Germany vs Portugal: World population growth
Germany
-0.0%
in 2100
Portugal
-0.0%
in 2100
Germany rank
84th
Portugal rank
84th
World population growth over time
- Germany
- Portugal
How they compare
Germany currently reports -0.0% against -0.0% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 84th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 11 and Portugal in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 1800s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Germany |
| 1900s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.8% | -0.2% | 0.9% | Germany |
| 1970s | -0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2000s | -0.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -0.2% | 0.5% | Germany |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 2030s | -0.3% | -0.2% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 2040s | -0.3% | -0.3% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 2050s | -0.3% | -0.4% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 2060s | -0.3% | -0.4% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2070s | -0.2% | -0.2% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 2080s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 2090s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 2100s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Germany or Portugal?
- Germany, at -0.0% against -0.0% in Portugal as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Germany and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Portugal?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Germany and Portugal rank globally for world population growth?
- Germany ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 84th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.