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

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The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,491,249 in 2025 vs 28,516,896 people in Venezuela in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,830,814 people compared to 28,692,435 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 2.89 times bigger than Venezuela's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 1.34% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.28% per year vs -0.53% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.8M (0.55% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.39% growth).

Germany vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Venezuela
2100 70,146,161 28,410,292
2099 70,173,117 28,556,135
2098 70,190,154 28,707,705
2097 70,232,280 28,852,186
2096 70,263,255 28,997,910
2095 70,283,735 29,134,707
2094 70,302,573 29,264,882
2093 70,323,445 29,394,209
2092 70,348,937 29,510,768
2091 70,395,388 29,623,813
2090 70,457,276 29,734,285
2089 70,511,311 29,840,423
2088 70,569,930 29,936,470
2087 70,652,555 30,030,678
2086 70,750,166 30,120,614
2085 70,845,939 30,201,240
2084 70,941,592 30,276,736
2083 71,048,352 30,348,224
2082 71,151,552 30,418,460
2081 71,265,511 30,484,132
2080 71,391,537 30,549,302
2079 71,525,977 30,612,881
2078 71,666,350 30,674,565
2077 71,822,464 30,730,870
2076 71,979,354 30,780,046
2075 72,113,812 30,829,620
2074 72,269,519 30,868,955
2073 72,429,361 30,913,457
2072 72,580,006 30,956,993
2071 72,741,929 30,999,181
2070 72,889,095 31,039,456
2069 73,053,471 31,077,886
2068 73,219,511 31,111,229
2067 73,404,631 31,147,205
2066 73,597,022 31,177,952
2065 73,789,056 31,202,552
2064 73,990,123 31,217,149
2063 74,200,211 31,232,539
2062 74,428,152 31,245,802
2061 74,656,161 31,255,590
2060 74,909,139 31,264,668
2059 75,164,141 31,272,623
2058 75,438,769 31,273,762
2057 75,716,088 31,276,766
2056 75,990,472 31,268,661
2055 76,276,550 31,252,602
2054 76,561,146 31,238,775
2053 76,832,587 31,222,231
2052 77,077,503 31,194,694
2051 77,322,326 31,174,182
2050 77,564,502 31,139,557
2049 77,809,519 31,104,189
2048 78,059,456 31,062,699
2047 78,290,624 31,009,532
2046 78,514,805 30,960,686
2045 78,740,357 30,905,370
2044 78,965,486 30,845,107
2043 79,180,563 30,776,828
2042 79,374,934 30,694,535
2041 79,569,383 30,607,831
2040 79,782,613 30,504,638
2039 80,001,183 30,389,092
2038 80,225,718 30,268,244
2037 80,442,136 30,145,046
2036 80,673,787 30,014,973
2035 80,890,243 29,870,829
2034 81,094,641 29,718,039
2033 81,319,735 29,574,127
2032 81,537,613 29,428,330
2031 81,772,282 29,279,969
2030 81,989,677 29,139,878
2029 82,216,381 29,004,690
2028 82,432,092 28,880,803
2027 82,638,983 28,750,990
2026 82,830,814 28,630,592
2025 83,491,249 28,516,896
2024 83,516,593 28,405,543
2023 83,287,273 28,300,854
2022 83,177,813 28,213,017
2021 83,196,078 28,237,826
2020 83,160,871 28,444,077
2019 83,092,962 28,938,098
2018 82,905,782 29,807,592
2017 82,657,002 30,565,323
2016 82,348,669 30,765,720
2015 81,686,611 30,573,972
2014 80,982,500 30,254,079
2013 80,645,605 29,912,198
2012 80,425,823 29,553,826
2011 80,274,983 29,185,212
2010 81,776,930 28,813,101
2009 81,902,307 28,438,298
2008 82,110,097 28,053,696
2007 82,266,372 27,649,363
2006 82,376,451 27,224,686
2005 82,469,422 26,785,804
2004 82,516,260 26,340,838
2003 82,534,176 25,892,703
2002 82,488,495 25,435,671
2001 82,349,925 24,979,922
2000 82,211,508 24,526,708
1999 82,100,243 24,066,593
1998 82,047,195 23,601,337
1997 82,034,771 23,131,685
1996 81,914,831 22,662,113
1995 81,678,051 22,193,821
1994 81,438,348 21,725,188
1993 81,156,363 21,254,520
1992 80,624,598 20,780,948
1991 80,013,896 20,304,896
1990 79,433,029 19,827,010
1989 78,751,283 19,348,921
1988 78,144,619 18,871,020
1987 77,839,920 18,394,963
1986 77,720,436 17,923,536
1985 77,684,873 17,461,434
1984 77,858,685 17,008,841
1983 78,128,282 16,562,205
1982 78,333,366 16,121,874
1981 78,407,907 15,687,297
1980 78,288,576 15,258,218
1979 78,126,350 14,834,552
1978 78,091,820 14,416,684
1977 78,159,814 14,006,812
1976 78,336,950 13,606,284
1975 78,673,554 13,215,892
1974 78,967,433 12,835,351
1973 78,936,666 12,463,537
1972 78,688,452 12,099,180
1971 78,312,842 11,741,008
1970 78,169,289 11,387,790
1969 77,909,682 11,040,280
1968 77,294,314 10,697,530
1967 76,951,336 10,358,513
1966 76,600,311 10,024,854
1965 75,963,695 9,697,790
1964 75,318,337 9,377,712
1963 74,714,353 9,064,021
1962 74,025,784 8,756,870
1961 73,377,632 8,455,915
1960 72,814,900 8,160,090

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/germany/venezuela | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,073,285 people (a 6.74% decline).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Germany's population will shrink by 6.36% to 77,564,502 people with a rank change from 19th to 24th. The population of Venezuela will increase by 8.53% to 31,139,557 people and rank change from 54th to 62nd.

Venezuela is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 31.3M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70.1M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Germany
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Venezuela
2100 -0.04% -0.51%
2099 -0.02% -0.53%
2098 -0.06% -0.5%
2097 -0.04% -0.5%
2096 -0.03% -0.47%
2095 -0.03% -0.44%
2094 -0.03% -0.44%
2093 -0.04% -0.39%
2092 -0.07% -0.38%
2091 -0.09% -0.37%
2090 -0.08% -0.36%
2089 -0.08% -0.32%
2088 -0.12% -0.31%
2087 -0.14% -0.3%
2086 -0.14% -0.27%
2085 -0.13% -0.25%
2084 -0.15% -0.24%
2083 -0.15% -0.23%
2082 -0.16% -0.22%
2081 -0.18% -0.21%
2080 -0.19% -0.21%
2079 -0.2% -0.2%
2078 -0.22% -0.18%
2077 -0.22% -0.16%
2076 -0.19% -0.16%
2075 -0.22% -0.13%
2074 -0.22% -0.14%
2073 -0.21% -0.14%
2072 -0.22% -0.14%
2071 -0.2% -0.13%
2070 -0.23% -0.12%
2069 -0.23% -0.11%
2068 -0.25% -0.12%
2067 -0.26% -0.1%
2066 -0.26% -0.08%
2065 -0.27% -0.05%
2064 -0.28% -0.05%
2063 -0.31% -0.04%
2062 -0.31% -0.03%
2061 -0.34% -0.03%
2060 -0.34% -0.03%
2059 -0.36% -0.004%
2058 -0.37% -0.01%
2057 -0.36% 0.03%
2056 -0.38% 0.05%
2055 -0.37% 0.04%
2054 -0.35% 0.05%
2053 -0.32% 0.09%
2052 -0.32% 0.07%
2051 -0.31% 0.11%
2050 -0.31% 0.11%
2049 -0.32% 0.13%
2048 -0.3% 0.17%
2047 -0.29% 0.16%
2046 -0.29% 0.18%
2045 -0.29% 0.2%
2044 -0.27% 0.22%
2043 -0.24% 0.27%
2042 -0.24% 0.28%
2041 -0.27% 0.34%
2040 -0.27% 0.38%
2039 -0.28% 0.4%
2038 -0.27% 0.41%
2037 -0.29% 0.43%
2036 -0.27% 0.48%
2035 -0.25% 0.51%
2034 -0.28% 0.49%
2033 -0.27% 0.5%
2032 -0.29% 0.51%
2031 -0.27% 0.48%
2030 -0.28% 0.47%
2029 -0.26% 0.43%
2028 -0.25% 0.45%
2027 -0.23% 0.42%
2026 -0.79% 0.4%
2025 -0.03% 0.39%
2024 0.28% 0.37%
2023 0.13% 0.31%
2022 -0.02% -0.09%
2021 0.04% -0.73%
2020 0.08% -1.71%
2019 0.23% -2.92%
2018 0.3% -2.48%
2017 0.37% -0.65%
2016 0.81% 0.63%
2015 0.87% 1.06%
2014 0.42% 1.14%
2013 0.27% 1.21%
2012 0.19% 1.26%
2011 -1.84% 1.29%
2010 -0.15% 1.32%
2009 -0.25% 1.37%
2008 -0.19% 1.46%
2007 -0.13% 1.56%
2006 -0.11% 1.64%
2005 -0.06% 1.69%
2004 -0.02% 1.73%
2003 0.06% 1.8%
2002 0.17% 1.82%
2001 0.17% 1.85%
2000 0.14% 1.91%
1999 0.06% 1.97%
1998 0.02% 2.03%
1997 0.15% 2.07%
1996 0.29% 2.11%
1995 0.29% 2.16%
1994 0.35% 2.21%
1993 0.66% 2.28%
1992 0.76% 2.34%
1991 0.73% 2.41%
1990 0.87% 2.47%
1989 0.78% 2.53%
1988 0.39% 2.59%
1987 0.15% 2.63%
1986 0.05% 2.65%
1985 -0.22% 2.66%
1984 -0.35% 2.7%
1983 -0.26% 2.73%
1982 -0.1% 2.77%
1981 0.15% 2.81%
1980 0.21% 2.86%
1979 0.04% 2.9%
1978 -0.09% 2.93%
1977 -0.23% 2.94%
1976 -0.43% 2.95%
1975 -0.37% 2.96%
1974 0.04% 2.98%
1973 0.32% 3.01%
1972 0.48% 3.05%
1971 0.18% 3.1%
1970 0.33% 3.15%
1969 0.8% 3.2%
1968 0.45% 3.27%
1967 0.46% 3.33%
1966 0.84% 3.37%
1965 0.86% 3.41%
1964 0.81% 3.46%
1963 0.93% 3.51%
1962 0.88% 3.56%
1961 0.77% 3.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/germany/venezuela | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Germany declined by 0.03%, while Venezuela's population grew by 0.39%.

Live population counters

Germany Venezuela
Current population
82830814
28692435
Population rank 19/197 54/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.35%
One net population change
20.8 minutes
4.73 minutes
One birth every
46.6 seconds
1.21 minutes
One death every
31.2 seconds
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline -69 +305
Annual growth/decline -25,344 +111,353
Annual growth/decline rate -0.03% +0.39%
Population growth rate rank 159/197 139/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 -100,467
Net migration rank 192/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -100,467
2024 -334,066 36,954 214,547 -105,297
2023 -333,149 609,553 213,020 -112,899
2022 -324,394 981,552 216,619 -141,107
2021 -224,629 310,264 207,746 -332,936
2020 -216,218 203,468 237,223 -524,649
2019 -157,877 319,082 274,826 -975,534
2018 -165,812 403,908 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 -148,783 452,988 340,222 -817,376
2016 -123,523 517,480 359,651 -283,270
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 384,560 -77,417
2014 -153,866 592,338 395,088 -62,437
2013 -209,679 462,384 408,930 -57,818
2012 -193,022 199,143 420,758 -55,131
2011 -184,632 295,282 425,958 -54,384
2010 -179,909 130,116 425,397 -52,781
2009 -188,375 46,533 427,257 -50,286
2008 -164,220 -23,341 435,870 -43,636
2007 -148,080 -24,772 452,482 -36,060
2006 -148,278 -489,056 460,152 -27,240
2005 -148,445 81,351 463,260 -18,407
2004 -107,271 81,735 455,881 -10,798
2003 -140,309 142,009 456,902 -5,729
2002 -123,733 218,795 466,821 -3,944
2001 -98,820 272,875 451,487 -2,856
2000 -73,990 174,594 459,802 -1,999
1999 -73,890 219,280 463,787 -1,376
1998 -65,637 -754,469 469,123 -1,010
1997 -49,221 93,281 472,002 -816
1996 -90,107 281,280 468,653 -708
1995 -114,349 398,077 469,267 -622
1994 -114,013 315,585 469,178 -559
1993 -105,503 462,096 473,189 -477
1992 -80,625 811,606 474,824 -381
1991 -80,014 602,638 477,917 -236
1990 -15,887 679,702 478,168 -69
1989 -23,625 761,002 478,053 32
1988 -7,815 515,962 477,569 137
1987 -31,136 174,272 474,204 182
1986 -77,721 212,822 468,252 201
1985 -116,527 103,556 455,517 237
1984 -109,002 -150,771 449,186 247
1983 -109,380 -81,349 443,569 260
1982 -78,333 -58,121 436,564 260
1981 -94,090 130,713 432,059 251
1980 -86,117 324,203 425,613 237
1979 -125,002 237,705 421,256 228
1978 -140,566 117,167 414,032 205
1977 -125,055 33,881 405,315 196
1976 -164,508 -79,761 395,344 190
1975 -212,418 -207,740 385,045 186
1974 -150,038 -15,126 375,678 173
1973 -149,980 386,881 367,612 171
1972 -62,950 336,015 360,749 173
1971 46,988 450,328 355,212 215
1970 70,352 -273,498 350,709 305
1969 155,820 584,017 343,596 403
1968 239,612 293,307 340,973 532
1967 353,977 -174,155 335,813 717
1966 405,982 134,107 329,697 1,087
1965 410,204 338,258 321,695 1,656
1964 482,038 69,825 314,397 2,410
1963 455,757 205,976 307,279 3,296
1962 436,752 276,505 299,345 4,386
1961 462,279 27,534 292,109 6,069
1960 385,919 212,666 285,105 8,369

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/germany/venezuela | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 30.7% of the population change in Germany is from natural causes (a loss of 2,216,330 people) and 69.3% is from migration (a gain of 5,010,532 people). In Venezuela 36.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,765,716 people) and 63.1% is from migration (a loss of 4,726,087 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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