Population density in Germany

Germany: Population density was 202.93 people per km² in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
202.93 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
75th
of 235 countries
All-time high
242 people per km²
in 2024
All-time low
10.02 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Germany, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

Germany recorded 202.93 people per km² 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 people per km² in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.02 people per km², 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

Annual values for Population density in Germany, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 10.02 people per km²
1100 11.45 people per km² +14.3%
1200 17.17 people per km² +50.0%
1300 25.76 people per km² +50.0%
1400 18.6 people per km² -27.8%
1500 25.76 people per km² +38.5%
1600 34.35 people per km² +33.3%
1700 37.21 people per km² +8.3%
1710 40.01 people per km² +7.5%
1720 42.81 people per km² +7.0%
1730 45.61 people per km² +6.5%
1740 48.42 people per km² +6.1%
1750 51.22 people per km² +5.8%
1760 54.07 people per km² +5.6%
1770 56.92 people per km² +5.3%
1780 59.77 people per km² +5.0%
1790 62.61 people per km² +4.8%
1800 51.52 people per km² -17.7%
1801 52.36 people per km² +1.6%
1802 53.22 people per km² +1.6%
1803 54.09 people per km² +1.6%
1804 54.97 people per km² +1.6%
1805 55.87 people per km² +1.6%
1806 56.79 people per km² +1.6%
1807 57.72 people per km² +1.6%
1808 58.66 people per km² +1.6%
1809 59.62 people per km² +1.6%
1810 60.62 people per km² +1.7%
1811 61.61 people per km² +1.6%
1812 62.62 people per km² +1.6%
1813 63.64 people per km² +1.6%
1814 64.68 people per km² +1.6%
1815 65.74 people per km² +1.6%
1816 66.82 people per km² +1.6%
1817 67.91 people per km² +1.6%
1818 69.02 people per km² +1.6%
1819 70.09 people per km² +1.5%
1820 71.11 people per km² +1.5%
1821 72.08 people per km² +1.4%
1822 73 people per km² +1.3%
1823 73.88 people per km² +1.2%
1824 74.76 people per km² +1.2%
1825 75.65 people per km² +1.2%
1826 76.56 people per km² +1.2%
1827 77.47 people per km² +1.2%
1828 78.4 people per km² +1.2%
1829 79.31 people per km² +1.2%
1830 80.21 people per km² +1.1%
1831 81.1 people per km² +1.1%
1832 81.97 people per km² +1.1%
1833 82.83 people per km² +1.0%
1834 83.69 people per km² +1.0%
1835 84.57 people per km² +1.0%
1836 85.46 people per km² +1.0%
1837 86.35 people per km² +1.0%
1838 87.26 people per km² +1.0%
1839 88.13 people per km² +1.0%
1840 88.97 people per km² +1.0%
1841 89.77 people per km² +0.9%
1842 90.54 people per km² +0.9%
1843 91.28 people per km² +0.8%
1844 92.02 people per km² +0.8%
1845 92.77 people per km² +0.8%
1846 93.52 people per km² +0.8%
1847 94.28 people per km² +0.8%
1848 95.04 people per km² +0.8%
1849 95.79 people per km² +0.8%
1850 96.5 people per km² +0.8%
1851 97.25 people per km² +0.8%
1852 97.97 people per km² +0.7%
1853 98.67 people per km² +0.7%
1854 99.37 people per km² +0.7%
1855 100.08 people per km² +0.7%
1856 100.79 people per km² +0.7%
1857 101.51 people per km² +0.7%
1858 102.23 people per km² +0.7%
1859 103 people per km² +0.8%
1860 103.81 people per km² +0.8%
1861 104.66 people per km² +0.8%
1862 105.56 people per km² +0.9%
1863 106.51 people per km² +0.9%
1864 107.47 people per km² +0.9%
1865 108.44 people per km² +0.9%
1866 109.41 people per km² +0.9%
1867 110.39 people per km² +0.9%
1868 111.39 people per km² +0.9%
1869 112.43 people per km² +0.9%
1870 113.53 people per km² +1.0%
1871 114.67 people per km² +1.0%
1872 115.88 people per km² +1.1%
1873 117.14 people per km² +1.1%
1874 118.41 people per km² +1.1%
1875 119.7 people per km² +1.1%
1876 121 people per km² +1.1%
1877 122.32 people per km² +1.1%
1878 123.65 people per km² +1.1%
1879 124.96 people per km² +1.1%
1880 126.25 people per km² +1.0%
1881 127.52 people per km² +1.0%
1882 128.77 people per km² +1.0%
1883 130 people per km² +1.0%
1884 131.25 people per km² +1.0%
1885 132.5 people per km² +1.0%
1886 133.76 people per km² +1.0%
1887 135.04 people per km² +1.0%
1888 136.33 people per km² +1.0%
1889 137.75 people per km² +1.0%
1890 139.31 people per km² +1.1%
1891 141.01 people per km² +1.2%
1892 142.85 people per km² +1.3%
1893 144.83 people per km² +1.4%
1894 146.85 people per km² +1.4%
1895 148.89 people per km² +1.4%
1896 150.95 people per km² +1.4%
1897 153.05 people per km² +1.4%
1898 155.18 people per km² +1.4%
1899 157.37 people per km² +1.4%
1900 159.64 people per km² +1.4%
1901 161.97 people per km² +1.5%
1902 164.38 people per km² +1.5%
1903 166.86 people per km² +1.5%
1904 169.38 people per km² +1.5%
1905 171.94 people per km² +1.5%
1906 174.54 people per km² +1.5%
1907 177.18 people per km² +1.5%
1908 179.85 people per km² +1.5%
1909 181.91 people per km² +1.1%
1910 183.34 people per km² +0.8%
1911 184.13 people per km² +0.4%
1912 184.28 people per km² +0.1%
1913 183.78 people per km² -0.3%
1914 183.27 people per km² -0.3%
1915 182.77 people per km² -0.3%
1916 182.27 people per km² -0.3%
1917 181.77 people per km² -0.3%
1918 181.19 people per km² -0.3%
1919 180.96 people per km² -0.1%
1920 181.1 people per km² +0.1%
1921 181.59 people per km² +0.3%
1922 182.45 people per km² +0.5%
1923 183.66 people per km² +0.7%
1924 184.89 people per km² +0.7%
1925 186.12 people per km² +0.7%
1926 187.37 people per km² +0.7%
1927 188.62 people per km² +0.7%
1928 189.88 people per km² +0.7%
1929 191.16 people per km² +0.7%
1930 192.47 people per km² +0.7%
1931 193.8 people per km² +0.7%
1932 195.15 people per km² +0.7%
1933 196.53 people per km² +0.7%
1934 197.92 people per km² +0.7%
1935 199.32 people per km² +0.7%
1936 200.73 people per km² +0.7%
1937 202.15 people per km² +0.7%
1938 203.58 people per km² +0.7%
1939 204.64 people per km² +0.5%
1940 205.33 people per km² +0.3%
1941 205.65 people per km² +0.2%
1942 205.59 people per km² -0.0%
1943 205.16 people per km² -0.2%
1944 204.72 people per km² -0.2%
1945 204.29 people per km² -0.2%
1946 203.86 people per km² -0.2%
1947 203.43 people per km² -0.2%
1948 203 people per km² -0.2%
1949 202.89 people per km² -0.1%
1950 199.91 people per km² -1.5%
1951 199.72 people per km² -0.1%
1952 199.85 people per km² +0.1%
1953 200.16 people per km² +0.2%
1954 200.65 people per km² +0.2%
1955 201.31 people per km² +0.3%
1956 202.11 people per km² +0.4%
1957 203.46 people per km² +0.7%
1958 205.2 people per km² +0.9%
1959 206.76 people per km² +0.8%
1960 208.4 people per km² +0.8%
1961 210.01 people per km² +0.8%
1962 211.79 people per km² +0.8%
1963 213.79 people per km² +0.9%
1964 215.56 people per km² +0.8%
1965 217.43 people per km² +0.9%
1966 219.27 people per km² +0.8%
1967 220.3 people per km² +0.5%
1968 221.3 people per km² +0.5%
1969 223.09 people per km² +0.8%
1970 223.83 people per km² +0.3%
1971 224.24 people per km² +0.2%
1972 225.31 people per km² +0.5%
1973 226.01 people per km² +0.3%
1974 226.1 people per km² +0.0%
1975 225.25 people per km² -0.4%
1976 224.29 people per km² -0.4%
1977 223.78 people per km² -0.2%
1978 223.58 people per km² -0.1%
1979 223.67 people per km² +0.0%
1980 224.15 people per km² +0.2%
1981 224.53 people per km² +0.2%
1982 224.37 people per km² -0.1%
1983 223.89 people per km² -0.2%
1984 223.24 people per km² -0.3%
1985 222.85 people per km² -0.2%
1986 223.03 people per km² +0.1%
1987 223.43 people per km² +0.2%
1988 224.35 people per km² +0.4%
1989 226.13 people per km² +0.8%
1990 228.13 people per km² +0.9%
1991 229.84 people per km² +0.7%
1992 231.65 people per km² +0.8%
1993 233.23 people per km² +0.7%
1994 234.05 people per km² +0.4%
1995 234.75 people per km² +0.3%
1996 235.45 people per km² +0.3%
1997 235.81 people per km² +0.2%
1998 234.73 people per km² -0.5%
1999 233.77 people per km² -0.4%
2000 234.11 people per km² +0.1%
2001 234.51 people per km² +0.2%
2002 234.89 people per km² +0.2%
2003 235.01 people per km² +0.1%
2004 234.96 people per km² -0.0%
2005 234.83 people per km² -0.1%
2006 233.84 people per km² -0.4%
2007 232.69 people per km² -0.5%
2008 232.15 people per km² -0.2%
2009 231.65 people per km² -0.2%
2010 231.35 people per km² -0.1%
2011 231.43 people per km² +0.0%
2012 231.59 people per km² +0.1%
2013 231.95 people per km² +0.2%
2014 232.91 people per km² +0.4%
2015 234.92 people per km² +0.9%
2016 236.87 people per km² +0.8%
2017 237.85 people per km² +0.4%
2018 238.61 people per km² +0.3%
2019 239.16 people per km² +0.2%
2020 239.36 people per km² +0.1%
2021 239.55 people per km² +0.1%
2022 240.67 people per km² +0.5%
2023 241.99 people per km² +0.5%
2024 242 people per km² +0.0%
2025 240.63 people per km² -0.6%
2026 239.4 people per km² -0.5%
2027 238.82 people per km² -0.2%
2028 238.21 people per km² -0.3%
2029 237.57 people per km² -0.3%
2030 236.93 people per km² -0.3%
2031 236.28 people per km² -0.3%
2032 235.62 people per km² -0.3%
2033 234.98 people per km² -0.3%
2034 234.36 people per km² -0.3%
2035 233.75 people per km² -0.3%
2036 233.1 people per km² -0.3%
2037 232.45 people per km² -0.3%
2038 231.81 people per km² -0.3%
2039 231.17 people per km² -0.3%
2040 230.55 people per km² -0.3%
2041 229.96 people per km² -0.3%
2042 229.4 people per km² -0.2%
2043 228.81 people per km² -0.3%
2044 228.17 people per km² -0.3%
2045 227.52 people per km² -0.3%
2046 226.87 people per km² -0.3%
2047 226.21 people per km² -0.3%
2048 225.51 people per km² -0.3%
2049 224.79 people per km² -0.3%
2050 224.09 people per km² -0.3%
2051 223.38 people per km² -0.3%
2052 222.68 people per km² -0.3%
2053 221.93 people per km² -0.3%
2054 221.12 people per km² -0.4%
2055 220.3 people per km² -0.4%
2056 219.49 people per km² -0.4%
2057 218.69 people per km² -0.4%
2058 217.89 people per km² -0.4%
2059 217.12 people per km² -0.4%
2060 216.39 people per km² -0.3%
2061 215.69 people per km² -0.3%
2062 215.03 people per km² -0.3%
2063 214.4 people per km² -0.3%
2064 213.81 people per km² -0.3%
2065 213.24 people per km² -0.3%
2066 212.68 people per km² -0.3%
2067 212.13 people per km² -0.3%
2068 211.63 people per km² -0.2%
2069 211.15 people per km² -0.2%
2070 210.7 people per km² -0.2%
2071 210.25 people per km² -0.2%
2072 209.8 people per km² -0.2%
2073 209.35 people per km² -0.2%
2074 208.89 people per km² -0.2%
2075 208.47 people per km² -0.2%
2076 208.05 people per km² -0.2%
2077 207.6 people per km² -0.2%
2078 207.17 people per km² -0.2%
2079 206.77 people per km² -0.2%
2080 206.4 people per km² -0.2%
2081 206.05 people per km² -0.2%
2082 205.73 people per km² -0.2%
2083 205.43 people per km² -0.1%
2084 205.14 people per km² -0.1%
2085 204.86 people per km² -0.1%
2086 204.58 people per km² -0.1%
2087 204.32 people per km² -0.1%
2088 204.12 people per km² -0.1%
2089 203.95 people per km² -0.1%
2090 203.78 people per km² -0.1%
2091 203.63 people per km² -0.1%
2092 203.52 people per km² -0.1%
2093 203.46 people per km² -0.0%
2094 203.4 people per km² -0.0%
2095 203.34 people per km² -0.0%
2096 203.27 people per km² -0.0%
2097 203.16 people per km² -0.1%
2098 203.08 people per km² -0.0%
2099 203.01 people per km² -0.0%
2100 202.93 people per km² -0.0%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 202.93 people per km² is above the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 1.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 202.93 people per km² is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72 people per km², 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.

YearChange FromTo
1200 +50.0% 11.45 people per km² 17.17 people per km²
1300 +50.0% 17.17 people per km² 25.76 people per km²
1500 +38.5% 18.6 people per km² 25.76 people per km²
1600 +33.3% 25.76 people per km² 34.35 people per km²
1400 -27.8% 25.76 people per km² 18.6 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 10.02 people per km² 10.02 people per km² 10.02 people per km² 1
1100s 11.45 people per km² 11.45 people per km² 11.45 people per km² 1
1200s 17.17 people per km² 17.17 people per km² 17.17 people per km² 1
1300s 25.76 people per km² 25.76 people per km² 25.76 people per km² 1
1400s 18.6 people per km² 18.6 people per km² 18.6 people per km² 1
1500s 25.76 people per km² 25.76 people per km² 25.76 people per km² 1
1600s 34.35 people per km² 34.35 people per km² 34.35 people per km² 1
1700s 37.21 people per km² 37.21 people per km² 37.21 people per km² 1
1710s 40.01 people per km² 40.01 people per km² 40.01 people per km² 1
1720s 42.81 people per km² 42.81 people per km² 42.81 people per km² 1
1730s 45.61 people per km² 45.61 people per km² 45.61 people per km² 1
1740s 48.42 people per km² 48.42 people per km² 48.42 people per km² 1
1750s 51.22 people per km² 51.22 people per km² 51.22 people per km² 1
1760s 54.07 people per km² 54.07 people per km² 54.07 people per km² 1
1770s 56.92 people per km² 56.92 people per km² 56.92 people per km² 1
1780s 59.77 people per km² 59.77 people per km² 59.77 people per km² 1
1790s 62.61 people per km² 62.61 people per km² 62.61 people per km² 1
1800s 55.48 people per km² 51.52 people per km² 59.62 people per km² 10
1810s 65.27 people per km² 60.62 people per km² 70.09 people per km² 10
1820s 75.22 people per km² 71.11 people per km² 79.31 people per km² 10
1830s 84.16 people per km² 80.21 people per km² 88.13 people per km² 10
1840s 92.4 people per km² 88.97 people per km² 95.79 people per km² 10
1850s 99.74 people per km² 96.5 people per km² 103 people per km² 10
1860s 108.01 people per km² 103.81 people per km² 112.43 people per km² 10
1870s 119.13 people per km² 113.53 people per km² 124.96 people per km² 10
1880s 131.92 people per km² 126.25 people per km² 137.75 people per km² 10
1890s 148.03 people per km² 139.31 people per km² 157.37 people per km² 10
1900s 170.77 people per km² 159.64 people per km² 181.91 people per km² 10
1910s 182.78 people per km² 180.96 people per km² 184.28 people per km² 10
1920s 185.68 people per km² 181.1 people per km² 191.16 people per km² 10
1930s 198.63 people per km² 192.47 people per km² 204.64 people per km² 10
1940s 204.39 people per km² 202.89 people per km² 205.65 people per km² 10
1950s 201.91 people per km² 199.72 people per km² 206.76 people per km² 10
1960s 216.09 people per km² 208.4 people per km² 223.09 people per km² 10
1970s 224.61 people per km² 223.58 people per km² 226.1 people per km² 10
1980s 224 people per km² 222.85 people per km² 226.13 people per km² 10
1990s 233.14 people per km² 228.13 people per km² 235.81 people per km² 10
2000s 233.86 people per km² 231.65 people per km² 235.01 people per km² 10
2010s 234.66 people per km² 231.35 people per km² 239.16 people per km² 10
2020s 239.82 people per km² 237.57 people per km² 242 people per km² 10
2030s 234.05 people per km² 231.17 people per km² 236.93 people per km² 10
2040s 227.78 people per km² 224.79 people per km² 230.55 people per km² 10
2050s 220.67 people per km² 217.12 people per km² 224.09 people per km² 10
2060s 213.62 people per km² 211.15 people per km² 216.39 people per km² 10
2070s 208.71 people per km² 206.77 people per km² 210.7 people per km² 10
2080s 205.06 people per km² 203.95 people per km² 206.4 people per km² 10
2090s 203.37 people per km² 203.01 people per km² 203.78 people per km² 10
2100s 202.93 people per km² 202.93 people per km² 202.93 people per km² 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Germany?
Population density in Germany was 202.93 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 242 people per km² in 2024.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 10.02 people per km² 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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