Population density in Germany
Germany: Population density was 202.93 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
202.93
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
75th
of 235 countries
All-time high
242
in 2024
All-time low
10.02
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Population density in Germany, 1000–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Germany recorded 202.93 for population density in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in Germany peaked at 242 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.02, in 1000.
That places Germany 75th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.
Population density in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 10.02 | — |
| 1100 | 11.45 | +14.3% |
| 1200 | 17.17 | +50.0% |
| 1300 | 25.76 | +50.0% |
| 1400 | 18.6 | -27.8% |
| 1500 | 25.76 | +38.5% |
| 1600 | 34.35 | +33.3% |
| 1700 | 37.21 | +8.3% |
| 1710 | 40.01 | +7.5% |
| 1720 | 42.81 | +7.0% |
| 1730 | 45.61 | +6.5% |
| 1740 | 48.42 | +6.1% |
| 1750 | 51.22 | +5.8% |
| 1760 | 54.07 | +5.6% |
| 1770 | 56.92 | +5.3% |
| 1780 | 59.77 | +5.0% |
| 1790 | 62.61 | +4.8% |
| 1800 | 51.52 | -17.7% |
| 1801 | 52.36 | +1.6% |
| 1802 | 53.22 | +1.6% |
| 1803 | 54.09 | +1.6% |
| 1804 | 54.97 | +1.6% |
| 1805 | 55.87 | +1.6% |
| 1806 | 56.79 | +1.6% |
| 1807 | 57.72 | +1.6% |
| 1808 | 58.66 | +1.6% |
| 1809 | 59.62 | +1.6% |
| 1810 | 60.62 | +1.7% |
| 1811 | 61.61 | +1.6% |
| 1812 | 62.62 | +1.6% |
| 1813 | 63.64 | +1.6% |
| 1814 | 64.68 | +1.6% |
| 1815 | 65.74 | +1.6% |
| 1816 | 66.82 | +1.6% |
| 1817 | 67.91 | +1.6% |
| 1818 | 69.02 | +1.6% |
| 1819 | 70.09 | +1.5% |
| 1820 | 71.11 | +1.5% |
| 1821 | 72.08 | +1.4% |
| 1822 | 73 | +1.3% |
| 1823 | 73.88 | +1.2% |
| 1824 | 74.76 | +1.2% |
| 1825 | 75.65 | +1.2% |
| 1826 | 76.56 | +1.2% |
| 1827 | 77.47 | +1.2% |
| 1828 | 78.4 | +1.2% |
| 1829 | 79.31 | +1.2% |
| 1830 | 80.21 | +1.1% |
| 1831 | 81.1 | +1.1% |
| 1832 | 81.97 | +1.1% |
| 1833 | 82.83 | +1.0% |
| 1834 | 83.69 | +1.0% |
| 1835 | 84.57 | +1.0% |
| 1836 | 85.46 | +1.0% |
| 1837 | 86.35 | +1.0% |
| 1838 | 87.26 | +1.0% |
| 1839 | 88.13 | +1.0% |
| 1840 | 88.97 | +1.0% |
| 1841 | 89.77 | +0.9% |
| 1842 | 90.54 | +0.9% |
| 1843 | 91.28 | +0.8% |
| 1844 | 92.02 | +0.8% |
| 1845 | 92.77 | +0.8% |
| 1846 | 93.52 | +0.8% |
| 1847 | 94.28 | +0.8% |
| 1848 | 95.04 | +0.8% |
| 1849 | 95.79 | +0.8% |
| 1850 | 96.5 | +0.8% |
| 1851 | 97.25 | +0.8% |
| 1852 | 97.97 | +0.7% |
| 1853 | 98.67 | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 99.37 | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 100.08 | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 100.79 | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 101.51 | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 102.23 | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 103 | +0.8% |
| 1860 | 103.81 | +0.8% |
| 1861 | 104.66 | +0.8% |
| 1862 | 105.56 | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 106.51 | +0.9% |
| 1864 | 107.47 | +0.9% |
| 1865 | 108.44 | +0.9% |
| 1866 | 109.41 | +0.9% |
| 1867 | 110.39 | +0.9% |
| 1868 | 111.39 | +0.9% |
| 1869 | 112.43 | +0.9% |
| 1870 | 113.53 | +1.0% |
| 1871 | 114.67 | +1.0% |
| 1872 | 115.88 | +1.1% |
| 1873 | 117.14 | +1.1% |
| 1874 | 118.41 | +1.1% |
| 1875 | 119.7 | +1.1% |
| 1876 | 121 | +1.1% |
| 1877 | 122.32 | +1.1% |
| 1878 | 123.65 | +1.1% |
| 1879 | 124.96 | +1.1% |
| 1880 | 126.25 | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 127.52 | +1.0% |
| 1882 | 128.77 | +1.0% |
| 1883 | 130 | +1.0% |
| 1884 | 131.25 | +1.0% |
| 1885 | 132.5 | +1.0% |
| 1886 | 133.76 | +1.0% |
| 1887 | 135.04 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | 136.33 | +1.0% |
| 1889 | 137.75 | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 139.31 | +1.1% |
| 1891 | 141.01 | +1.2% |
| 1892 | 142.85 | +1.3% |
| 1893 | 144.83 | +1.4% |
| 1894 | 146.85 | +1.4% |
| 1895 | 148.89 | +1.4% |
| 1896 | 150.95 | +1.4% |
| 1897 | 153.05 | +1.4% |
| 1898 | 155.18 | +1.4% |
| 1899 | 157.37 | +1.4% |
| 1900 | 159.64 | +1.4% |
| 1901 | 161.97 | +1.5% |
| 1902 | 164.38 | +1.5% |
| 1903 | 166.86 | +1.5% |
| 1904 | 169.38 | +1.5% |
| 1905 | 171.94 | +1.5% |
| 1906 | 174.54 | +1.5% |
| 1907 | 177.18 | +1.5% |
| 1908 | 179.85 | +1.5% |
| 1909 | 181.91 | +1.1% |
| 1910 | 183.34 | +0.8% |
| 1911 | 184.13 | +0.4% |
| 1912 | 184.28 | +0.1% |
| 1913 | 183.78 | -0.3% |
| 1914 | 183.27 | -0.3% |
| 1915 | 182.77 | -0.3% |
| 1916 | 182.27 | -0.3% |
| 1917 | 181.77 | -0.3% |
| 1918 | 181.19 | -0.3% |
| 1919 | 180.96 | -0.1% |
| 1920 | 181.1 | +0.1% |
| 1921 | 181.59 | +0.3% |
| 1922 | 182.45 | +0.5% |
| 1923 | 183.66 | +0.7% |
| 1924 | 184.89 | +0.7% |
| 1925 | 186.12 | +0.7% |
| 1926 | 187.37 | +0.7% |
| 1927 | 188.62 | +0.7% |
| 1928 | 189.88 | +0.7% |
| 1929 | 191.16 | +0.7% |
| 1930 | 192.47 | +0.7% |
| 1931 | 193.8 | +0.7% |
| 1932 | 195.15 | +0.7% |
| 1933 | 196.53 | +0.7% |
| 1934 | 197.92 | +0.7% |
| 1935 | 199.32 | +0.7% |
| 1936 | 200.73 | +0.7% |
| 1937 | 202.15 | +0.7% |
| 1938 | 203.58 | +0.7% |
| 1939 | 204.64 | +0.5% |
| 1940 | 205.33 | +0.3% |
| 1941 | 205.65 | +0.2% |
| 1942 | 205.59 | -0.0% |
| 1943 | 205.16 | -0.2% |
| 1944 | 204.72 | -0.2% |
| 1945 | 204.29 | -0.2% |
| 1946 | 203.86 | -0.2% |
| 1947 | 203.43 | -0.2% |
| 1948 | 203 | -0.2% |
| 1949 | 202.89 | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 199.91 | -1.5% |
| 1951 | 199.72 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 199.85 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 200.16 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 200.65 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 201.31 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 202.11 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 203.46 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 205.2 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 206.76 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 208.4 | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 210.01 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 211.79 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 213.79 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 215.56 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 217.43 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 219.27 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 220.3 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 221.3 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 223.09 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 223.83 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 224.24 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 225.31 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 226.01 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 226.1 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 225.25 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 224.29 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 223.78 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 223.58 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 223.67 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 224.15 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 224.53 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 224.37 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 223.89 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 223.24 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 222.85 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 223.03 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 223.43 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 224.35 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 226.13 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 228.13 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 229.84 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 231.65 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 233.23 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 234.05 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 234.75 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 235.45 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 235.81 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 234.73 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 233.77 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 234.11 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 234.51 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 234.89 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 235.01 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 234.96 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 234.83 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 233.84 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 232.69 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 232.15 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 231.65 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 231.35 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 231.43 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 231.59 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 231.95 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 232.91 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 234.92 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 236.87 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 237.85 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 238.61 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 239.16 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 239.36 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 239.55 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 240.67 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 241.99 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 242 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 240.63 | -0.6% |
| 2026 | 239.4 | -0.5% |
| 2027 | 238.82 | -0.2% |
| 2028 | 238.21 | -0.3% |
| 2029 | 237.57 | -0.3% |
| 2030 | 236.93 | -0.3% |
| 2031 | 236.28 | -0.3% |
| 2032 | 235.62 | -0.3% |
| 2033 | 234.98 | -0.3% |
| 2034 | 234.36 | -0.3% |
| 2035 | 233.75 | -0.3% |
| 2036 | 233.1 | -0.3% |
| 2037 | 232.45 | -0.3% |
| 2038 | 231.81 | -0.3% |
| 2039 | 231.17 | -0.3% |
| 2040 | 230.55 | -0.3% |
| 2041 | 229.96 | -0.3% |
| 2042 | 229.4 | -0.2% |
| 2043 | 228.81 | -0.3% |
| 2044 | 228.17 | -0.3% |
| 2045 | 227.52 | -0.3% |
| 2046 | 226.87 | -0.3% |
| 2047 | 226.21 | -0.3% |
| 2048 | 225.51 | -0.3% |
| 2049 | 224.79 | -0.3% |
| 2050 | 224.09 | -0.3% |
| 2051 | 223.38 | -0.3% |
| 2052 | 222.68 | -0.3% |
| 2053 | 221.93 | -0.3% |
| 2054 | 221.12 | -0.4% |
| 2055 | 220.3 | -0.4% |
| 2056 | 219.49 | -0.4% |
| 2057 | 218.69 | -0.4% |
| 2058 | 217.89 | -0.4% |
| 2059 | 217.12 | -0.4% |
| 2060 | 216.39 | -0.3% |
| 2061 | 215.69 | -0.3% |
| 2062 | 215.03 | -0.3% |
| 2063 | 214.4 | -0.3% |
| 2064 | 213.81 | -0.3% |
| 2065 | 213.24 | -0.3% |
| 2066 | 212.68 | -0.3% |
| 2067 | 212.13 | -0.3% |
| 2068 | 211.63 | -0.2% |
| 2069 | 211.15 | -0.2% |
| 2070 | 210.7 | -0.2% |
| 2071 | 210.25 | -0.2% |
| 2072 | 209.8 | -0.2% |
| 2073 | 209.35 | -0.2% |
| 2074 | 208.89 | -0.2% |
| 2075 | 208.47 | -0.2% |
| 2076 | 208.05 | -0.2% |
| 2077 | 207.6 | -0.2% |
| 2078 | 207.17 | -0.2% |
| 2079 | 206.77 | -0.2% |
| 2080 | 206.4 | -0.2% |
| 2081 | 206.05 | -0.2% |
| 2082 | 205.73 | -0.2% |
| 2083 | 205.43 | -0.1% |
| 2084 | 205.14 | -0.1% |
| 2085 | 204.86 | -0.1% |
| 2086 | 204.58 | -0.1% |
| 2087 | 204.32 | -0.1% |
| 2088 | 204.12 | -0.1% |
| 2089 | 203.95 | -0.1% |
| 2090 | 203.78 | -0.1% |
| 2091 | 203.63 | -0.1% |
| 2092 | 203.52 | -0.1% |
| 2093 | 203.46 | -0.0% |
| 2094 | 203.4 | -0.0% |
| 2095 | 203.34 | -0.0% |
| 2096 | 203.27 | -0.0% |
| 2097 | 203.16 | -0.1% |
| 2098 | 203.08 | -0.0% |
| 2099 | 203.01 | -0.0% |
| 2100 | 202.93 | -0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 202.93 is above the median for high income countries, which is 106.6, 1.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Germany's 202.93 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72, 3.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1200 | +50.0% | 11.45 | 17.17 |
| 1300 | +50.0% | 17.17 | 25.76 |
| 1500 | +38.5% | 18.6 | 25.76 |
| 1600 | +33.3% | 25.76 | 34.35 |
| 1400 | -27.8% | 25.76 | 18.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 10.02 | 10.02 | 10.02 | 1 |
| 1100s | 11.45 | 11.45 | 11.45 | 1 |
| 1200s | 17.17 | 17.17 | 17.17 | 1 |
| 1300s | 25.76 | 25.76 | 25.76 | 1 |
| 1400s | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 1 |
| 1500s | 25.76 | 25.76 | 25.76 | 1 |
| 1600s | 34.35 | 34.35 | 34.35 | 1 |
| 1700s | 37.21 | 37.21 | 37.21 | 1 |
| 1710s | 40.01 | 40.01 | 40.01 | 1 |
| 1720s | 42.81 | 42.81 | 42.81 | 1 |
| 1730s | 45.61 | 45.61 | 45.61 | 1 |
| 1740s | 48.42 | 48.42 | 48.42 | 1 |
| 1750s | 51.22 | 51.22 | 51.22 | 1 |
| 1760s | 54.07 | 54.07 | 54.07 | 1 |
| 1770s | 56.92 | 56.92 | 56.92 | 1 |
| 1780s | 59.77 | 59.77 | 59.77 | 1 |
| 1790s | 62.61 | 62.61 | 62.61 | 1 |
| 1800s | 55.48 | 51.52 | 59.62 | 10 |
| 1810s | 65.27 | 60.62 | 70.09 | 10 |
| 1820s | 75.22 | 71.11 | 79.31 | 10 |
| 1830s | 84.16 | 80.21 | 88.13 | 10 |
| 1840s | 92.4 | 88.97 | 95.79 | 10 |
| 1850s | 99.74 | 96.5 | 103 | 10 |
| 1860s | 108.01 | 103.81 | 112.43 | 10 |
| 1870s | 119.13 | 113.53 | 124.96 | 10 |
| 1880s | 131.92 | 126.25 | 137.75 | 10 |
| 1890s | 148.03 | 139.31 | 157.37 | 10 |
| 1900s | 170.77 | 159.64 | 181.91 | 10 |
| 1910s | 182.78 | 180.96 | 184.28 | 10 |
| 1920s | 185.68 | 181.1 | 191.16 | 10 |
| 1930s | 198.63 | 192.47 | 204.64 | 10 |
| 1940s | 204.39 | 202.89 | 205.65 | 10 |
| 1950s | 201.91 | 199.72 | 206.76 | 10 |
| 1960s | 216.09 | 208.4 | 223.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 224.61 | 223.58 | 226.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 224 | 222.85 | 226.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 233.14 | 228.13 | 235.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 233.86 | 231.65 | 235.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 234.66 | 231.35 | 239.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 239.82 | 237.57 | 242 | 10 |
| 2030s | 234.05 | 231.17 | 236.93 | 10 |
| 2040s | 227.78 | 224.79 | 230.55 | 10 |
| 2050s | 220.67 | 217.12 | 224.09 | 10 |
| 2060s | 213.62 | 211.15 | 216.39 | 10 |
| 2070s | 208.71 | 206.77 | 210.7 | 10 |
| 2080s | 205.06 | 203.95 | 206.4 | 10 |
| 2090s | 203.37 | 203.01 | 203.78 | 10 |
| 2100s | 202.93 | 202.93 | 202.93 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Germany?
- Population density in Germany was 202.93 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 242 in 2024.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.02 in 1000.
- How does Germany rank for population density?
- Germany ranks 75th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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