Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Germany including former GDR
Germany including former GDR: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national was 83.52 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
83.52 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
9th
of 10 regions
All-time high
83.52 million
in 2025
All-time low
72.81 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Germany including former GDR, 1960–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Germany including former GDR stood at 83.52 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Germany including former GDR peaked at 83.52 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.81 million, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Germany including former GDR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.81 million | — |
| 1961 | 73.38 million | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 74.03 million | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 74.71 million | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 75.32 million | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 75.96 million | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 76.60 million | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 76.95 million | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 77.29 million | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 77.91 million | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 78.17 million | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 78.31 million | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 78.69 million | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 78.94 million | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 78.97 million | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 78.67 million | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 78.34 million | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 78.16 million | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 78.09 million | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 78.13 million | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 78.29 million | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 78.41 million | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 78.33 million | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 78.13 million | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 77.86 million | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 77.68 million | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 77.72 million | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 77.84 million | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 78.14 million | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 78.75 million | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 79.43 million | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 80.01 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 80.62 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 81.16 million | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 81.44 million | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 81.68 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 81.91 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 82.03 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 82.05 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 82.10 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 82.21 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 82.35 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 82.49 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.53 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 82.52 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 82.47 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.38 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 82.27 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 82.11 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.90 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 81.78 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.28 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 80.43 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 80.65 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 80.98 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.69 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 82.35 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 82.66 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 82.91 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 83.09 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.16 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.18 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.29 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 83.52 million | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 83.52 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.50 million | 72.81 million | 77.91 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.45 million | 78.09 million | 78.97 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.12 million | 77.68 million | 78.75 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.24 million | 79.43 million | 82.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.32 million | 81.90 million | 82.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.68 million | 80.28 million | 83.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.31 million | 83.16 million | 83.52 million | 6 |
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More population data for Germany including former GDR
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 82.53 million Number (2004)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 80.22 million Number (2011)
- Live births (total) by month 677,117 Number (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex 83.58 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age group and sex 83.58 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age and sex 83.58 million Number (2025)
- Population structure indicators at national level 57.8 (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and legal marital status 677,117 Number (2024)
- Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 677,117 Number (2024)
- Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex 1.01 million Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Germany including former GDR?
- Population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Germany including former GDR was 83.52 million in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in Germany including former GDR?
- The highest recorded value was 83.52 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in Germany including former GDR?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.81 million in 1960.
- How does Germany including former GDR rank for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national?
- Germany including former GDR ranks 9th out of 10 regions with data for 2025.
- Is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national rising or falling in Germany including former GDR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany including former GDR data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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