Germany Population (LIVE)

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Germany Population (1950 - 2026)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Germany is 83,697,470 as of Tuesday, April 14, 2026, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Germany 2026 population is estimated at 83,644,258 people at mid-year.
  • Germany population is equivalent to 1.01% of the total world population.
  • Germany ranks number 19 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Germany is 240 per Km² (622 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 348,560 Km² (134,580 sq. miles).
  • 77.04% of the population is urban (64,436,188 people in 2026)
  • The median age in Germany is 45.7 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Germany (2026 and historical)

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Germany Global Rank
2026 83,644,258 −0.51% −430,817 158,442 45.7 1.46 240 77% 64,436,188 1.01% 8,300,678,395 19
2025 84,075,075 −0.56% −477,167 −334,072 45.5 1.46 241 76.5% 64,345,635 1.02% 8,231,613,070 19
2024 84,552,242 0% 4,011 36,954 45.3 1.45 243 76% 64,268,012 1.04% 8,161,972,572 19
2023 84,548,231 0.55% 462,004 609,553 45.1 1.44 243 75.9% 64,200,283 1.04% 8,091,734,930 19
2022 84,086,227 0.27% 228,760 981,552 45 1.46 241 76.3% 64,130,933 1.05% 8,021,407,192 19
2020 83,628,708 0.38% 310,232 203,468 44.9 1.53 240 76.4% 63,930,305 1.06% 7,887,001,292 19
2015 82,077,550 0.31% 249,325 1,175,283 44.8 1.5 235 76.9% 63,078,413 1.10% 7,470,491,872 17
2010 80,830,924 −0.3% −243,161 130,116 43.3 1.4 232 77% 62,261,612 1.15% 7,021,732,148 16
2005 82,046,731 0.06% 49,895 81,351 41 1.34 235 75.6% 62,053,609 1.25% 6,586,970,132 13
2000 81,797,258 −0.05% −44,526 174,594 39 1.39 235 74.7% 61,087,413 1.33% 6,171,702,993 12
1995 82,019,890 0.57% 462,386 398,077 37.3 1.26 235 73.2% 60,054,511 1.42% 5,758,878,982 12
1990 79,707,959 0.47% 368,907 679,702 36.6 1.46 229 72.6% 57,849,875 1.50% 5,327,803,110 12
1985 77,863,424 −0.12% −90,390 103,556 35.9 1.38 223 72.6% 56,509,433 1.60% 4,868,943,465 11
1980 78,315,375 −0.1% −77,298 324,203 35.7 1.56 225 72.8% 57,036,935 1.76% 4,447,606,236 10
1975 78,701,865 0.13% 99,353 −207,740 34.4 1.48 226 72.7% 57,225,423 1.93% 4,070,735,277 8
1970 78,205,102 0.58% 447,628 −273,498 33.2 2.02 224 72.6% 56,788,207 2.12% 3,694,683,794 8
1965 75,966,964 0.85% 631,065 338,258 33.5 2.49 218 72.2% 54,869,782 2.28% 3,334,533,703 8
1960 72,811,640 0.69% 495,498 212,666 33.7 2.38 209 72% 52,406,122 2.41% 3,015,470,894 7
1955 70,334,152 0.14% 97,274 −83,537 33.2 2.16 202 70.9% 49,855,283 2.57% 2,740,213,792 7

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Germany Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Germany Global Rank
2030 82,780,953 −0.31% −258,824 163,106 46.3 1.48 237 78.4% 64,870,669 0.97% 8,569,124,911 19
2035 81,669,909 −0.27% −222,209 165,087 47.1 1.5 234 80.2% 65,466,057 0.92% 8,885,210,181 20
2040 80,551,736 −0.28% −223,635 165,138 48.1 1.51 231 82.1% 66,093,544 0.88% 9,177,190,203 20
2045 79,491,795 −0.26% −211,988 168,326 48.3 1.53 228 83.8% 66,593,386 0.84% 9,439,639,668 20
2050 78,294,613 −0.3% −239,436 178,945 47.9 1.54 225 85.4% 66,825,911 0.81% 9,664,378,587 24

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Germany Demographics (2026)

Life Expectancy
81.9 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
2.6

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
3.2

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Germany

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

Rank Urban Area Population Estimate (2025)
1 Berlin 3,560,908
2 Essen 2,717,087
3 Munich 1,815,022
4 Hamburg 1,759,377
5 Cologne 1,125,292
6 Dusseldorf 907,386
7 Frankfurt 900,483
8 Stuttgart 899,103
9 Bonn 756,044
10 Dortmund 748,106
11 Wuppertal 662,663
12 Nuremberg 644,169
13 Hanover 611,288
14 Dresden 554,612
15 Leipzig 542,313
16 Mannheim 448,203
17 Wiesbaden 427,270
18 Bremen 422,414
19 Augsburg 344,255
20 Karlsruhe 298,556
21 Münster 264,131
22 Aachen 243,905
23 Bielefeld 241,573
24 Kassel 236,992
25 Freiburg im Breisgau 234,311
26 Kiel 232,651
27 Chemnitz 229,476
28 Mönchengladbach 227,173
29 Krefeld 213,793
30 Magdeburg 212,686
31 Halle (Saale) 205,398
32 Brunswick 193,277
33 Heidelberg 183,113
34 Lübeck 178,501
35 Rostock 171,641
36 Erfurt 164,504
37 Potsdam 164,131
38 Hagen 156,640
39 Regensburg 149,723
40 Oldenburg 145,217
41 Bremerhaven 139,242
42 Koblenz 132,911
43 Osnabrück 125,667
44 Saarbruecken 125,554
45 Würzburg 122,054
46 Darmstadt 120,586
47 Ulm 119,878
48 Heilbronn 115,510
49 Erlangen 109,835
50 Reinbek 109,191
51 Göttingen 108,310
52 Reutlingen 107,810
53 Ingolstadt 97,892
54 Trier 94,994
55 Paderborn 94,139
56 Pforzheim 91,076
57 Jena 86,603
58 Hamm 86,102
59 Hildesheim 86,059
60 Hanau 83,614
61 Rüsselsheim am Main 83,083
62 Sindelfingen 81,612
63 Siegen 80,760
64 Landshut 78,437
65 Remscheid 77,754
66 Göppingen 76,779
67 Hürth 75,925
68 Rosenheim 75,259
69 Kaiserslautern 75,168
70 Flensburg 74,562
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Notes

The Germany Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Germany delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Germany (1950 - 2026) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2026.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2026. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2026: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2026: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Germany in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.