Germany

Population growth in Germany

Population growth in Germany: -0.2% a year in 1950 and 0.35% a year in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
0.35% a year
Since 1950
+0.55 percentage points
World, 2023
0.87% a year
Projected, 2100
-0.05% a year
UN projection (medium variant)

% a year · UN

Population growth in GermanyPopulation growth in Germany: -0.2% a year in 1950 and 0.35% a year in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.05% a year in 2100, between -1.38% a year and 1.11% a year (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.05% a year in 2100, between -1.38% a year and 1.11% a year (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 1.19% a year in 2015, the lowest -0.99% a year in 1998.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearGermanyWorld
20230.350.87
20220.750.88
20210.180.8
2020-0.020.9
20190.181.03
20180.281.07
20170.361.13
20160.471.17
20151.191.18
20140.521.22
20130.31.23
20120.011.27
20110.141.26
2010-0.071.27
2009-0.191.28
2008-0.241.28
2007-0.221.28
2006-0.771.28
2005-0.071.27
2004-0.041.28
2003-0.011.29
20020.111.3
20010.211.33
20000.121.35
19990.171.35
1998-0.991.37
19970.061.39
19960.241.42
19950.351.45
19940.251.47
19930.451.52
19920.911.57
19910.661.63
19900.831.76
19890.931.78
19880.641.79
19870.181.84
19860.171.83
1985-0.021.8
1984-0.331.8
1983-0.251.78
1982-0.181.86
19810.041.82
19800.291.8
19790.131.79
1978-0.051.74
1977-0.131.75
1976-0.331.78
1975-0.531.8
1974-0.221.88
19730.291.94
19720.331.97
19710.621.97
1970-0.262.06
19690.932.06
19680.672.09
19670.242
19660.72.04
19650.992.09
19640.742.16
19630.92.28
19620.982.11
19610.71.67
19600.851.58
19590.731.73
19580.792
19570.912.07
19560.431.98
19550.362.01
19540.291.99
19530.191.9
19520.121.94
19510.011.75
1950-0.21.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearGermanyWorld
2024-0.34-1.01–0.30.86
2025-0.79-1.59–0.730.84
2026-0.23-1.05–0.570.83
2027-0.25-1.11–0.590.81
2028-0.26-1.09–0.570.8
2029-0.28-1.13–0.560.78
2030-0.27-1.12–0.60.76
2031-0.29-1.15–0.530.75
2032-0.27-1.16–0.630.73
2033-0.28-1.15–0.610.72
2034-0.25-1.21–0.630.7
2035-0.27-1.18–0.590.69
2036-0.29-1.17–0.610.67
2037-0.27-1.16–0.650.65
2038-0.28-1.19–0.670.64
2039-0.27-1.18–0.640.62
2040-0.27-1.18–0.660.61
2041-0.25-1.2–0.670.59
2042-0.25-1.22–0.710.57
2043-0.27-1.24–0.690.56
2044-0.29-1.26–0.680.54
2045-0.29-1.27–0.670.52
2046-0.29-1.27–0.690.5
2047-0.3-1.33–0.680.48
2048-0.32-1.35–0.680.46
2049-0.32-1.36–0.660.44
2050-0.31-1.33–0.670.42
2051-0.32-1.29–0.670.4
2052-0.32-1.26–0.70.38
2053-0.35-1.32–0.70.36
2054-0.37-1.37–0.630.34
2055-0.38-1.38–0.620.33
2056-0.36-1.53–0.610.31
2057-0.37-1.44–0.620.3
2058-0.37-1.43–0.670.28
2059-0.34-1.39–0.660.27
2060-0.34-1.4–0.630.25
2061-0.31-1.38–0.730.24
2062-0.31-1.4–0.750.23
2063-0.28-1.36–0.70.22
2064-0.27-1.29–0.730.21
2065-0.26-1.31–0.770.2
2066-0.26-1.38–0.770.19
2067-0.25-1.36–0.790.18
2068-0.23-1.4–0.750.17
2069-0.23-1.36–0.830.16
2070-0.2-1.39–0.920.15
2071-0.22-1.39–0.840.14
2072-0.21-1.39–0.810.13
2073-0.22-1.4–0.790.12
2074-0.22-1.36–0.790.1
2075-0.19-1.43–0.850.09
2076-0.22-1.5–0.860.08
2077-0.22-1.5–0.880.07
2078-0.2-1.4–0.830.06
2079-0.19-1.35–0.870.05
2080-0.18-1.33–0.930.04
2081-0.16-1.4–0.910.03
2082-0.15-1.34–0.910.02
2083-0.15-1.35–0.910.01
2084-0.14-1.37–0.95-0
2085-0.14-1.34–0.94-0.01
2086-0.14-1.37–0.96-0.02
2087-0.12-1.43–0.95-0.03
2088-0.08-1.4–0.97-0.04
2089-0.08-1.34–1.04-0.05
2090-0.09-1.4–0.95-0.05
2091-0.07-1.37–0.93-0.06
2092-0.04-1.34–1.02-0.07
2093-0.03-1.3–1.1-0.07
2094-0.03-1.32–1.03-0.08
2095-0.03-1.35–1.04-0.09
2096-0.04-1.34–1.07-0.1
2097-0.06-1.41–1.07-0.11
2098-0.02-1.28–1.09-0.11
2099-0.04-1.35–1.04-0.12
2100-0.05-1.38–1.11-0.13

Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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