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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 1.24 times bigger than Germany's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 2.23% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Germany vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Vietnam
2100 69,929,981 92,239,801
2099 69,956,854 92,735,968
2098 69,973,838 93,227,318
2097 70,015,834 93,703,343
2096 70,046,713 94,178,675
2095 70,067,131 94,640,859
2094 70,085,911 95,098,747
2093 70,106,718 95,558,233
2092 70,132,132 96,015,030
2091 70,178,440 96,474,248
2090 70,240,137 96,938,026
2089 70,294,005 97,399,661
2088 70,352,443 97,858,300
2087 70,434,814 98,324,127
2086 70,532,124 98,788,452
2085 70,627,602 99,249,444
2084 70,722,960 99,710,990
2083 70,829,392 100,178,339
2082 70,932,273 100,650,389
2081 71,045,881 101,120,279
2080 71,171,519 101,584,408
2079 71,305,544 102,046,677
2078 71,445,484 102,496,244
2077 71,601,117 102,944,347
2076 71,757,525 103,374,514
2075 71,891,567 103,799,405
2074 72,046,795 104,214,107
2073 72,206,145 104,623,307
2072 72,356,324 105,022,092
2071 72,517,749 105,401,255
2070 72,664,462 105,773,681
2069 72,828,330 106,126,787
2068 72,993,859 106,471,025
2067 73,178,408 106,811,324
2066 73,370,207 107,143,716
2065 73,561,648 107,459,475
2064 73,762,096 107,761,108
2063 73,971,537 108,055,355
2062 74,198,775 108,339,650
2061 74,426,082 108,607,597
2060 74,678,280 108,859,065
2059 74,932,496 109,104,391
2058 75,206,278 109,337,395
2057 75,482,742 109,546,926
2056 75,756,281 109,732,352
2055 76,041,477 109,903,830
2054 76,325,196 110,052,946
2053 76,595,801 110,173,868
2052 76,839,962 110,270,266
2051 77,084,029 110,338,539
2050 77,325,459 110,361,987
2049 77,569,721 110,356,819
2048 77,818,888 110,313,849
2047 78,049,343 110,228,852
2046 78,272,834 110,108,051
2045 78,497,690 109,943,449
2044 78,722,126 109,748,671
2043 78,936,540 109,514,717
2042 79,130,312 109,242,604
2041 79,324,161 108,936,706
2040 79,536,735 108,611,523
2039 79,754,631 108,254,640
2038 79,978,474 107,877,983
2037 80,194,225 107,480,286
2036 80,425,162 107,075,099
2035 80,640,951 106,647,378
2034 80,844,719 106,206,100
2033 81,069,119 105,762,219
2032 81,286,326 105,299,476
2031 81,520,272 104,826,346
2030 81,736,996 104,330,461
2029 81,963,002 103,835,790
2028 82,178,048 103,316,499
2027 82,384,302 102,775,814
2026 82,575,542 102,213,157
2025 83,233,941 101,614,413
2024 83,516,593 100,987,686
2023 83,287,273 100,352,192
2022 83,177,813 99,680,655
2021 83,196,078 98,935,098
2020 83,160,871 98,079,191
2019 83,092,962 97,173,776
2018 82,905,782 96,237,319
2017 82,657,002 95,176,977
2016 82,348,669 94,000,117
2015 81,686,611 92,823,254
2014 80,982,500 91,679,578
2013 80,645,605 90,573,104
2012 80,425,823 89,510,356
2011 80,274,983 88,468,314
2010 81,776,930 87,455,152
2009 81,902,307 86,460,018
2008 82,110,097 85,175,788
2007 82,266,372 83,633,375
2006 82,376,451 82,167,897
2005 82,469,422 81,088,313
2004 82,516,260 80,338,971
2003 82,534,176 79,563,777
2002 82,488,495 78,772,224
2001 82,349,925 77,969,361
2000 82,211,508 77,154,011
1999 82,100,243 76,287,452
1998 82,047,195 75,299,660
1997 82,034,771 74,226,889
1996 81,914,831 73,156,447
1995 81,678,051 72,049,940
1994 81,438,348 70,854,391
1993 81,156,363 69,586,384
1992 80,624,598 68,260,337
1991 80,013,896 66,891,775
1990 79,433,029 65,504,552
1989 78,751,283 64,147,348
1988 78,144,619 62,843,228
1987 77,839,920 61,584,651
1986 77,720,436 60,347,048
1985 77,684,873 59,060,622
1984 77,858,685 57,706,067
1983 78,128,282 56,337,921
1982 78,333,366 55,011,289
1981 78,407,907 53,738,141
1980 78,288,576 52,490,101
1979 78,126,350 51,378,211
1978 78,091,820 50,249,552
1977 78,159,814 48,954,872
1976 78,336,950 47,684,931
1975 78,673,554 46,482,903
1974 78,967,433 45,413,537
1973 78,936,666 44,409,861
1972 78,688,452 43,429,168
1971 78,312,842 42,449,276
1970 78,169,289 41,475,230
1969 77,909,682 40,582,096
1968 77,294,314 39,734,609
1967 76,951,336 38,895,080
1966 76,600,311 38,024,836
1965 75,963,695 37,129,656
1964 75,318,337 36,201,563
1963 74,714,353 35,249,101
1962 74,025,784 34,288,560
1961 73,377,632 33,409,059
1960 72,814,900 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M 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
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Vietnam
2100 -0.04% -0.54%
2099 -0.02% -0.53%
2098 -0.06% -0.51%
2097 -0.04% -0.5%
2096 -0.03% -0.49%
2095 -0.03% -0.48%
2094 -0.03% -0.48%
2093 -0.04% -0.48%
2092 -0.07% -0.48%
2091 -0.09% -0.48%
2090 -0.08% -0.47%
2089 -0.08% -0.47%
2088 -0.12% -0.47%
2087 -0.14% -0.47%
2086 -0.14% -0.46%
2085 -0.13% -0.46%
2084 -0.15% -0.47%
2083 -0.15% -0.47%
2082 -0.16% -0.46%
2081 -0.18% -0.46%
2080 -0.19% -0.45%
2079 -0.2% -0.44%
2078 -0.22% -0.44%
2077 -0.22% -0.42%
2076 -0.19% -0.41%
2075 -0.22% -0.4%
2074 -0.22% -0.39%
2073 -0.21% -0.38%
2072 -0.22% -0.36%
2071 -0.2% -0.35%
2070 -0.23% -0.33%
2069 -0.23% -0.32%
2068 -0.25% -0.32%
2067 -0.26% -0.31%
2066 -0.26% -0.29%
2065 -0.27% -0.28%
2064 -0.28% -0.27%
2063 -0.31% -0.26%
2062 -0.31% -0.25%
2061 -0.34% -0.23%
2060 -0.34% -0.22%
2059 -0.36% -0.21%
2058 -0.37% -0.19%
2057 -0.36% -0.17%
2056 -0.38% -0.16%
2055 -0.37% -0.14%
2054 -0.35% -0.11%
2053 -0.32% -0.09%
2052 -0.32% -0.06%
2051 -0.31% -0.02%
2050 -0.31% 0.005%
2049 -0.32% 0.04%
2048 -0.3% 0.08%
2047 -0.29% 0.11%
2046 -0.29% 0.15%
2045 -0.29% 0.18%
2044 -0.27% 0.21%
2043 -0.24% 0.25%
2042 -0.24% 0.28%
2041 -0.27% 0.3%
2040 -0.27% 0.33%
2039 -0.28% 0.35%
2038 -0.27% 0.37%
2037 -0.29% 0.38%
2036 -0.27% 0.4%
2035 -0.25% 0.42%
2034 -0.28% 0.42%
2033 -0.27% 0.44%
2032 -0.29% 0.45%
2031 -0.27% 0.48%
2030 -0.28% 0.48%
2029 -0.26% 0.5%
2028 -0.25% 0.53%
2027 -0.23% 0.55%
2026 -0.79% 0.59%
2025 -0.34% 0.62%
2024 0.28% 0.63%
2023 0.13% 0.67%
2022 -0.02% 0.75%
2021 0.04% 0.87%
2020 0.08% 0.93%
2019 0.23% 0.97%
2018 0.3% 1.11%
2017 0.37% 1.25%
2016 0.81% 1.27%
2015 0.87% 1.25%
2014 0.42% 1.22%
2013 0.27% 1.19%
2012 0.19% 1.18%
2011 -1.84% 1.16%
2010 -0.15% 1.15%
2009 -0.25% 1.51%
2008 -0.19% 1.84%
2007 -0.13% 1.78%
2006 -0.11% 1.33%
2005 -0.06% 0.93%
2004 -0.02% 0.97%
2003 0.06% 1%
2002 0.17% 1.03%
2001 0.17% 1.06%
2000 0.14% 1.14%
1999 0.06% 1.31%
1998 0.02% 1.45%
1997 0.15% 1.46%
1996 0.29% 1.54%
1995 0.29% 1.69%
1994 0.35% 1.82%
1993 0.66% 1.94%
1992 0.76% 2.05%
1991 0.73% 2.12%
1990 0.87% 2.12%
1989 0.78% 2.08%
1988 0.39% 2.04%
1987 0.15% 2.05%
1986 0.05% 2.18%
1985 -0.22% 2.35%
1984 -0.35% 2.43%
1983 -0.26% 2.41%
1982 -0.1% 2.37%
1981 0.15% 2.38%
1980 0.21% 2.16%
1979 0.04% 2.25%
1978 -0.09% 2.64%
1977 -0.23% 2.66%
1976 -0.43% 2.59%
1975 -0.37% 2.35%
1974 0.04% 2.26%
1973 0.32% 2.26%
1972 0.48% 2.31%
1971 0.18% 2.35%
1970 0.33% 2.2%
1969 0.8% 2.13%
1968 0.45% 2.16%
1967 0.46% 2.29%
1966 0.84% 2.41%
1965 0.86% 2.56%
1964 0.81% 2.7%
1963 0.93% 2.8%
1962 0.88% 2.63%
1961 0.77% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Germany Vietnam
Current population
82575542
102365351
Population rank 19/197 16/197
Percent of world population 1% 1.24%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
45.6 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
30.8 seconds
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +628 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 123/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 -48,171
Net migration rank 192/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -48,171
2024 - 36,954 - -59,645
2023 -333,149 609,553 727,955 -81,789
2022 -324,394 981,552 775,914 -78,977
2021 -224,629 310,264 799,593 -5,418
2020 -216,218 203,468 924,004 -6,457
2019 -157,877 319,082 895,262 -2,051
2018 -165,812 403,908 882,977 96,650
2017 -148,783 452,988 1,001,833 139,245
2016 -123,523 517,480 1,045,094 167,652
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 -153,866 592,338 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 -209,679 462,384 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 -193,022 199,143 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 -184,632 295,282 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 -179,909 130,116 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 -188,375 46,533 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 -164,220 -23,341 1,008,141 571,113
2007 -148,080 -24,772 981,689 523,784
2006 -148,278 -489,056 943,041 482,399
2005 -148,445 81,351 942,084 -208,337
2004 -107,271 81,735 985,438 -220,458
2003 -140,309 142,009 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 -123,733 218,795 991,427 -193,766
2001 -98,820 272,875 985,610 -177,586
2000 -73,990 174,594 966,894 -144,298
1999 -73,890 219,280 925,519 -15,010
1998 -65,637 -754,469 959,016 106,091
1997 -49,221 93,281 1,028,116 52,382
1996 -90,107 281,280 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 -114,349 398,077 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 -114,013 315,585 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 -105,503 462,096 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 -80,625 811,606 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 -80,014 602,638 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 -15,887 679,702 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 -23,625 761,002 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 -7,815 515,962 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 -31,136 174,272 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 -77,721 212,822 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 -116,527 103,556 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 -109,002 -150,771 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 -109,380 -81,349 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 -78,333 -58,121 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 -94,090 130,713 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 -86,117 324,203 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 -125,002 237,705 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 -140,566 117,167 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 -125,055 33,881 1,259,315 49,655
1976 -164,508 -79,761 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 -212,418 -207,740 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 -150,038 -15,126 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 -149,980 386,881 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 -62,950 336,015 921,524 -1,920
1971 46,988 450,328 963,259 76,961
1970 70,352 -273,498 905,902 1,997
1969 155,820 584,017 878,359 0
1968 239,612 293,307 815,116 1,489
1967 353,977 -174,155 862,071 394
1966 405,982 134,107 876,283 1,769
1965 410,204 338,258 913,761 -1,438
1964 482,038 69,825 950,219 -6,328
1963 455,757 205,976 961,067 0
1962 436,752 276,505 960,046 0
1961 462,279 27,534 798,978 0
1960 385,919 212,666 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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