Germany vs United Kingdom: Population

Germany

84.55 million people

in 2023

United Kingdom

68.68 million people

in 2023

Germany rank

19th

United Kingdom rank

21st

Population over time

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 241 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 238 countries.

Indicator: Population
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, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.