Which has higher population by income level, Germany or Turkey?

Turkey, at 85.88 million against 83.49 million in Germany as of 2025.

What is the difference in population by income level between Germany and Turkey?

2.39 million, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Turkey?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by income level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Turkey: Population by income level

Germany

83.49 million

in 2025

Turkey

85.88 million

in 2025

Germany rank

19th

Turkey rank

18th

Population by income level over time

Germany
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 85.88 million against 83.49 million in Germany, a difference of 2.39 million.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 18th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	75.50 million	31.99 million	43.51 million	Germany
1970s	78.45 million	40.60 million	37.85 million	Germany
1980s	78.12 million	50.13 million	27.99 million	Germany
1990s	81.24 million	60.42 million	20.82 million	Germany
2000s	82.32 million	68.78 million	13.55 million	Germany
2010s	81.68 million	77.77 million	3.91 million	Germany
2020s	83.30 million	84.87 million	1.57 million	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by income level, Germany or Turkey?: Turkey, at 85.88 million against 83.49 million in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in population by income level between Germany and Turkey?: 2.39 million, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Turkey?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Germany and Turkey rank globally for population by income level?: Germany ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by income level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population by income level
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total population, differentiated by World Bank income level.