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Population in Germany compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 1.18 times bigger than the United Kingdom's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.84% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Germany vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany United Kingdom
2100 69,929,981 74,700,585
2099 69,956,854 74,831,175
2098 69,973,838 74,950,267
2097 70,015,834 75,064,397
2096 70,046,713 75,176,691
2095 70,067,131 75,287,063
2094 70,085,911 75,383,856
2093 70,106,718 75,482,205
2092 70,132,132 75,575,769
2091 70,178,440 75,666,091
2090 70,240,137 75,753,129
2089 70,294,005 75,835,723
2088 70,352,443 75,907,614
2087 70,434,814 75,978,712
2086 70,532,124 76,046,742
2085 70,627,602 76,105,680
2084 70,722,960 76,156,223
2083 70,829,392 76,205,894
2082 70,932,273 76,246,844
2081 71,045,881 76,274,040
2080 71,171,519 76,306,205
2079 71,305,544 76,334,949
2078 71,445,484 76,353,484
2077 71,601,117 76,371,123
2076 71,757,525 76,373,520
2075 71,891,567 76,386,071
2074 72,046,795 76,397,426
2073 72,206,145 76,406,554
2072 72,356,324 76,398,941
2071 72,517,749 76,388,223
2070 72,664,462 76,378,505
2069 72,828,330 76,371,827
2068 72,993,859 76,370,973
2067 73,178,408 76,363,548
2066 73,370,207 76,356,638
2065 73,561,648 76,355,841
2064 73,762,096 76,352,770
2063 73,971,537 76,353,175
2062 74,198,775 76,346,535
2061 74,426,082 76,344,206
2060 74,678,280 76,344,725
2059 74,932,496 76,345,215
2058 75,206,278 76,326,961
2057 75,482,742 76,307,006
2056 75,756,281 76,274,247
2055 76,041,477 76,235,304
2054 76,325,196 76,167,710
2053 76,595,801 76,094,051
2052 76,839,962 76,001,979
2051 77,084,029 75,895,690
2050 77,325,459 75,777,445
2049 77,569,721 75,646,044
2048 77,818,888 75,499,380
2047 78,049,343 75,338,951
2046 78,272,834 75,171,300
2045 78,497,690 74,993,186
2044 78,722,126 74,807,530
2043 78,936,540 74,607,485
2042 79,130,312 74,407,783
2041 79,324,161 74,203,292
2040 79,536,735 73,994,525
2039 79,754,631 73,782,112
2038 79,978,474 73,559,085
2037 80,194,225 73,335,723
2036 80,425,162 73,101,646
2035 80,640,951 72,850,722
2034 80,844,719 72,597,177
2033 81,069,119 72,322,802
2032 81,286,326 72,046,316
2031 81,520,272 71,757,868
2030 81,736,996 71,442,811
2029 81,963,002 71,123,782
2028 82,178,048 70,783,199
2027 82,384,302 70,421,923
2026 82,575,542 70,055,911
2025 83,233,941 69,658,188
2024 83,516,593 69,226,000
2023 83,287,273 68,492,000
2022 83,177,813 67,604,000
2021 83,196,078 66,984,000
2020 83,160,871 66,744,000
2019 83,092,962 66,631,000
2018 82,905,782 66,289,000
2017 82,657,002 65,966,000
2016 82,348,669 65,607,000
2015 81,686,611 65,088,000
2014 80,982,500 64,620,000
2013 80,645,605 64,139,000
2012 80,425,823 63,711,000
2011 80,274,983 63,258,810
2010 81,776,930 62,766,365
2009 81,902,307 62,276,270
2008 82,110,097 61,806,995
2007 82,266,372 61,322,463
2006 82,376,451 60,846,820
2005 82,469,422 60,401,206
2004 82,516,260 59,987,905
2003 82,534,176 59,647,577
2002 82,488,495 59,370,479
2001 82,349,925 59,119,673
2000 82,211,508 58,892,514
1999 82,100,243 58,682,466
1998 82,047,195 58,487,141
1997 82,034,771 58,316,954
1996 81,914,831 58,166,950
1995 81,678,051 58,019,030
1994 81,438,348 57,865,745
1993 81,156,363 57,718,614
1992 80,624,598 57,580,402
1991 80,013,896 57,424,897
1990 79,433,029 57,247,586
1989 78,751,283 57,076,711
1988 78,144,619 56,928,327
1987 77,839,920 56,802,050
1986 77,720,436 56,681,396
1985 77,684,873 56,550,268
1984 77,858,685 56,422,072
1983 78,128,282 56,332,848
1982 78,333,366 56,313,641
1981 78,407,907 56,333,829
1980 78,288,576 56,314,216
1979 78,126,350 56,246,951
1978 78,091,820 56,196,504
1977 78,159,814 56,193,492
1976 78,336,950 56,211,968
1975 78,673,554 56,225,800
1974 78,967,433 56,229,974
1973 78,936,666 56,194,527
1972 78,688,452 56,086,065
1971 78,312,842 55,896,223
1970 78,169,289 55,663,250
1969 77,909,682 55,441,750
1968 77,294,314 55,211,700
1967 76,951,336 54,943,600
1966 76,600,311 54,648,500
1965 75,963,695 54,348,050
1964 75,318,337 54,000,000
1963 74,714,353 53,650,000
1962 74,025,784 53,250,000
1961 73,377,632 52,800,000
1960 72,814,900 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.4M 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
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany United Kingdom
2100 -0.04% -0.17%
2099 -0.02% -0.16%
2098 -0.06% -0.15%
2097 -0.04% -0.15%
2096 -0.03% -0.15%
2095 -0.03% -0.13%
2094 -0.03% -0.13%
2093 -0.04% -0.12%
2092 -0.07% -0.12%
2091 -0.09% -0.11%
2090 -0.08% -0.11%
2089 -0.08% -0.09%
2088 -0.12% -0.09%
2087 -0.14% -0.09%
2086 -0.14% -0.08%
2085 -0.13% -0.07%
2084 -0.15% -0.07%
2083 -0.15% -0.05%
2082 -0.16% -0.04%
2081 -0.18% -0.04%
2080 -0.19% -0.04%
2079 -0.2% -0.02%
2078 -0.22% -0.02%
2077 -0.22% -0.003%
2076 -0.19% -0.02%
2075 -0.22% -0.01%
2074 -0.22% -0.01%
2073 -0.21% 0.01%
2072 -0.22% 0.01%
2071 -0.2% 0.01%
2070 -0.23% 0.009%
2069 -0.23% 0.001%
2068 -0.25% 0.01%
2067 -0.26% 0.009%
2066 -0.26% 0.001%
2065 -0.27% 0.004%
2064 -0.28% -0%
2063 -0.31% 0.009%
2062 -0.31% 0.003%
2061 -0.34% -0.001%
2060 -0.34% -0.001%
2059 -0.36% 0.02%
2058 -0.37% 0.03%
2057 -0.36% 0.04%
2056 -0.38% 0.05%
2055 -0.37% 0.09%
2054 -0.35% 0.1%
2053 -0.32% 0.12%
2052 -0.32% 0.14%
2051 -0.31% 0.16%
2050 -0.31% 0.17%
2049 -0.32% 0.19%
2048 -0.3% 0.21%
2047 -0.29% 0.22%
2046 -0.29% 0.24%
2045 -0.29% 0.25%
2044 -0.27% 0.27%
2043 -0.24% 0.27%
2042 -0.24% 0.28%
2041 -0.27% 0.28%
2040 -0.27% 0.29%
2039 -0.28% 0.3%
2038 -0.27% 0.3%
2037 -0.29% 0.32%
2036 -0.27% 0.34%
2035 -0.25% 0.35%
2034 -0.28% 0.38%
2033 -0.27% 0.38%
2032 -0.29% 0.4%
2031 -0.27% 0.44%
2030 -0.28% 0.45%
2029 -0.26% 0.48%
2028 -0.25% 0.51%
2027 -0.23% 0.52%
2026 -0.79% 0.57%
2025 -0.34% 0.62%
2024 0.28% 1.07%
2023 0.13% 1.31%
2022 -0.02% 0.93%
2021 0.04% 0.36%
2020 0.08% 0.17%
2019 0.23% 0.52%
2018 0.3% 0.49%
2017 0.37% 0.55%
2016 0.81% 0.8%
2015 0.87% 0.72%
2014 0.42% 0.75%
2013 0.27% 0.67%
2012 0.19% 0.71%
2011 -1.84% 0.78%
2010 -0.15% 0.79%
2009 -0.25% 0.76%
2008 -0.19% 0.79%
2007 -0.13% 0.78%
2006 -0.11% 0.74%
2005 -0.06% 0.69%
2004 -0.02% 0.57%
2003 0.06% 0.47%
2002 0.17% 0.42%
2001 0.17% 0.39%
2000 0.14% 0.36%
1999 0.06% 0.33%
1998 0.02% 0.29%
1997 0.15% 0.26%
1996 0.29% 0.25%
1995 0.29% 0.26%
1994 0.35% 0.25%
1993 0.66% 0.24%
1992 0.76% 0.27%
1991 0.73% 0.31%
1990 0.87% 0.3%
1989 0.78% 0.26%
1988 0.39% 0.22%
1987 0.15% 0.21%
1986 0.05% 0.23%
1985 -0.22% 0.23%
1984 -0.35% 0.16%
1983 -0.26% 0.03%
1982 -0.1% -0.04%
1981 0.15% 0.03%
1980 0.21% 0.12%
1979 0.04% 0.09%
1978 -0.09% 0.005%
1977 -0.23% -0.03%
1976 -0.43% -0.02%
1975 -0.37% -0.007%
1974 0.04% 0.06%
1973 0.32% 0.19%
1972 0.48% 0.34%
1971 0.18% 0.42%
1970 0.33% 0.4%
1969 0.8% 0.42%
1968 0.45% 0.49%
1967 0.46% 0.54%
1966 0.84% 0.55%
1965 0.86% 0.64%
1964 0.81% 0.65%
1963 0.93% 0.75%
1962 0.88% 0.85%
1961 0.77% 0.76%

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Germany United Kingdom
Current population
82575542
70154914
Population rank 19/197 22/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.85%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
45.6 seconds
45.9 seconds
One death every
30.8 seconds
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +628 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 97/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 +389,911
Net migration rank 192/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - 389,911
2024 - 36,954 - 417,114
2023 -333,149 609,553 34,589 445,523
2022 -324,394 981,552 39,751 487,029
2021 -224,629 310,264 30,612 462,967
2020 -216,218 203,468 -4,272 144,221
2019 -157,877 319,082 108,342 232,727
2018 -165,812 403,908 119,321 259,744
2017 -148,783 452,988 145,125 272,311
2016 -123,523 517,480 177,139 324,649
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 175,738 347,839
2014 -153,866 592,338 206,784 306,091
2013 -209,679 462,384 198,830 237,272
2012 -193,022 199,143 248,473 172,088
2011 -184,632 295,282 259,361 228,773
2010 -179,909 130,116 251,066 274,811
2009 -188,375 46,533 230,422 249,639
2008 -164,220 -23,341 216,325 263,390
2007 -148,080 -24,772 196,232 309,385
2006 -148,278 -489,056 176,455 288,923
2005 -148,445 81,351 144,963 308,279
2004 -107,271 81,735 131,974 276,077
2003 -140,309 142,009 89,471 211,846
2002 -123,733 218,795 65,308 203,577
2001 -98,820 272,875 65,032 175,133
2000 -73,990 174,594 70,671 153,917
1999 -73,890 219,280 64,551 152,653
1998 -65,637 -754,469 87,730 125,541
1997 -49,221 93,281 99,138 59,723
1996 -90,107 281,280 98,884 54,964
1995 -114,349 398,077 87,028 61,385
1994 -114,013 315,585 127,304 45,339
1993 -105,503 462,096 103,893 27,403
1992 -80,625 811,606 149,709 17,846
1991 -80,014 602,638 143,562 27,601
1990 -15,887 679,702 154,569 57,132
1989 -23,625 761,002 119,861 49,586
1988 -7,815 515,962 136,628 13,952
1987 -31,136 174,272 136,325 8,266
1986 -77,721 212,822 90,690 41,836
1985 -116,527 103,556 79,170 83,164
1984 -109,002 -150,771 84,633 71,107
1983 -109,380 -81,349 61,966 27,063
1982 -78,333 -58,121 56,314 -61,152
1981 -94,090 130,713 73,234 -83,876
1980 -86,117 324,203 95,734 -25,187
1979 -125,002 237,705 61,872 11,255
1978 -140,566 117,167 16,859 3,783
1977 -125,055 33,881 0 -21,636
1976 -164,508 -79,761 -5,621 -19,135
1975 -212,418 -207,740 33,735 -40,241
1974 -150,038 -15,126 67,476 -65,710
1973 -149,980 386,881 112,389 -33,840
1972 -62,950 336,015 162,650 -1,406
1971 46,988 450,328 257,123 1,175
1970 70,352 -273,498 244,918 -15,254
1969 155,820 584,017 260,577 -60,655
1968 239,612 293,307 292,622 -38,852
1967 353,977 -174,155 346,145 -39,659
1966 405,982 134,107 333,356 -27,935
1965 410,204 338,258 364,132 -24,955
1964 482,038 69,825 405,000 -23,885
1963 455,757 205,976 337,995 8,271
1962 436,752 276,505 340,800 76,443
1961 462,279 27,534 311,519 52,295
1960 385,919 212,666 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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