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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 1.55 times bigger than Uganda's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 1.64% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Germany vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Uganda
2100 69,929,981 122,497,526
2099 69,956,854 122,436,109
2098 69,973,838 122,364,302
2097 70,015,834 122,266,255
2096 70,046,713 122,146,810
2095 70,067,131 121,976,411
2094 70,085,911 121,799,752
2093 70,106,718 121,584,860
2092 70,132,132 121,336,796
2091 70,178,440 121,070,447
2090 70,240,137 120,767,412
2089 70,294,005 120,427,771
2088 70,352,443 120,064,594
2087 70,434,814 119,668,549
2086 70,532,124 119,256,686
2085 70,627,602 118,815,763
2084 70,722,960 118,339,179
2083 70,829,392 117,821,938
2082 70,932,273 117,274,958
2081 71,045,881 116,707,394
2080 71,171,519 116,096,095
2079 71,305,544 115,474,153
2078 71,445,484 114,805,376
2077 71,601,117 114,118,687
2076 71,757,525 113,390,189
2075 71,891,567 112,637,851
2074 72,046,795 111,863,410
2073 72,206,145 111,070,771
2072 72,356,324 110,240,940
2071 72,517,749 109,392,890
2070 72,664,462 108,505,633
2069 72,828,330 107,607,659
2068 72,993,859 106,677,578
2067 73,178,408 105,722,829
2066 73,370,207 104,739,111
2065 73,561,648 103,737,893
2064 73,762,096 102,701,560
2063 73,971,537 101,646,533
2062 74,198,775 100,561,859
2061 74,426,082 99,450,764
2060 74,678,280 98,334,788
2059 74,932,496 97,187,498
2058 75,206,278 96,014,439
2057 75,482,742 94,821,765
2056 75,756,281 93,613,209
2055 76,041,477 92,385,049
2054 76,325,196 91,132,827
2053 76,595,801 89,857,705
2052 76,839,962 88,568,311
2051 77,084,029 87,270,603
2050 77,325,459 85,957,376
2049 77,569,721 84,632,277
2048 77,818,888 83,284,965
2047 78,049,343 81,928,165
2046 78,272,834 80,569,225
2045 78,497,690 79,208,662
2044 78,722,126 77,834,944
2043 78,936,540 76,453,982
2042 79,130,312 75,075,287
2041 79,324,161 73,701,695
2040 79,536,735 72,333,375
2039 79,754,631 70,963,211
2038 79,978,474 69,580,447
2037 80,194,225 68,186,136
2036 80,425,162 66,804,746
2035 80,640,951 65,411,934
2034 80,844,719 64,023,352
2033 81,069,119 62,634,483
2032 81,286,326 61,235,174
2031 81,520,272 59,825,075
2030 81,736,996 58,415,479
2029 81,963,002 57,006,283
2028 82,178,048 55,596,520
2027 82,384,302 54,191,271
2026 82,575,542 52,792,624
2025 83,233,941 51,400,003
2024 83,516,593 50,015,092
2023 83,287,273 48,656,601
2022 83,177,813 47,312,719
2021 83,196,078 45,910,930
2020 83,160,871 44,457,152
2019 83,092,962 42,999,637
2018 82,905,782 41,565,831
2017 82,657,002 40,177,388
2016 82,348,669 38,799,152
2015 81,686,611 37,531,446
2014 80,982,500 36,395,539
2013 80,645,605 35,337,042
2012 80,425,823 34,337,438
2011 80,274,983 33,354,543
2010 81,776,930 32,390,802
2009 81,902,307 31,451,151
2008 82,110,097 30,539,553
2007 82,266,372 29,653,430
2006 82,376,451 28,794,003
2005 82,469,422 27,963,289
2004 82,516,260 27,154,515
2003 82,534,176 26,352,124
2002 82,488,495 25,532,870
2001 82,349,925 24,745,676
2000 82,211,508 24,000,150
1999 82,100,243 23,257,281
1998 82,047,195 22,515,806
1997 82,034,771 21,856,046
1996 81,914,831 21,231,550
1995 81,678,051 20,665,667
1994 81,438,348 20,108,801
1993 81,156,363 19,445,161
1992 80,624,598 18,785,032
1991 80,013,896 18,155,901
1990 79,433,029 17,569,897
1989 78,751,283 17,010,698
1988 78,144,619 16,470,483
1987 77,839,920 15,954,170
1986 77,720,436 15,467,579
1985 77,684,873 15,023,681
1984 77,858,685 14,607,677
1983 78,128,282 14,221,881
1982 78,333,366 13,873,631
1981 78,407,907 13,556,452
1980 78,288,576 13,275,741
1979 78,126,350 13,002,163
1978 78,091,820 12,692,113
1977 78,159,814 12,359,669
1976 78,336,950 12,037,294
1975 78,673,554 11,725,240
1974 78,967,433 11,424,846
1973 78,936,666 11,144,236
1972 78,688,452 10,885,796
1971 78,312,842 10,618,206
1970 78,169,289 10,321,603
1969 77,909,682 10,014,858
1968 77,294,314 9,708,632
1967 76,951,336 9,408,924
1966 76,600,311 9,122,864
1965 75,963,695 8,849,203
1964 75,318,337 8,586,363
1963 74,714,353 8,333,663
1962 74,025,784 8,092,231
1961 73,377,632 7,862,217
1960 72,814,900 7,640,973

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 Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Uganda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 122M 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
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Uganda
2100 -0.04% 0.05%
2099 -0.02% 0.06%
2098 -0.06% 0.08%
2097 -0.04% 0.1%
2096 -0.03% 0.14%
2095 -0.03% 0.15%
2094 -0.03% 0.18%
2093 -0.04% 0.2%
2092 -0.07% 0.22%
2091 -0.09% 0.25%
2090 -0.08% 0.28%
2089 -0.08% 0.3%
2088 -0.12% 0.33%
2087 -0.14% 0.35%
2086 -0.14% 0.37%
2085 -0.13% 0.4%
2084 -0.15% 0.44%
2083 -0.15% 0.47%
2082 -0.16% 0.49%
2081 -0.18% 0.53%
2080 -0.19% 0.54%
2079 -0.2% 0.58%
2078 -0.22% 0.6%
2077 -0.22% 0.64%
2076 -0.19% 0.67%
2075 -0.22% 0.69%
2074 -0.22% 0.71%
2073 -0.21% 0.75%
2072 -0.22% 0.78%
2071 -0.2% 0.82%
2070 -0.23% 0.83%
2069 -0.23% 0.87%
2068 -0.25% 0.9%
2067 -0.26% 0.94%
2066 -0.26% 0.97%
2065 -0.27% 1.01%
2064 -0.28% 1.04%
2063 -0.31% 1.08%
2062 -0.31% 1.12%
2061 -0.34% 1.13%
2060 -0.34% 1.18%
2059 -0.36% 1.22%
2058 -0.37% 1.26%
2057 -0.36% 1.29%
2056 -0.38% 1.33%
2055 -0.37% 1.37%
2054 -0.35% 1.42%
2053 -0.32% 1.46%
2052 -0.32% 1.49%
2051 -0.31% 1.53%
2050 -0.31% 1.57%
2049 -0.32% 1.62%
2048 -0.3% 1.66%
2047 -0.29% 1.69%
2046 -0.29% 1.72%
2045 -0.29% 1.76%
2044 -0.27% 1.81%
2043 -0.24% 1.84%
2042 -0.24% 1.86%
2041 -0.27% 1.89%
2040 -0.27% 1.93%
2039 -0.28% 1.99%
2038 -0.27% 2.04%
2037 -0.29% 2.07%
2036 -0.27% 2.13%
2035 -0.25% 2.17%
2034 -0.28% 2.22%
2033 -0.27% 2.29%
2032 -0.29% 2.36%
2031 -0.27% 2.41%
2030 -0.28% 2.47%
2029 -0.26% 2.54%
2028 -0.25% 2.59%
2027 -0.23% 2.65%
2026 -0.79% 2.71%
2025 -0.34% 2.77%
2024 0.28% 2.79%
2023 0.13% 2.84%
2022 -0.02% 3.05%
2021 0.04% 3.27%
2020 0.08% 3.39%
2019 0.23% 3.45%
2018 0.3% 3.46%
2017 0.37% 3.55%
2016 0.81% 3.38%
2015 0.87% 3.12%
2014 0.42% 3%
2013 0.27% 2.91%
2012 0.19% 2.95%
2011 -1.84% 2.98%
2010 -0.15% 2.99%
2009 -0.25% 2.98%
2008 -0.19% 2.99%
2007 -0.13% 2.98%
2006 -0.11% 2.97%
2005 -0.06% 2.98%
2004 -0.02% 3.04%
2003 0.06% 3.21%
2002 0.17% 3.18%
2001 0.17% 3.11%
2000 0.14% 3.19%
1999 0.06% 3.29%
1998 0.02% 3.02%
1997 0.15% 2.94%
1996 0.29% 2.74%
1995 0.29% 2.77%
1994 0.35% 3.41%
1993 0.66% 3.51%
1992 0.76% 3.47%
1991 0.73% 3.34%
1990 0.87% 3.29%
1989 0.78% 3.28%
1988 0.39% 3.24%
1987 0.15% 3.15%
1986 0.05% 2.95%
1985 -0.22% 2.85%
1984 -0.35% 2.71%
1983 -0.26% 2.51%
1982 -0.1% 2.34%
1981 0.15% 2.11%
1980 0.21% 2.1%
1979 0.04% 2.44%
1978 -0.09% 2.69%
1977 -0.23% 2.68%
1976 -0.43% 2.66%
1975 -0.37% 2.63%
1974 0.04% 2.52%
1973 0.32% 2.37%
1972 0.48% 2.52%
1971 0.18% 2.87%
1970 0.33% 3.06%
1969 0.8% 3.15%
1968 0.45% 3.19%
1967 0.46% 3.14%
1966 0.84% 3.09%
1965 0.86% 3.06%
1964 0.81% 3.03%
1963 0.93% 2.98%
1962 0.88% 2.93%
1961 0.77% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Germany Uganda
Current population
82575542
53170946
Population rank 19/197 30/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.64%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
45.6 seconds
18.4 seconds
One death every
30.8 seconds
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 22/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 -119,059
Net migration rank 192/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -119,059
2024 - 36,954 - -117,924
2023 -333,149 609,553 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -324,394 981,552 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 -224,629 310,264 1,423,377 43,464
2020 -216,218 203,468 1,397,288 43,464
2019 -157,877 319,082 1,367,044 107,210
2018 -165,812 403,908 1,332,600 60,724
2017 -148,783 452,988 1,290,658 92,879
2016 -123,523 517,480 1,249,565 123,379
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 -153,866 592,338 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 -209,679 462,384 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 -193,022 199,143 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 -184,632 295,282 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 -179,909 130,116 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 -188,375 46,533 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 -164,220 -23,341 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 -148,080 -24,772 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 -148,278 -489,056 999,958 -156,232
2005 -148,445 81,351 969,096 -151,386
2004 -107,271 81,735 938,623 -138,770
2003 -140,309 142,009 901,374 -96,429
2002 -123,733 218,795 868,756 -35,149
2001 -98,820 272,875 836,751 -95,956
2000 -73,990 174,594 803,069 -52,824
1999 -73,890 219,280 775,166 -39,695
1998 -65,637 -754,469 741,175 6,277
1997 -49,221 93,281 727,523 -155,461
1996 -90,107 281,280 699,707 -22,795
1995 -114,349 398,077 697,218 -242,378
1994 -114,013 315,585 675,092 -16,198
1993 -105,503 462,096 650,032 18,349
1992 -80,625 811,606 627,139 24,723
1991 -80,014 602,638 602,740 3,643
1990 -15,887 679,702 587,291 -21,688
1989 -23,625 761,002 565,367 -12,576
1988 -7,815 515,962 547,759 -20,113
1987 -31,136 174,272 527,397 -22,415
1986 -77,721 212,822 487,693 -19,485
1985 -116,527 103,556 462,534 -42,942
1984 -109,002 -150,771 421,241 -8,818
1983 -109,380 -81,349 404,940 -45,776
1982 -78,333 -58,121 390,820 -53,497
1981 -94,090 130,713 380,028 -83,010
1980 -86,117 324,203 370,287 -105,900
1979 -125,002 237,705 381,626 -98,863
1978 -140,566 117,167 371,930 -34,606
1977 -125,055 33,881 365,216 -37,671
1976 -164,508 -79,761 359,458 -42,259
1975 -212,418 -207,740 354,278 -47,359
1974 -150,038 -15,126 345,773 -51,910
1973 -149,980 386,881 340,780 -73,439
1972 -62,950 336,015 335,935 -86,409
1971 46,988 450,328 328,294 -42,642
1970 70,352 -273,498 333,202 -25,646
1969 155,820 584,017 320,486 -14,548
1968 239,612 293,307 309,725 -3,214
1967 353,977 -174,155 296,692 -3,773
1966 405,982 134,107 282,225 -3,021
1965 410,204 338,258 271,830 -3,716
1964 482,038 69,825 260,733 -3,169
1963 455,757 205,976 250,885 -3,058
1962 436,752 276,505 241,513 -6,470
1961 462,279 27,534 232,894 -7,893
1960 385,919 212,666 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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