Germany vs Russia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Germany

19.25 million people

in 2023

Russia

24.14 million people

in 2023

Germany rank

8th

Russia rank

5th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

Russia currently reports 24.14 million people against 19.25 million people in Germany, a difference of 4.89 million people.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 8th and Russia ranks 5th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.