Germany vs United Kingdom: Has the population peaked?

Germany
84.55 million people
in 2023
United Kingdom
68.68 million people
in 2023
Germany rank
19th
United Kingdom rank
21st

Has the population peaked? over time

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How they compare

Germany currently reports 84.55 million people against 68.68 million people in United Kingdom, a difference of 15.87 million people.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.