Germany vs Russia: Natural population growth rate
Germany
-0.4%
in 2023
Russia
-0.3%
in 2023
Germany rank
215th
Russia rank
214th
Natural population growth rate over time
- Germany
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports -0.3% against -0.4% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.
Germany ranks 215th and Russia ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.1% | Russia |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Russia |
| 1970s | -0.1% | 0.6% | 0.8% | Russia |
| 1980s | -0.1% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Russia |
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.4% | 0.3% | Germany |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.5% | 0.3% | Germany |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -0.1% | 0.2% | Russia |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -0.5% | 0.2% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Germany or Russia?
- Russia, at -0.3% against -0.4% in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Germany and Russia?
- 0.1%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Russia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Russia rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Germany ranks 215th and Russia ranks 214th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.