Population · Europe · 2025 data
Germany Population
Germany had a population of 83.49 million in 2025, ranking #19 of 216 countries and territories (1.02% of the world). The population grew by 2.2% over the past ten years and peaked in 2024 at 83.52 million.
Population of Germany, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83,491,249 | -0.03% |
| 2024 | 83,516,593 | +0.28% |
| 2023 | 83,287,273 | +0.13% |
| 2022 | 83,177,813 | -0.02% |
| 2021 | 83,196,078 | +0.04% |
| 2020 | 83,160,871 | +0.08% |
| 2019 | 83,092,962 | +0.23% |
| 2018 | 82,905,782 | +0.30% |
| 2017 | 82,657,002 | +0.37% |
| 2016 | 82,348,669 | +0.81% |
| 2015 | 81,686,611 | +0.87% |
| 2014 | 80,982,500 | +0.42% |
| 2013 | 80,645,605 | +0.27% |
| 2012 | 80,425,823 | +0.19% |
| 2011 | 80,274,983 | -1.84% |
| 2010 | 81,776,930 | -0.15% |
| 2009 | 81,902,307 | -0.25% |
| 2008 | 82,110,097 | -0.19% |
| 2007 | 82,266,372 | -0.13% |
| 2006 | 82,376,451 | -0.11% |
| 2005 | 82,469,422 | -0.06% |
| 2004 | 82,516,260 | -0.02% |
| 2003 | 82,534,176 | +0.06% |
| 2002 | 82,488,495 | +0.17% |
| 2001 | 82,349,925 | +0.17% |
| 2000 | 82,211,508 | +0.14% |
| 1999 | 82,100,243 | +0.06% |
| 1998 | 82,047,195 | +0.02% |
| 1997 | 82,034,771 | +0.15% |
| 1996 | 81,914,831 | +0.29% |
| 1995 | 81,678,051 | +0.29% |
| 1994 | 81,438,348 | +0.35% |
| 1993 | 81,156,363 | +0.66% |
| 1992 | 80,624,598 | +0.76% |
| 1991 | 80,013,896 | +0.73% |
| 1990 | 79,433,029 | +0.87% |
| 1989 | 78,751,283 | +0.78% |
| 1988 | 78,144,619 | +0.39% |
| 1987 | 77,839,920 | +0.15% |
| 1986 | 77,720,436 | +0.05% |
| 1985 | 77,684,873 | -0.22% |
| 1984 | 77,858,685 | -0.35% |
| 1983 | 78,128,282 | -0.26% |
| 1982 | 78,333,366 | -0.10% |
| 1981 | 78,407,907 | +0.15% |
| 1980 | 78,288,576 | +0.21% |
| 1979 | 78,126,350 | +0.04% |
| 1978 | 78,091,820 | -0.09% |
| 1977 | 78,159,814 | -0.23% |
| 1976 | 78,336,950 | -0.43% |
| 1975 | 78,673,554 | -0.37% |
| 1974 | 78,967,433 | +0.04% |
| 1973 | 78,936,666 | +0.32% |
| 1972 | 78,688,452 | +0.48% |
| 1971 | 78,312,842 | +0.18% |
| 1970 | 78,169,289 | +0.33% |
| 1969 | 77,909,682 | +0.80% |
| 1968 | 77,294,314 | +0.45% |
| 1967 | 76,951,336 | +0.46% |
| 1966 | 76,600,311 | +0.84% |
| 1965 | 75,963,695 | +0.86% |
| 1964 | 75,318,337 | +0.81% |
| 1963 | 74,714,353 | +0.93% |
| 1962 | 74,025,784 | +0.88% |
| 1961 | 73,377,632 | +0.77% |
| 1960 | 72,814,900 | — |
Demographics of Germany
Ethnic groups
German 85.4%, Turkish 1.8%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Syrian 1.1%, Romanian 1%, Poland 1%, other/stateless/unspecified 8.3% (2022 est.)
Languages
German (official); note - Danish, Frisian, Sorbian, and Romani are official minority languages; Low German, Danish, North Frisian, Sater Frisian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, and Romani are recognized as regional languages
Religions
Roman Catholic 24.8%, Protestant 22.6%, Muslim 3.7%, other 5.1%, none 43.8% (2022 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 77.8% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
Germany and its neighbours
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).