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Germany vs United Kingdom: Population by world region

Germany
70.90 million people
in 2100
United Kingdom
74.31 million people
in 2100
Germany rank
36th
United Kingdom rank
34th

Population by world region over time

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100015502100

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 74.31 million people against 70.90 million people in Germany, a difference of 3.41 million people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 34th of 238 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 43 and United Kingdom in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1000s 3.50 million people 1.70 million people 1.80 million people Germany
1100s 4.00 million people 2.56 million people 1.44 million people Germany
1200s 6.00 million people 4.53 million people 1.47 million people Germany
1300s 9.00 million people 6.33 million people 2.67 million people Germany
1400s 6.50 million people 2.90 million people 3.60 million people Germany
1500s 9.00 million people 4.21 million people 4.79 million people Germany
1600s 12.00 million people 5.01 million people 6.99 million people Germany
1700s 13.00 million people 6.76 million people 6.24 million people Germany
1710s 13.98 million people 7.25 million people 6.73 million people Germany
1720s 14.96 million people 7.75 million people 7.21 million people Germany
1730s 15.94 million people 8.25 million people 7.69 million people Germany
1740s 16.92 million people 8.76 million people 8.15 million people Germany
1750s 17.90 million people 9.29 million people 8.61 million people Germany
1760s 18.89 million people 9.82 million people 9.07 million people Germany
1770s 19.89 million people 10.37 million people 9.52 million people Germany
1780s 20.88 million people 10.94 million people 9.95 million people Germany
1790s 21.88 million people 11.52 million people 10.36 million people Germany
1800s 19.39 million people 11.29 million people 8.10 million people Germany
1810s 22.81 million people 15.78 million people 7.03 million people Germany
1820s 26.28 million people 22.44 million people 3.84 million people Germany
1830s 29.40 million people 25.28 million people 4.12 million people Germany
1840s 32.28 million people 26.92 million people 5.36 million people Germany
1850s 34.85 million people 27.95 million people 6.90 million people Germany
1860s 37.74 million people 30.00 million people 7.74 million people Germany
1870s 41.62 million people 32.81 million people 8.81 million people Germany
1880s 46.09 million people 35.86 million people 10.23 million people Germany
1890s 51.72 million people 39.07 million people 12.65 million people Germany
1900s 59.66 million people 42.76 million people 16.91 million people Germany
1910s 63.86 million people 45.67 million people 18.19 million people Germany
1920s 64.88 million people 46.29 million people 18.58 million people Germany
1930s 69.40 million people 46.86 million people 22.54 million people Germany
1940s 71.41 million people 48.99 million people 22.43 million people Germany
1950s 70.55 million people 51.10 million people 19.44 million people Germany
1960s 75.50 million people 54.11 million people 21.39 million people Germany
1970s 78.47 million people 56.10 million people 22.37 million people Germany
1980s 78.26 million people 56.61 million people 21.65 million people Germany
1990s 81.46 million people 58.09 million people 23.37 million people Germany
2000s 81.71 million people 60.56 million people 21.15 million people Germany
2010s 81.99 million people 65.12 million people 16.87 million people Germany
2020s 83.79 million people 69.24 million people 14.55 million people Germany
2030s 81.77 million people 72.49 million people 9.28 million people Germany
2040s 79.58 million people 74.63 million people 4.96 million people Germany
2050s 77.10 million people 75.84 million people 1.26 million people Germany
2060s 74.64 million people 76.02 million people 1.39 million people United Kingdom
2070s 72.92 million people 76.04 million people 3.12 million people United Kingdom
2080s 71.65 million people 75.75 million people 4.10 million people United Kingdom
2090s 71.05 million people 74.94 million people 3.88 million people United Kingdom
2100s 70.90 million people 74.31 million people 3.41 million people United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Germany or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 74.31 million people against 70.90 million people in Germany as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Germany and United Kingdom?
3.41 million people, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for population by world region?
Germany ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 34th 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 Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.