% 0.06%
2044 -0.27% 0.07%
2043 -0.24% 0.1%
2042 -0.24% 0.11%
2041 -0.27% 0.13%
2040 -0.27% 0.15%
2039 -0.28% 0.17%
2038 -0.27% 0.2%
2037 -0.29% 0.21%
2036 -0.27% 0.22%
2035 -0.25% 0.23%
2034 -0.28% 0.25%
2033 -0.27% 0.26%
2032 -0.29% 0.29%
2031 -0.27% 0.31%
2030 -0.28% 0.3%
2029 -0.26% 0.32%
2028 -0.25% 0.32%
2027 -0.23% 0.3%
2026 -0.79% 0.25%
2025 -0.34% 0.23%
2024 0.28% 0.23%
2023 0.13% 0.41%
2022 -0.02% 0.99%
2021 0.04% 0.91%
2020 0.08% 0.98%
2019 0.23% 1.44%
2018 0.3% 1.36%
2017 0.37% 1.31%
2016 0.81% 1.35%
2015 0.87% 1.34%
2014 0.42% 1.36%
2013 0.27% 1.29%
2012 0.19% 1.28%
2011 -1.84% 1.48%
2010 -0.15% 1.53%
2009 -0.25% 1.39%
2008 -0.19% 1.27%
2007 -0.13% 0.16%
2006 -0.11% 1.03%
2005 -0.06% 1.07%
2004 -0.02% 1.12%
2003 0.06% 1.17%
2002 0.17% 1.21%
2001 0.17% 1.25%
2000 0.14% 1.29%
1999 0.06% 1.35%
1998 0.02% 1.4%
1997 0.15% 1.46%
1996 0.29% 1.52%
1995 0.29% 1.65%
1994 0.35% 1.75%
1993 0.66% 1.74%
1992 0.76% 1.72%
1991 0.73% 1.77%
1990 0.87% 1.89%
1989 0.78% 1.98%
1988 0.39% 2.02%
1987 0.15% 2.06%
1986 0.05% 2.15%
1985 -0.22% 2.25%
1984 -0.35% 2.33%
1983 -0.26% 2.38%
1982 -0.1% 2.16%
1981 0.15% 2.01%
1980 0.21% 2.02%
1979 0.04% 1.98%
1978 -0.09% 2.04%
1977 -0.23% 2.08%
1976 -0.43% 2.06%
1975 -0.37% 2.1%
1974 0.04% 2.24%
1973 0.32% 2.34%
1972 0.48% 2.43%
1971 0.18% 2.4%
1970 0.33% 2.38%
1969 0.8% 2.48%
1968 0.45% 2.56%
1967 0.46% 2.63%
1966 0.84% 2.57%
1965 0.86% 2.54%
1964 0.81% 2.66%
1963 0.93% 2.71%
1962 0.88% 2.74%
1961 0.77% 2.79%

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/turkey | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Germany Turkey
Current population
82575542
86002379
Population rank 19/197 18/197
Percent of world population 1% 1.04%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
33 seconds
One death every
30.8 seconds
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +628 +528
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 154/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 -258,205
Net migration rank 192/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -258,205
2024 - 36,954 - -275,952
2023 -333,149 609,553 426,630 -318,070
2022 -324,394 981,552 535,373 -301,544
2021 -224,629 310,264 521,713 20,283
2020 -216,218 203,468 608,708 37,934
2019 -157,877 319,082 751,472 -15,690
2018 -165,812 403,908 830,353 187,570
2017 -148,783 452,988 875,408 659,846
2016 -123,523 517,480 895,841 352,063
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 930,799 1,063,140
2014 -153,866 592,338 957,055 1,033,384
2013 -209,679 462,384 921,386 438,618
2012 -193,022 199,143 917,145 258,623
2011 -184,632 295,282 875,839 68,849
2010 -179,909 130,116 892,334 55,532
2009 -188,375 46,533 900,491 24,276
2008 -164,220 -23,341 868,749 47,915
2007 -148,080 -24,772 876,626 -186,402
2006 -148,278 -489,056 897,351 -190,194
2005 -148,445 81,351 898,650 -174,177
2004 -107,271 81,735 896,025 -146,574
2003 -140,309 142,009 893,683 -121,383
2002 -123,733 218,795 922,927 -129,444
2001 -98,820 272,875 980,560 -166,759
2000 -73,990 174,594 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 -73,890 219,280 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 -65,637 -754,469 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 -49,221 93,281 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 -90,107 281,280 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 -114,349 398,077 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 -114,013 315,585 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 -105,503 462,096 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 -80,625 811,606 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 -80,014 602,638 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 -15,887 679,702 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 -23,625 761,002 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 -7,815 515,962 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 -31,136 174,272 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 -77,721 212,822 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 -116,527 103,556 1,098,846 8,960
1984 -109,002 -150,771 1,096,529 21,787
1983 -109,380 -81,349 1,095,106 39,871
1982 -78,333 -58,121 1,091,863 23,728
1981 -94,090 130,713 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 -86,117 324,203 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 -125,002 237,705 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 -140,566 117,167 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 -125,055 33,881 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 -164,508 -79,761 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 -212,418 -207,740 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 -150,038 -15,126 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 -149,980 386,881 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 -62,950 336,015 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 46,988 450,328 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 70,352 -273,498 991,950 -150,924
1969 155,820 584,017 970,958 -110,578
1968 239,612 293,307 950,778 -78,973
1967 353,977 -174,155 936,727 -65,993
1966 405,982 134,107 925,790 -50,999
1965 410,204 338,258 904,016 -113,911
1964 482,038 69,825 884,152 -69,978
1963 455,757 205,976 862,626 -44,317
1962 436,752 276,505 837,473 -34,353
1961 462,279 27,534 816,911 -26,187
1960 385,919 212,666 773,009 14,948

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/turkey | 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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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