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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 4.17 times bigger than Germany's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 5.15% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Germany vs United States: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany United States
2100 69,929,981 415,429,771
2099 69,956,854 414,829,167
2098 69,973,838 414,231,720
2097 70,015,834 413,576,381
2096 70,046,713 412,927,393
2095 70,067,131 412,225,379
2094 70,085,911 411,498,749
2093 70,106,718 410,785,729
2092 70,132,132 410,051,921
2091 70,178,440 409,320,183
2090 70,240,137 408,613,732
2089 70,294,005 407,885,645
2088 70,352,443 407,129,733
2087 70,434,814 406,421,298
2086 70,532,124 405,715,343
2085 70,627,602 405,059,379
2084 70,722,960 404,343,130
2083 70,829,392 403,612,785
2082 70,932,273 402,871,293
2081 71,045,881 402,054,554
2080 71,171,519 401,319,194
2079 71,305,544 400,554,914
2078 71,445,484 399,737,968
2077 71,601,117 398,906,565
2076 71,757,525 398,035,750
2075 71,891,567 397,109,170
2074 72,046,795 396,226,412
2073 72,206,145 395,307,725
2072 72,356,324 394,393,561
2071 72,517,749 393,415,363
2070 72,664,462 392,469,727
2069 72,828,330 391,479,981
2068 72,993,859 390,517,695
2067 73,178,408 389,543,856
2066 73,370,207 388,597,719
2065 73,561,648 387,685,327
2064 73,762,096 386,805,026
2063 73,971,537 385,911,917
2062 74,198,775 385,032,627
2061 74,426,082 384,170,837
2060 74,678,280 383,361,269
2059 74,932,496 382,542,030
2058 75,206,278 381,704,804
2057 75,482,742 380,907,023
2056 75,756,281 380,159,777
2055 76,041,477 379,430,756
2054 76,325,196 378,682,851
2053 76,595,801 377,878,421
2052 76,839,962 377,073,303
2051 77,084,029 376,229,840
2050 77,325,459 375,373,155
2049 77,569,721 374,493,150
2048 77,818,888 373,590,762
2047 78,049,343 372,626,259
2046 78,272,834 371,644,809
2045 78,497,690 370,602,914
2044 78,722,126 369,518,897
2043 78,936,540 368,375,680
2042 79,130,312 367,158,772
2041 79,324,161 365,937,822
2040 79,536,735 364,671,837
2039 79,754,631 363,367,337
2038 79,978,474 361,997,023
2037 80,194,225 360,606,236
2036 80,425,162 359,193,245
2035 80,640,951 357,750,686
2034 80,844,719 356,266,726
2033 81,069,119 354,775,032
2032 81,286,326 353,259,037
2031 81,520,272 351,721,511
2030 81,736,996 350,155,042
2029 81,963,002 348,564,667
2028 82,178,048 346,906,294
2027 82,384,302 345,257,605
2026 82,575,542 343,565,426
2025 83,233,941 341,784,857
2024 83,516,593 340,110,988
2023 83,287,273 334,914,895
2022 83,177,813 333,271,411
2021 83,196,078 331,893,745
2020 83,160,871 331,526,933
2019 83,092,962 328,329,953
2018 82,905,782 326,838,199
2017 82,657,002 325,122,128
2016 82,348,669 323,071,755
2015 81,686,611 320,738,994
2014 80,982,500 318,386,329
2013 80,645,605 316,059,947
2012 80,425,823 313,877,662
2011 80,274,983 311,583,481
2010 81,776,930 309,327,143
2009 81,902,307 306,771,529
2008 82,110,097 304,093,966
2007 82,266,372 301,231,207
2006 82,376,451 298,379,912
2005 82,469,422 295,516,599
2004 82,516,260 292,805,298
2003 82,534,176 290,107,933
2002 82,488,495 287,625,193
2001 82,349,925 284,968,955
2000 82,211,508 282,162,411
1999 82,100,243 279,294,713
1998 82,047,195 276,115,288
1997 82,034,771 272,911,760
1996 81,914,831 269,667,391
1995 81,678,051 266,557,091
1994 81,438,348 263,435,673
1993 81,156,363 260,255,352
1992 80,624,598 256,894,189
1991 80,013,896 253,492,503
1990 79,433,029 250,131,894
1989 78,751,283 246,819,222
1988 78,144,619 244,499,004
1987 77,839,920 242,288,936
1986 77,720,436 240,132,831
1985 77,684,873 237,923,734
1984 77,858,685 235,824,908
1983 78,128,282 233,792,014
1982 78,333,366 231,664,432
1981 78,407,907 229,465,744
1980 78,288,576 226,542,250
1979 78,126,350 225,055,487
1978 78,091,820 222,584,545
1977 78,159,814 220,239,425
1976 78,336,950 218,035,164
1975 78,673,554 215,973,199
1974 78,967,433 213,853,928
1973 78,936,666 211,908,788
1972 78,688,452 209,896,021
1971 78,312,842 207,660,677
1970 78,169,289 205,052,174
1969 77,909,682 202,676,946
1968 77,294,314 200,706,052
1967 76,951,336 198,712,056
1966 76,600,311 196,560,338
1965 75,963,695 194,302,963
1964 75,318,337 191,888,791
1963 74,714,353 189,241,798
1962 74,025,784 186,537,737
1961 73,377,632 183,691,481
1960 72,814,900 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M 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 States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany United States
2100 -0.04% 0.14%
2099 -0.02% 0.14%
2098 -0.06% 0.16%
2097 -0.04% 0.16%
2096 -0.03% 0.17%
2095 -0.03% 0.18%
2094 -0.03% 0.17%
2093 -0.04% 0.18%
2092 -0.07% 0.18%
2091 -0.09% 0.17%
2090 -0.08% 0.18%
2089 -0.08% 0.19%
2088 -0.12% 0.17%
2087 -0.14% 0.17%
2086 -0.14% 0.16%
2085 -0.13% 0.18%
2084 -0.15% 0.18%
2083 -0.15% 0.18%
2082 -0.16% 0.2%
2081 -0.18% 0.18%
2080 -0.19% 0.19%
2079 -0.2% 0.2%
2078 -0.22% 0.21%
2077 -0.22% 0.22%
2076 -0.19% 0.23%
2075 -0.22% 0.22%
2074 -0.22% 0.23%
2073 -0.21% 0.23%
2072 -0.22% 0.25%
2071 -0.2% 0.24%
2070 -0.23% 0.25%
2069 -0.23% 0.25%
2068 -0.25% 0.25%
2067 -0.26% 0.24%
2066 -0.26% 0.24%
2065 -0.27% 0.23%
2064 -0.28% 0.23%
2063 -0.31% 0.23%
2062 -0.31% 0.22%
2061 -0.34% 0.21%
2060 -0.34% 0.21%
2059 -0.36% 0.22%
2058 -0.37% 0.21%
2057 -0.36% 0.2%
2056 -0.38% 0.19%
2055 -0.37% 0.2%
2054 -0.35% 0.21%
2053 -0.32% 0.21%
2052 -0.32% 0.22%
2051 -0.31% 0.23%
2050 -0.31% 0.23%
2049 -0.32% 0.24%
2048 -0.3% 0.26%
2047 -0.29% 0.26%
2046 -0.29% 0.28%
2045 -0.29% 0.29%
2044 -0.27% 0.31%
2043 -0.24% 0.33%
2042 -0.24% 0.33%
2041 -0.27% 0.35%
2040 -0.27% 0.36%
2039 -0.28% 0.38%
2038 -0.27% 0.39%
2037 -0.29% 0.39%
2036 -0.27% 0.4%
2035 -0.25% 0.42%
2034 -0.28% 0.42%
2033 -0.27% 0.43%
2032 -0.29% 0.44%
2031 -0.27% 0.45%
2030 -0.28% 0.46%
2029 -0.26% 0.48%
2028 -0.25% 0.48%
2027 -0.23% 0.49%
2026 -0.79% 0.52%
2025 -0.34% 0.49%
2024 0.28% 1.55%
2023 0.13% 0.49%
2022 -0.02% 0.42%
2021 0.04% 0.11%
2020 0.08% 0.97%
2019 0.23% 0.46%
2018 0.3% 0.53%
2017 0.37% 0.63%
2016 0.81% 0.73%
2015 0.87% 0.74%
2014 0.42% 0.74%
2013 0.27% 0.7%
2012 0.19% 0.74%
2011 -1.84% 0.73%
2010 -0.15% 0.83%
2009 -0.25% 0.88%
2008 -0.19% 0.95%
2007 -0.13% 0.96%
2006 -0.11% 0.97%
2005 -0.06% 0.93%
2004 -0.02% 0.93%
2003 0.06% 0.86%
2002 0.17% 0.93%
2001 0.17% 0.99%
2000 0.14% 1.03%
1999 0.06% 1.15%
1998 0.02% 1.17%
1997 0.15% 1.2%
1996 0.29% 1.17%
1995 0.29% 1.18%
1994 0.35% 1.22%
1993 0.66% 1.31%
1992 0.76% 1.34%
1991 0.73% 1.34%
1990 0.87% 1.34%
1989 0.78% 0.95%
1988 0.39% 0.91%
1987 0.15% 0.9%
1986 0.05% 0.93%
1985 -0.22% 0.89%
1984 -0.35% 0.87%
1983 -0.26% 0.92%
1982 -0.1% 0.96%
1981 0.15% 1.29%
1980 0.21% 0.66%
1979 0.04% 1.11%
1978 -0.09% 1.06%
1977 -0.23% 1.01%
1976 -0.43% 0.95%
1975 -0.37% 0.99%
1974 0.04% 0.92%
1973 0.32% 0.96%
1972 0.48% 1.08%
1971 0.18% 1.27%
1970 0.33% 1.17%
1969 0.8% 0.98%
1968 0.45% 1%
1967 0.46% 1.09%
1966 0.84% 1.16%
1965 0.86% 1.26%
1964 0.81% 1.4%
1963 0.93% 1.45%
1962 0.88% 1.55%
1961 0.77% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Germany United States
Current population
82575542
344023146
Population rank 19/197 3/197
Percent of world population 1% 4.15%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
45.6 seconds
8.8 seconds
One death every
30.8 seconds
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +628 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 134/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -334,072 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 192/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - 1,230,663
2024 - 36,954 - 1,286,132
2023 -333,149 609,553 502,372 1,322,668
2022 -324,394 981,552 399,926 1,319,009
2021 -224,629 310,264 199,137 674,787
2020 -216,218 203,468 208,862 329,769
2019 -157,877 319,082 887,476 1,774,500
2018 -165,812 403,908 955,022 1,764,961
2017 -148,783 452,988 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 -123,523 517,480 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 -153,866 592,338 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 -209,679 462,384 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 -193,022 199,143 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 -184,632 295,282 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 -179,909 130,116 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 -188,375 46,533 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 -164,220 -23,341 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 -148,080 -24,772 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 -148,278 -489,056 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 -148,445 81,351 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 -107,271 81,735 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 -140,309 142,009 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 -123,733 218,795 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 -98,820 272,875 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 -73,990 174,594 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 -73,890 219,280 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 -65,637 -754,469 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 -49,221 93,281 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 -90,107 281,280 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 -114,349 398,077 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 -114,013 315,585 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 -105,503 462,096 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 -80,625 811,606 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 -80,014 602,638 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 -15,887 679,702 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 -23,625 761,002 1,875,826 400,998
1988 -7,815 515,962 1,735,943 460,778
1987 -31,136 174,272 1,720,252 480,815
1986 -77,721 212,822 1,656,917 493,082
1985 -116,527 103,556 1,689,258 598,777
1984 -109,002 -150,771 1,627,192 622,793
1983 -109,380 -81,349 1,636,544 662,840
1982 -78,333 -58,121 1,714,317 600,149
1981 -94,090 130,713 1,652,153 583,070
1980 -86,117 324,203 1,608,450 595,916
1979 -125,002 237,705 1,597,894 503,559
1978 -140,566 117,167 1,402,283 556,521
1977 -125,055 33,881 1,431,556 577,060
1976 -164,508 -79,761 1,264,604 635,590
1975 -212,418 -207,740 1,252,644 655,078
1974 -150,038 -15,126 1,218,968 706,978
1973 -149,980 386,881 1,165,499 783,163
1972 -62,950 336,015 1,301,355 833,543
1971 46,988 450,328 1,640,519 833,549
1970 70,352 -273,498 1,824,965 744,902
1969 155,820 584,017 1,702,487 523,740
1968 239,612 293,307 1,565,507 594,514
1967 353,977 -174,155 1,669,181 585,410
1966 405,982 134,107 1,749,387 637,692
1965 410,204 338,258 1,943,030 644,902
1964 482,038 69,825 2,245,099 618,635
1963 455,757 205,976 2,289,826 639,495
1962 436,752 276,505 2,406,337 625,617
1961 462,279 27,534 2,571,681 580,333
1960 385,919 212,666 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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 States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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