Germany Population History
Year-by-year population history from 1960 to 2025.
Historical population trend
Population by year
| Year | Population | Annual change | Numeric change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83,491,249 | — | — |
| 2024 | 83,516,593 | +0.03% | 25,344 |
| 2023 | 83,287,273 | -0.27% | -229,320 |
| 2022 | 83,177,813 | -0.13% | -109,460 |
| 2021 | 83,196,078 | +0.02% | 18,265 |
| 2020 | 83,160,871 | -0.04% | -35,207 |
| 2019 | 83,092,962 | -0.08% | -67,909 |
| 2018 | 82,905,782 | -0.23% | -187,180 |
| 2017 | 82,657,002 | -0.30% | -248,780 |
| 2016 | 82,348,669 | -0.37% | -308,333 |
| 2015 | 81,686,611 | -0.80% | -662,058 |
| 2014 | 80,982,500 | -0.86% | -704,111 |
| 2013 | 80,645,605 | -0.42% | -336,895 |
| 2012 | 80,425,823 | -0.27% | -219,782 |
| 2011 | 80,274,983 | -0.19% | -150,840 |
| 2010 | 81,776,930 | +1.87% | 1,501,947 |
| 2009 | 81,902,307 | +0.15% | 125,377 |
| 2008 | 82,110,097 | +0.25% | 207,790 |
| 2007 | 82,266,372 | +0.19% | 156,275 |
| 2006 | 82,376,451 | +0.13% | 110,079 |
| 2005 | 82,469,422 | +0.11% | 92,971 |
| 2004 | 82,516,260 | +0.06% | 46,838 |
| 2003 | 82,534,176 | +0.02% | 17,916 |
| 2002 | 82,488,495 | -0.06% | -45,681 |
| 2001 | 82,349,925 | -0.17% | -138,570 |
| 2000 | 82,211,508 | -0.17% | -138,417 |
| 1999 | 82,100,243 | -0.14% | -111,265 |
| 1998 | 82,047,195 | -0.06% | -53,048 |
| 1997 | 82,034,771 | -0.02% | -12,424 |
| 1996 | 81,914,831 | -0.15% | -119,940 |
| 1995 | 81,678,051 | -0.29% | -236,780 |
| 1994 | 81,438,348 | -0.29% | -239,703 |
| 1993 | 81,156,363 | -0.35% | -281,985 |
| 1992 | 80,624,598 | -0.66% | -531,765 |
| 1991 | 80,013,896 | -0.76% | -610,702 |
| 1990 | 79,433,029 | -0.73% | -580,867 |
| 1989 | 78,751,283 | -0.86% | -681,746 |
| 1988 | 78,144,619 | -0.77% | -606,664 |
| 1987 | 77,839,920 | -0.39% | -304,699 |
| 1986 | 77,720,436 | -0.15% | -119,484 |
| 1985 | 77,684,873 | -0.05% | -35,563 |
| 1984 | 77,858,685 | +0.22% | 173,812 |
| 1983 | 78,128,282 | +0.35% | 269,597 |
| 1982 | 78,333,366 | +0.26% | 205,084 |
| 1981 | 78,407,907 | +0.10% | 74,541 |
| 1980 | 78,288,576 | -0.15% | -119,331 |
| 1979 | 78,126,350 | -0.21% | -162,226 |
| 1978 | 78,091,820 | -0.04% | -34,530 |
| 1977 | 78,159,814 | +0.09% | 67,994 |
| 1976 | 78,336,950 | +0.23% | 177,136 |
| 1975 | 78,673,554 | +0.43% | 336,604 |
| 1974 | 78,967,433 | +0.37% | 293,879 |
| 1973 | 78,936,666 | -0.04% | -30,767 |
| 1972 | 78,688,452 | -0.31% | -248,214 |
| 1971 | 78,312,842 | -0.48% | -375,610 |
| 1970 | 78,169,289 | -0.18% | -143,553 |
| 1969 | 77,909,682 | -0.33% | -259,607 |
| 1968 | 77,294,314 | -0.79% | -615,368 |
| 1967 | 76,951,336 | -0.44% | -342,978 |
| 1966 | 76,600,311 | -0.46% | -351,025 |
| 1965 | 75,963,695 | -0.83% | -636,616 |
| 1964 | 75,318,337 | -0.85% | -645,358 |
| 1963 | 74,714,353 | -0.80% | -603,984 |
| 1962 | 74,025,784 | -0.92% | -688,569 |
| 1961 | 73,377,632 | -0.88% | -648,152 |
| 1960 | 72,814,900 | -0.77% | -562,732 |
Historical summary
Germany population in 2025
The latest population shown for europe/germany">Germany is 83,491,249. Compared with the previous year, the population decreased by +0.03%.
Population change over 10 years
Across the most recent ten-year period, Germany recorded a upward population movement of +2.21%, based only on the annual population series.
Historical high and low
The highest value in this series is 83,516,593 in 2024. The lowest is 72,814,900 in 1960.
available population ranking
Germany is currently listed at #19 in the available available population ranking. Rankings are recalculated when approved source data is updated.