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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 24.4 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.04% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Germany vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Uruguay
2100 69,929,981 2,256,741
2099 69,956,854 2,279,899
2098 69,973,838 2,303,351
2097 70,015,834 2,326,987
2096 70,046,713 2,350,799
2095 70,067,131 2,374,835
2094 70,085,911 2,398,960
2093 70,106,718 2,423,269
2092 70,132,132 2,447,646
2091 70,178,440 2,472,126
2090 70,240,137 2,496,514
2089 70,294,005 2,520,852
2088 70,352,443 2,545,052
2087 70,434,814 2,569,100
2086 70,532,124 2,592,974
2085 70,627,602 2,616,629
2084 70,722,960 2,640,001
2083 70,829,392 2,663,150
2082 70,932,273 2,686,021
2081 71,045,881 2,708,594
2080 71,171,519 2,730,883
2079 71,305,544 2,752,831
2078 71,445,484 2,774,432
2077 71,601,117 2,795,709
2076 71,757,525 2,816,677
2075 71,891,567 2,837,308
2074 72,046,795 2,857,709
2073 72,206,145 2,877,721
2072 72,356,324 2,897,543
2071 72,517,749 2,917,097
2070 72,664,462 2,936,478
2069 72,828,330 2,955,616
2068 72,993,859 2,974,445
2067 73,178,408 2,992,987
2066 73,370,207 3,011,309
2065 73,561,648 3,029,441
2064 73,762,096 3,047,343
2063 73,971,537 3,065,064
2062 74,198,775 3,082,642
2061 74,426,082 3,100,006
2060 74,678,280 3,117,149
2059 74,932,496 3,133,952
2058 75,206,278 3,150,250
2057 75,482,742 3,166,055
2056 75,756,281 3,181,373
2055 76,041,477 3,196,072
2054 76,325,196 3,210,110
2053 76,595,801 3,223,395
2052 76,839,962 3,235,973
2051 77,084,029 3,247,888
2050 77,325,459 3,259,108
2049 77,569,721 3,269,675
2048 77,818,888 3,279,610
2047 78,049,343 3,288,969
2046 78,272,834 3,297,696
2045 78,497,690 3,305,917
2044 78,722,126 3,313,556
2043 78,936,540 3,320,565
2042 79,130,312 3,326,955
2041 79,324,161 3,332,884
2040 79,536,735 3,338,277
2039 79,754,631 3,343,295
2038 79,978,474 3,347,790
2037 80,194,225 3,351,911
2036 80,425,162 3,355,671
2035 80,640,951 3,359,126
2034 80,844,719 3,362,276
2033 81,069,119 3,365,250
2032 81,286,326 3,368,057
2031 81,520,272 3,370,727
2030 81,736,996 3,373,273
2029 81,963,002 3,375,805
2028 82,178,048 3,378,198
2027 82,384,302 3,380,504
2026 82,575,542 3,382,789
2025 83,233,941 3,384,805
2024 83,516,593 3,386,588
2023 83,287,273 3,388,081
2022 83,177,813 3,390,913
2021 83,196,078 3,396,695
2020 83,160,871 3,398,968
2019 83,092,962 3,397,206
2018 82,905,782 3,394,534
2017 82,657,002 3,388,438
2016 82,348,669 3,379,283
2015 81,686,611 3,368,017
2014 80,982,500 3,356,334
2013 80,645,605 3,345,337
2012 80,425,823 3,335,401
2011 80,274,983 3,326,825
2010 81,776,930 3,318,580
2009 81,902,307 3,310,091
2008 82,110,097 3,302,177
2007 82,266,372 3,295,153
2006 82,376,451 3,289,506
2005 82,469,422 3,285,771
2004 82,516,260 3,283,148
2003 82,534,176 3,281,186
2002 82,488,495 3,278,867
2001 82,349,925 3,274,251
2000 82,211,508 3,266,206
1999 82,100,243 3,254,015
1998 82,047,195 3,239,280
1997 82,034,771 3,223,345
1996 81,914,831 3,206,324
1995 81,678,051 3,189,440
1994 81,438,348 3,172,834
1993 81,156,363 3,156,345
1992 80,624,598 3,139,702
1991 80,013,896 3,122,354
1990 79,433,029 3,104,403
1989 78,751,283 3,086,255
1988 78,144,619 3,067,961
1987 77,839,920 3,049,896
1986 77,720,436 3,032,845
1985 77,684,873 3,017,037
1984 77,858,685 3,002,488
1983 78,128,282 2,988,778
1982 78,333,366 2,975,492
1981 78,407,907 2,963,246
1980 78,288,576 2,951,953
1979 78,126,350 2,939,903
1978 78,091,820 2,925,715
1977 78,159,814 2,909,461
1976 78,336,950 2,891,392
1975 78,673,554 2,872,320
1974 78,967,433 2,853,944
1973 78,936,666 2,837,133
1972 78,688,452 2,821,644
1971 78,312,842 2,806,462
1970 78,169,289 2,790,807
1969 77,909,682 2,773,974
1968 77,294,314 2,754,606
1967 76,951,336 2,732,277
1966 76,600,311 2,707,646
1965 75,963,695 2,681,169
1964 75,318,337 2,653,180
1963 74,714,353 2,623,766
1962 74,025,784 2,593,298
1961 73,377,632 2,562,044
1960 72,814,900 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13.1% of the population in Germany and 16.7% in Uruguay.

Population growth rate by year

Germany
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Uruguay
2100 -0.04% -1.02%
2099 -0.02% -1.02%
2098 -0.06% -1.02%
2097 -0.04% -1.01%
2096 -0.03% -1.01%
2095 -0.03% -1.01%
2094 -0.03% -1%
2093 -0.04% -1%
2092 -0.07% -0.99%
2091 -0.09% -0.98%
2090 -0.08% -0.97%
2089 -0.08% -0.95%
2088 -0.12% -0.94%
2087 -0.14% -0.92%
2086 -0.14% -0.9%
2085 -0.13% -0.89%
2084 -0.15% -0.87%
2083 -0.15% -0.85%
2082 -0.16% -0.83%
2081 -0.18% -0.82%
2080 -0.19% -0.8%
2079 -0.2% -0.78%
2078 -0.22% -0.76%
2077 -0.22% -0.74%
2076 -0.19% -0.73%
2075 -0.22% -0.71%
2074 -0.22% -0.7%
2073 -0.21% -0.68%
2072 -0.22% -0.67%
2071 -0.2% -0.66%
2070 -0.23% -0.65%
2069 -0.23% -0.63%
2068 -0.25% -0.62%
2067 -0.26% -0.61%
2066 -0.26% -0.6%
2065 -0.27% -0.59%
2064 -0.28% -0.58%
2063 -0.31% -0.57%
2062 -0.31% -0.56%
2061 -0.34% -0.55%
2060 -0.34% -0.54%
2059 -0.36% -0.52%
2058 -0.37% -0.5%
2057 -0.36% -0.48%
2056 -0.38% -0.46%
2055 -0.37% -0.44%
2054 -0.35% -0.41%
2053 -0.32% -0.39%
2052 -0.32% -0.37%
2051 -0.31% -0.34%
2050 -0.31% -0.32%
2049 -0.32% -0.3%
2048 -0.3% -0.28%
2047 -0.29% -0.26%
2046 -0.29% -0.25%
2045 -0.29% -0.23%
2044 -0.27% -0.21%
2043 -0.24% -0.19%
2042 -0.24% -0.18%
2041 -0.27% -0.16%
2040 -0.27% -0.15%
2039 -0.28% -0.13%
2038 -0.27% -0.12%
2037 -0.29% -0.11%
2036 -0.27% -0.1%
2035 -0.25% -0.09%
2034 -0.28% -0.09%
2033 -0.27% -0.08%
2032 -0.29% -0.08%
2031 -0.27% -0.08%
2030 -0.28% -0.08%
2029 -0.26% -0.07%
2028 -0.25% -0.07%
2027 -0.23% -0.07%
2026 -0.79% -0.06%
2025 -0.34% -0.05%
2024 0.28% -0.04%
2023 0.13% -0.08%
2022 -0.02% -0.17%
2021 0.04% -0.07%
2020 0.08% 0.05%
2019 0.23% 0.08%
2018 0.3% 0.18%
2017 0.37% 0.27%
2016 0.81% 0.33%
2015 0.87% 0.35%
2014 0.42% 0.33%
2013 0.27% 0.3%
2012 0.19% 0.26%
2011 -1.84% 0.25%
2010 -0.15% 0.26%
2009 -0.25% 0.24%
2008 -0.19% 0.21%
2007 -0.13% 0.17%
2006 -0.11% 0.11%
2005 -0.06% 0.08%
2004 -0.02% 0.06%
2003 0.06% 0.07%
2002 0.17% 0.14%
2001 0.17% 0.25%
2000 0.14% 0.37%
1999 0.06% 0.45%
1998 0.02% 0.49%
1997 0.15% 0.53%
1996 0.29% 0.53%
1995 0.29% 0.52%
1994 0.35% 0.52%
1993 0.66% 0.53%
1992 0.76% 0.56%
1991 0.73% 0.58%
1990 0.87% 0.59%
1989 0.78% 0.6%
1988 0.39% 0.59%
1987 0.15% 0.56%
1986 0.05% 0.52%
1985 -0.22% 0.48%
1984 -0.35% 0.46%
1983 -0.26% 0.45%
1982 -0.1% 0.41%
1981 0.15% 0.38%
1980 0.21% 0.41%
1979 0.04% 0.48%
1978 -0.09% 0.56%
1977 -0.23% 0.62%
1976 -0.43% 0.66%
1975 -0.37% 0.64%
1974 0.04% 0.59%
1973 0.32% 0.55%
1972 0.48% 0.54%
1971 0.18% 0.56%
1970 0.33% 0.61%
1969 0.8% 0.7%
1968 0.45% 0.82%
1967 0.46% 0.91%
1966 0.84% 0.99%
1965 0.86% 1.05%
1964 0.81% 1.12%
1963 0.93% 1.17%
1962 0.88% 1.22%
1961 0.77% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Germany Uruguay
Current population
82575542
3382789
Population rank 19/197 133/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.04%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
45.6 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 -4
Annual growth/decline +229,320 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 167/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -334,072 -1,338
Net migration rank 192/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -1,338
2024 - 36,954 - -1,348
2023 -333,149 609,553 298 -1,501
2022 -324,394 981,552 -2,964 -1,501
2021 -224,629 310,264 -5,621 -1,482
2020 -216,218 203,468 4,048 -1,482
2019 -157,877 319,082 3,873 -2,899
2018 -165,812 403,908 7,322 -2,963
2017 -148,783 452,988 10,907 -3,091
2016 -123,523 517,480 14,008 -3,506
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 16,194 -4,157
2014 -153,866 592,338 16,238 -4,919
2013 -209,679 462,384 16,318 -5,647
2012 -193,022 199,143 15,520 -6,317
2011 -184,632 295,282 14,934 -6,982
2010 -179,909 130,116 16,231 -7,696
2009 -188,375 46,533 16,947 -8,510
2008 -164,220 -23,341 16,838 -9,458
2007 -148,080 -24,772 17,422 -10,750
2006 -148,278 -489,056 17,783 -13,161
2005 -148,445 81,351 18,926 -16,086
2004 -107,271 81,735 18,067 -15,668
2003 -140,309 142,009 18,628 -17,105
2002 -123,733 218,795 20,073 -16,957
2001 -98,820 272,875 20,729 -14,620
2000 -73,990 174,594 21,060 -11,076
1999 -73,890 219,280 21,844 -7,441
1998 -65,637 -754,469 22,114 -7,048
1997 -49,221 93,281 23,737 -6,938
1996 -90,107 281,280 24,635 -7,397
1995 -114,349 398,077 24,872 -8,339
1994 -114,013 315,585 24,637 -7,955
1993 -105,503 462,096 24,212 -7,922
1992 -80,625 811,606 24,847 -7,850
1991 -80,014 602,638 25,422 -7,714
1990 -15,887 679,702 25,699 -7,499
1989 -23,625 761,002 25,322 -7,229
1988 -7,815 515,962 25,071 -6,582
1987 -31,136 174,272 24,469 -6,833
1986 -77,721 212,822 24,505 -8,046
1985 -116,527 103,556 23,988 -8,832
1984 -109,002 -150,771 23,684 -9,730
1983 -109,380 -81,349 24,146 -10,671
1982 -78,333 -58,121 25,224 -12,131
1981 -94,090 130,713 24,968 -13,577
1980 -86,117 324,203 25,451 -14,252
1979 -125,002 237,705 27,456 -14,552
1978 -140,566 117,167 30,076 -14,611
1977 -125,055 33,881 31,321 -14,280
1976 -164,508 -79,761 33,199 -14,096
1975 -212,418 -207,740 33,393 -14,350
1974 -150,038 -15,126 32,221 -14,512
1973 -149,980 386,881 30,213 -14,312
1972 -62,950 336,015 28,896 -13,817
1971 46,988 450,328 28,584 -13,288
1970 70,352 -273,498 28,737 -12,727
1969 155,820 584,017 28,805 -11,149
1968 239,612 293,307 29,103 -8,028
1967 353,977 -174,155 29,514 -5,938
1966 405,982 134,107 30,293 -4,599
1965 410,204 338,258 30,807 -3,542
1964 482,038 69,825 31,340 -2,623
1963 455,757 205,976 31,824 -1,707
1962 436,752 276,505 31,441 -623
1961 462,279 27,534 30,975 703
1960 385,919 212,666 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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