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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 3.64 times bigger than Zambia's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.27% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

Germany vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Zambia
2100 69,929,981 65,217,429
2099 69,956,854 64,871,545
2098 69,973,838 64,515,891
2097 70,015,834 64,148,736
2096 70,046,713 63,777,313
2095 70,067,131 63,393,169
2094 70,085,911 62,992,652
2093 70,106,718 62,590,327
2092 70,132,132 62,175,930
2091 70,178,440 61,750,591
2090 70,240,137 61,321,399
2089 70,294,005 60,880,148
2088 70,352,443 60,434,676
2087 70,434,814 59,970,107
2086 70,532,124 59,499,234
2085 70,627,602 59,023,040
2084 70,722,960 58,535,857
2083 70,829,392 58,040,512
2082 70,932,273 57,538,672
2081 71,045,881 57,027,491
2080 71,171,519 56,506,421
2079 71,305,544 55,983,242
2078 71,445,484 55,449,777
2077 71,601,117 54,906,771
2076 71,757,525 54,361,075
2075 71,891,567 53,806,856
2074 72,046,795 53,246,777
2073 72,206,145 52,677,348
2072 72,356,324 52,101,139
2071 72,517,749 51,519,691
2070 72,664,462 50,931,614
2069 72,828,330 50,334,700
2068 72,993,859 49,737,479
2067 73,178,408 49,135,488
2066 73,370,207 48,530,443
2065 73,561,648 47,918,592
2064 73,762,096 47,299,740
2063 73,971,537 46,677,439
2062 74,198,775 46,048,819
2061 74,426,082 45,416,657
2060 74,678,280 44,777,347
2059 74,932,496 44,137,306
2058 75,206,278 43,494,451
2057 75,482,742 42,851,923
2056 75,756,281 42,206,898
2055 76,041,477 41,558,284
2054 76,325,196 40,906,492
2053 76,595,801 40,255,629
2052 76,839,962 39,603,888
2051 77,084,029 38,949,958
2050 77,325,459 38,294,607
2049 77,569,721 37,634,194
2048 77,818,888 36,971,309
2047 78,049,343 36,309,749
2046 78,272,834 35,645,868
2045 78,497,690 34,981,812
2044 78,722,126 34,316,981
2043 78,936,540 33,652,420
2042 79,130,312 32,990,657
2041 79,324,161 32,329,447
2040 79,536,735 31,664,262
2039 79,754,631 31,001,305
2038 79,978,474 30,335,662
2037 80,194,225 29,668,561
2036 80,425,162 29,000,264
2035 80,640,951 28,333,498
2034 80,844,719 27,671,195
2033 81,069,119 27,011,974
2032 81,286,326 26,356,580
2031 81,520,272 25,702,812
2030 81,736,996 25,055,216
2029 81,963,002 24,414,405
2028 82,178,048 23,780,809
2027 82,384,302 23,151,479
2026 82,575,542 22,529,742
2025 83,233,941 21,918,187
2024 83,516,593 21,314,956
2023 83,287,273 20,723,965
2022 83,177,813 20,152,938
2021 83,196,078 19,603,607
2020 83,160,871 19,059,395
2019 83,092,962 18,513,839
2018 82,905,782 17,973,569
2017 82,657,002 17,441,320
2016 82,348,669 16,914,423
2015 81,686,611 16,399,089
2014 80,982,500 15,895,315
2013 80,645,605 15,398,997
2012 80,425,823 14,913,629
2011 80,274,983 14,437,796
2010 81,776,930 13,965,594
2009 81,902,307 13,490,389
2008 82,110,097 13,021,324
2007 82,266,372 12,565,085
2006 82,376,451 12,129,553
2005 82,469,422 11,718,819
2004 82,516,260 11,338,198
2003 82,534,176 10,983,595
2002 82,488,495 10,647,949
2001 82,349,925 10,325,185
2000 82,211,508 10,017,631
1999 82,100,243 9,740,005
1998 82,047,195 9,482,408
1997 82,034,771 9,237,063
1996 81,914,831 9,004,053
1995 81,678,051 8,785,763
1994 81,438,348 8,576,269
1993 81,156,363 8,373,921
1992 80,624,598 8,176,680
1991 80,013,896 7,981,650
1990 79,433,029 7,786,169
1989 78,751,283 7,589,216
1988 78,144,619 7,391,440
1987 77,839,920 7,191,282
1986 77,720,436 6,986,471
1985 77,684,873 6,780,953
1984 77,858,685 6,580,490
1983 78,128,282 6,381,038
1982 78,333,366 6,178,637
1981 78,407,907 5,983,289
1980 78,288,576 5,802,833
1979 78,126,350 5,631,728
1978 78,091,820 5,465,374
1977 78,159,814 5,302,480
1976 78,336,950 5,143,842
1975 78,673,554 4,990,086
1974 78,967,433 4,842,746
1973 78,936,666 4,702,693
1972 78,688,452 4,569,309
1971 78,312,842 4,442,525
1970 78,169,289 4,321,718
1969 77,909,682 4,197,116
1968 77,294,314 4,065,593
1967 76,951,336 3,936,343
1966 76,600,311 3,812,003
1965 75,963,695 3,692,086
1964 75,318,337 3,577,017
1963 74,714,353 3,465,907
1962 74,025,784 3,358,099
1961 73,377,632 3,254,086
1960 72,814,900 3,153,729

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/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Zambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 65.2M 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
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Zambia
2100 -0.04% 0.53%
2099 -0.02% 0.55%
2098 -0.06% 0.57%
2097 -0.04% 0.58%
2096 -0.03% 0.61%
2095 -0.03% 0.64%
2094 -0.03% 0.64%
2093 -0.04% 0.67%
2092 -0.07% 0.69%
2091 -0.09% 0.7%
2090 -0.08% 0.72%
2089 -0.08% 0.74%
2088 -0.12% 0.77%
2087 -0.14% 0.79%
2086 -0.14% 0.81%
2085 -0.13% 0.83%
2084 -0.15% 0.85%
2083 -0.15% 0.87%
2082 -0.16% 0.9%
2081 -0.18% 0.92%
2080 -0.19% 0.93%
2079 -0.2% 0.96%
2078 -0.22% 0.99%
2077 -0.22% 1%
2076 -0.19% 1.03%
2075 -0.22% 1.05%
2074 -0.22% 1.08%
2073 -0.21% 1.11%
2072 -0.22% 1.13%
2071 -0.2% 1.15%
2070 -0.23% 1.19%
2069 -0.23% 1.2%
2068 -0.25% 1.23%
2067 -0.26% 1.25%
2066 -0.26% 1.28%
2065 -0.27% 1.31%
2064 -0.28% 1.33%
2063 -0.31% 1.37%
2062 -0.31% 1.39%
2061 -0.34% 1.43%
2060 -0.34% 1.45%
2059 -0.36% 1.48%
2058 -0.37% 1.5%
2057 -0.36% 1.53%
2056 -0.38% 1.56%
2055 -0.37% 1.59%
2054 -0.35% 1.62%
2053 -0.32% 1.65%
2052 -0.32% 1.68%
2051 -0.31% 1.71%
2050 -0.31% 1.75%
2049 -0.32% 1.79%
2048 -0.3% 1.82%
2047 -0.29% 1.86%
2046 -0.29% 1.9%
2045 -0.29% 1.94%
2044 -0.27% 1.97%
2043 -0.24% 2.01%
2042 -0.24% 2.05%
2041 -0.27% 2.1%
2040 -0.27% 2.14%
2039 -0.28% 2.19%
2038 -0.27% 2.25%
2037 -0.29% 2.3%
2036 -0.27% 2.35%
2035 -0.25% 2.39%
2034 -0.28% 2.44%
2033 -0.27% 2.49%
2032 -0.29% 2.54%
2031 -0.27% 2.58%
2030 -0.28% 2.62%
2029 -0.26% 2.66%
2028 -0.25% 2.72%
2027 -0.23% 2.76%
2026 -0.79% 2.79%
2025 -0.34% 2.83%
2024 0.28% 2.85%
2023 0.13% 2.83%
2022 -0.02% 2.8%
2021 0.04% 2.86%
2020 0.08% 2.95%
2019 0.23% 3.01%
2018 0.3% 3.05%
2017 0.37% 3.12%
2016 0.81% 3.14%
2015 0.87% 3.17%
2014 0.42% 3.22%
2013 0.27% 3.25%
2012 0.19% 3.3%
2011 -1.84% 3.38%
2010 -0.15% 3.52%
2009 -0.25% 3.6%
2008 -0.19% 3.63%
2007 -0.13% 3.59%
2006 -0.11% 3.5%
2005 -0.06% 3.36%
2004 -0.02% 3.23%
2003 0.06% 3.15%
2002 0.17% 3.13%
2001 0.17% 3.07%
2000 0.14% 2.85%
1999 0.06% 2.72%
1998 0.02% 2.66%
1997 0.15% 2.59%
1996 0.29% 2.48%
1995 0.29% 2.44%
1994 0.35% 2.42%
1993 0.66% 2.41%
1992 0.76% 2.44%
1991 0.73% 2.51%
1990 0.87% 2.6%
1989 0.78% 2.68%
1988 0.39% 2.78%
1987 0.15% 2.93%
1986 0.05% 3.03%
1985 -0.22% 3.05%
1984 -0.35% 3.13%
1983 -0.26% 3.28%
1982 -0.1% 3.26%
1981 0.15% 3.11%
1980 0.21% 3.04%
1979 0.04% 3.04%
1978 -0.09% 3.07%
1977 -0.23% 3.08%
1976 -0.43% 3.08%
1975 -0.37% 3.04%
1974 0.04% 2.98%
1973 0.32% 2.92%
1972 0.48% 2.85%
1971 0.18% 2.8%
1970 0.33% 2.97%
1969 0.8% 3.24%
1968 0.45% 3.28%
1967 0.46% 3.26%
1966 0.84% 3.25%
1965 0.86% 3.22%
1964 0.81% 3.21%
1963 0.93% 3.21%
1962 0.88% 3.2%
1961 0.77% 3.18%

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/zambia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

Germany Zambia
Current population
82575542
22697916
Population rank 19/197 62/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.27%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
53.4 seconds
One birth every
45.6 seconds
46 seconds
One death every
30.8 seconds
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +1,619
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 21/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
1.34 hours
Annual migration change -334,072 +6,562
Net migration rank 192/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - 6,562
2024 - 36,954 - 7,381
2023 -333,149 609,553 577,660 9,521
2022 -324,394 981,552 563,456 -8,566
2021 -224,629 310,264 535,629 8,143
2020 -216,218 203,468 536,484 8,156
2019 -157,877 319,082 528,089 18,385
2018 -165,812 403,908 515,644 18,431
2017 -148,783 452,988 504,630 25,789
2016 -123,523 517,480 497,521 25,860
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 491,021 16,261
2014 -153,866 592,338 483,663 16,574
2013 -209,679 462,384 476,846 15,542
2012 -193,022 199,143 469,406 8,958
2011 -184,632 295,282 459,743 13,569
2010 -179,909 130,116 448,337 22,761
2009 -188,375 46,533 434,458 44,867
2008 -164,220 -23,341 419,560 39,249
2007 -148,080 -24,772 403,729 49,945
2006 -148,278 -489,056 387,891 29,517
2005 -148,445 81,351 368,756 35,316
2004 -107,271 81,735 349,352 7,819
2003 -140,309 142,009 331,189 20,845
2002 -123,733 218,795 316,041 3,206
2001 -98,820 272,875 302,682 23,582
2000 -73,990 174,594 293,186 -4,338
1999 -73,890 219,280 283,297 -16,888
1998 -65,637 -754,469 275,568 -26,796
1997 -49,221 93,281 268,198 -26,276
1996 -90,107 281,280 262,468 -38,358
1995 -114,349 398,077 257,897 -45,423
1994 -114,013 315,585 252,023 -45,504
1993 -105,503 462,096 245,917 -47,739
1992 -80,625 811,606 239,953 -43,656
1991 -80,014 602,638 237,957 -44,203
1990 -15,887 679,702 235,835 -38,619
1989 -23,625 761,002 233,429 -36,736
1988 -7,815 515,962 230,118 -31,270
1987 -31,136 174,272 227,813 -26,338
1986 -77,721 212,822 224,768 -16,610
1985 -116,527 103,556 221,351 -18,474
1984 -109,002 -150,771 216,695 -18,652
1983 -109,380 -81,349 212,712 -11,849
1982 -78,333 -58,121 207,621 -3,676
1981 -94,090 130,713 202,822 -16,072
1980 -86,117 324,203 198,817 -24,664
1979 -125,002 237,705 197,578 -29,515
1978 -140,566 117,167 194,933 -30,284
1977 -125,055 33,881 191,557 -30,423
1976 -164,508 -79,761 186,762 -30,612
1975 -212,418 -207,740 182,258 -30,886
1974 -150,038 -15,126 174,484 -31,178
1973 -149,980 386,881 168,258 -31,472
1972 -62,950 336,015 161,648 -31,672
1971 46,988 450,328 155,249 -31,651
1970 70,352 -273,498 149,380 -31,370
1969 155,820 584,017 142,660 -11,469
1968 239,612 293,307 137,315 -5,447
1967 353,977 -174,155 131,938 -5,298
1966 405,982 134,107 127,164 -5,129
1965 410,204 338,258 122,814 -5,023
1964 482,038 69,825 117,197 -4,851
1963 455,757 205,976 114,555 -4,676
1962 436,752 276,505 110,173 -4,428
1961 462,279 27,534 106,318 -4,043
1960 385,919 212,666 102,335 -3,898

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

GeoRank.org/population/germany/zambia | 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 Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

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
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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