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

Germany

19.25 million people

in 2023

United Kingdom

13.20 million people

in 2023

Germany rank

8th

United Kingdom rank

11th

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

Germany currently reports 19.25 million people against 13.20 million people in United Kingdom, a difference of 6.05 million people.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times United Kingdom's.

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

Germany ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 11th 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+.