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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 10.6 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 1.09% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Germany vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Turkmenistan
2100 69,929,981 10,046,945
2099 69,956,854 10,075,740
2098 69,973,838 10,103,319
2097 70,015,834 10,129,577
2096 70,046,713 10,154,338
2095 70,067,131 10,178,163
2094 70,085,911 10,200,371
2093 70,106,718 10,221,349
2092 70,132,132 10,240,959
2091 70,178,440 10,259,026
2090 70,240,137 10,276,261
2089 70,294,005 10,291,819
2088 70,352,443 10,306,303
2087 70,434,814 10,319,501
2086 70,532,124 10,331,090
2085 70,627,602 10,341,183
2084 70,722,960 10,349,710
2083 70,829,392 10,356,602
2082 70,932,273 10,362,422
2081 71,045,881 10,366,587
2080 71,171,519 10,369,293
2079 71,305,544 10,370,130
2078 71,445,484 10,369,013
2077 71,601,117 10,366,366
2076 71,757,525 10,361,975
2075 71,891,567 10,355,755
2074 72,046,795 10,348,384
2073 72,206,145 10,339,415
2072 72,356,324 10,328,653
2071 72,517,749 10,316,618
2070 72,664,462 10,303,565
2069 72,828,330 10,289,578
2068 72,993,859 10,274,625
2067 73,178,408 10,258,518
2066 73,370,207 10,241,362
2065 73,561,648 10,223,420
2064 73,762,096 10,204,034
2063 73,971,537 10,183,241
2062 74,198,775 10,160,903
2061 74,426,082 10,136,928
2060 74,678,280 10,111,369
2059 74,932,496 10,083,631
2058 75,206,278 10,052,905
2057 75,482,742 10,019,547
2056 75,756,281 9,983,379
2055 76,041,477 9,943,931
2054 76,325,196 9,901,473
2053 76,595,801 9,854,931
2052 76,839,962 9,804,909
2051 77,084,029 9,751,221
2050 77,325,459 9,693,713
2049 77,569,721 9,632,600
2048 77,818,888 9,567,946
2047 78,049,343 9,500,139
2046 78,272,834 9,429,355
2045 78,497,690 9,356,194
2044 78,722,126 9,280,988
2043 78,936,540 9,204,466
2042 79,130,312 9,126,898
2041 79,324,161 9,048,356
2040 79,536,735 8,969,478
2039 79,754,631 8,890,225
2038 79,978,474 8,810,850
2037 80,194,225 8,731,367
2036 80,425,162 8,651,719
2035 80,640,951 8,572,231
2034 80,844,719 8,492,483
2033 81,069,119 8,412,113
2032 81,286,326 8,330,912
2031 81,520,272 8,248,129
2030 81,736,996 8,163,024
2029 81,963,002 8,070,023
2028 82,178,048 7,969,080
2027 82,384,302 7,860,774
2026 82,575,542 7,745,331
2025 83,233,941 7,623,184
2024 83,516,593 7,494,498
2023 83,287,273 7,364,438
2022 83,177,813 7,230,193
2021 83,196,078 7,092,043
2020 83,160,871 6,949,912
2019 83,092,962 6,803,944
2018 82,905,782 6,655,524
2017 82,657,002 6,507,061
2016 82,348,669 6,360,041
2015 81,686,611 6,215,770
2014 80,982,500 6,075,283
2013 80,645,605 5,939,341
2012 80,425,823 5,808,546
2011 80,274,983 5,683,417
2010 81,776,930 5,564,356
2009 81,902,307 5,451,592
2008 82,110,097 5,345,029
2007 82,266,372 5,244,046
2006 82,376,451 5,147,105
2005 82,469,422 5,052,257
2004 82,516,260 4,958,093
2003 82,534,176 4,863,865
2002 82,488,495 4,769,465
2001 82,349,925 4,675,409
2000 82,211,508 4,582,677
1999 82,100,243 4,492,170
1998 82,047,195 4,410,507
1997 82,034,771 4,336,730
1996 81,914,831 4,263,819
1995 81,678,051 4,191,203
1994 81,438,348 4,116,662
1993 81,156,363 4,032,407
1992 80,624,598 3,944,689
1991 80,013,896 3,855,894
1990 79,433,029 3,760,562
1989 78,751,283 3,662,459
1988 78,144,619 3,559,363
1987 77,839,920 3,452,731
1986 77,720,436 3,347,809
1985 77,684,873 3,247,534
1984 77,858,685 3,154,079
1983 78,128,282 3,067,534
1982 78,333,366 2,985,557
1981 78,407,907 2,907,187
1980 78,288,576 2,832,203
1979 78,126,350 2,760,358
1978 78,091,820 2,691,088
1977 78,159,814 2,623,948
1976 78,336,950 2,558,521
1975 78,673,554 2,494,570
1974 78,967,433 2,432,028
1973 78,936,666 2,370,919
1972 78,688,452 2,311,430
1971 78,312,842 2,253,119
1970 78,169,289 2,195,616
1969 77,909,682 2,139,024
1968 77,294,314 2,083,069
1967 76,951,336 2,027,403
1966 76,600,311 1,971,737
1965 75,963,695 1,915,916
1964 75,318,337 1,859,997
1963 74,714,353 1,804,272
1962 74,025,784 1,749,214
1961 73,377,632 1,695,400
1960 72,814,900 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M 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
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Turkmenistan
2100 -0.04% -0.29%
2099 -0.02% -0.27%
2098 -0.06% -0.26%
2097 -0.04% -0.24%
2096 -0.03% -0.23%
2095 -0.03% -0.22%
2094 -0.03% -0.21%
2093 -0.04% -0.19%
2092 -0.07% -0.18%
2091 -0.09% -0.17%
2090 -0.08% -0.15%
2089 -0.08% -0.14%
2088 -0.12% -0.13%
2087 -0.14% -0.11%
2086 -0.14% -0.1%
2085 -0.13% -0.08%
2084 -0.15% -0.07%
2083 -0.15% -0.06%
2082 -0.16% -0.04%
2081 -0.18% -0.03%
2080 -0.19% -0.008%
2079 -0.2% 0.01%
2078 -0.22% 0.03%
2077 -0.22% 0.04%
2076 -0.19% 0.06%
2075 -0.22% 0.07%
2074 -0.22% 0.09%
2073 -0.21% 0.1%
2072 -0.22% 0.12%
2071 -0.2% 0.13%
2070 -0.23% 0.14%
2069 -0.23% 0.15%
2068 -0.25% 0.16%
2067 -0.26% 0.17%
2066 -0.26% 0.18%
2065 -0.27% 0.19%
2064 -0.28% 0.2%
2063 -0.31% 0.22%
2062 -0.31% 0.24%
2061 -0.34% 0.25%
2060 -0.34% 0.28%
2059 -0.36% 0.31%
2058 -0.37% 0.33%
2057 -0.36% 0.36%
2056 -0.38% 0.4%
2055 -0.37% 0.43%
2054 -0.35% 0.47%
2053 -0.32% 0.51%
2052 -0.32% 0.55%
2051 -0.31% 0.59%
2050 -0.31% 0.63%
2049 -0.32% 0.68%
2048 -0.3% 0.71%
2047 -0.29% 0.75%
2046 -0.29% 0.78%
2045 -0.29% 0.81%
2044 -0.27% 0.83%
2043 -0.24% 0.85%
2042 -0.24% 0.87%
2041 -0.27% 0.88%
2040 -0.27% 0.89%
2039 -0.28% 0.9%
2038 -0.27% 0.91%
2037 -0.29% 0.92%
2036 -0.27% 0.93%
2035 -0.25% 0.94%
2034 -0.28% 0.96%
2033 -0.27% 0.97%
2032 -0.29% 1%
2031 -0.27% 1.04%
2030 -0.28% 1.15%
2029 -0.26% 1.27%
2028 -0.25% 1.38%
2027 -0.23% 1.49%
2026 -0.79% 1.6%
2025 -0.34% 1.72%
2024 0.28% 1.77%
2023 0.13% 1.86%
2022 -0.02% 1.95%
2021 0.04% 2.05%
2020 0.08% 2.15%
2019 0.23% 2.23%
2018 0.3% 2.28%
2017 0.37% 2.31%
2016 0.81% 2.32%
2015 0.87% 2.31%
2014 0.42% 2.29%
2013 0.27% 2.25%
2012 0.19% 2.2%
2011 -1.84% 2.14%
2010 -0.15% 2.07%
2009 -0.25% 1.99%
2008 -0.19% 1.93%
2007 -0.13% 1.88%
2006 -0.11% 1.88%
2005 -0.06% 1.9%
2004 -0.02% 1.94%
2003 0.06% 1.98%
2002 0.17% 2.01%
2001 0.17% 2.02%
2000 0.14% 2.01%
1999 0.06% 1.85%
1998 0.02% 1.7%
1997 0.15% 1.71%
1996 0.29% 1.73%
1995 0.29% 1.81%
1994 0.35% 2.09%
1993 0.66% 2.22%
1992 0.76% 2.3%
1991 0.73% 2.54%
1990 0.87% 2.68%
1989 0.78% 2.9%
1988 0.39% 3.09%
1987 0.15% 3.13%
1986 0.05% 3.09%
1985 -0.22% 2.96%
1984 -0.35% 2.82%
1983 -0.26% 2.75%
1982 -0.1% 2.7%
1981 0.15% 2.65%
1980 0.21% 2.6%
1979 0.04% 2.57%
1978 -0.09% 2.56%
1977 -0.23% 2.56%
1976 -0.43% 2.56%
1975 -0.37% 2.57%
1974 0.04% 2.58%
1973 0.32% 2.57%
1972 0.48% 2.59%
1971 0.18% 2.62%
1970 0.33% 2.65%
1969 0.8% 2.69%
1968 0.45% 2.75%
1967 0.46% 2.82%
1966 0.84% 2.91%
1965 0.86% 3.01%
1964 0.81% 3.09%
1963 0.93% 3.15%
1962 0.88% 3.17%
1961 0.77% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Germany Turkmenistan
Current population
82575542
7776557
Population rank 19/197 104/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.09%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
3.28 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +356
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 61/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 +13,268
Net migration rank 192/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - 13,268
2024 - 36,954 - 14,646
2023 -333,149 609,553 117,529 15,005
2022 -324,394 981,552 121,814 14,141
2021 -224,629 310,264 122,721 17,617
2020 -216,218 203,468 124,014 19,913
2019 -157,877 319,082 128,275 19,735
2018 -165,812 403,908 129,537 19,293
2017 -148,783 452,988 131,417 16,678
2016 -123,523 517,480 132,581 13,365
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 132,663 9,936
2014 -153,866 592,338 129,677 8,696
2013 -209,679 462,384 126,217 7,287
2012 -193,022 199,143 120,957 7,125
2011 -184,632 295,282 115,197 6,992
2010 -179,909 130,116 109,318 6,621
2009 -188,375 46,533 102,931 6,656
2008 -164,220 -23,341 96,815 6,734
2007 -148,080 -24,772 92,038 6,388
2006 -148,278 -489,056 87,840 7,613
2005 -148,445 81,351 83,968 10,263
2004 -107,271 81,735 79,850 14,242
2003 -140,309 142,009 76,737 17,625
2002 -123,733 218,795 75,639 18,803
2001 -98,820 272,875 76,682 16,982
2000 -73,990 174,594 76,875 14,925
1999 -73,890 219,280 76,362 12,859
1998 -65,637 -754,469 77,342 -3,239
1997 -49,221 93,281 79,045 -5,600
1996 -90,107 281,280 80,996 -8,627
1995 -114,349 398,077 86,289 -13,423
1994 -114,013 315,585 89,319 -13,094
1993 -105,503 462,096 92,596 -312
1992 -80,625 811,606 96,668 -13,517
1991 -80,014 602,638 99,297 -4,864
1990 -15,887 679,702 101,099 -4,864
1989 -23,625 761,002 103,553 -3,576
1988 -7,815 515,962 104,802 1,408
1987 -31,136 174,272 103,885 3,161
1986 -77,721 212,822 100,930 1,878
1985 -116,527 103,556 95,890 1,861
1984 -109,002 -150,771 90,591 -1,427
1983 -109,380 -81,349 85,183 -1,264
1982 -78,333 -58,121 80,989 -961
1981 -94,090 130,713 77,829 -1,102
1980 -86,117 324,203 74,394 -1,152
1979 -125,002 237,705 71,135 -677
1978 -140,566 117,167 68,437 -350
1977 -125,055 33,881 66,318 -132
1976 -164,508 -79,761 64,513 160
1975 -212,418 -207,740 62,681 550
1974 -150,038 -15,126 60,925 924
1973 -149,980 386,881 59,169 1,194
1972 -62,950 336,015 57,326 1,293
1971 46,988 450,328 56,666 1,348
1970 70,352 -273,498 55,617 1,376
1969 155,820 584,017 54,791 1,397
1968 239,612 293,307 54,324 1,401
1967 353,977 -174,155 54,209 1,397
1966 405,982 134,107 54,353 1,377
1965 410,204 338,258 54,558 1,366
1964 482,038 69,825 54,574 1,340
1963 455,757 205,976 54,203 1,332
1962 436,752 276,505 53,248 1,337
1961 462,279 27,534 51,659 1,372
1960 385,919 212,666 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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