Population growth rate in Germany
Germany: Population growth rate was -0.049 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.049
Change on year
down 28.9%
World rank
85th
of 239 countries
All-time high
1.5
in 1905
All-time low
-0.985
in 1998
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Germany, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Germany stood at -0.049.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.9% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Germany peaked at 1.5 in 1905 and was at its lowest, -0.985, in 1998.
That places Germany 85th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.08 | — |
| 1800 | 1.04 | +1204.9% |
| 1900 | 1.43 | +36.8% |
| 1905 | 1.5 | +5.0% |
| 1910 | 0.7821 | -47.8% |
| 1915 | -0.2739 | -135.0% |
| 1920 | 0.0737 | -126.9% |
| 1925 | 0.6654 | +803.3% |
| 1930 | 0.6813 | +2.4% |
| 1935 | 0.7046 | +3.4% |
| 1940 | 0.3363 | -52.3% |
| 1945 | -0.2113 | -162.8% |
| 1950 | -0.2 | -5.4% |
| 1951 | 0.012 | -106.0% |
| 1952 | 0.117 | +875.0% |
| 1953 | 0.192 | +64.1% |
| 1954 | 0.292 | +52.1% |
| 1955 | 0.362 | +24.0% |
| 1956 | 0.432 | +19.3% |
| 1957 | 0.905 | +109.5% |
| 1958 | 0.794 | -12.3% |
| 1959 | 0.726 | -8.6% |
| 1960 | 0.845 | +16.4% |
| 1961 | 0.7 | -17.2% |
| 1962 | 0.984 | +40.6% |
| 1963 | 0.902 | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.74 | -18.0% |
| 1965 | 0.987 | +33.4% |
| 1966 | 0.702 | -28.9% |
| 1967 | 0.236 | -66.4% |
| 1968 | 0.672 | +184.7% |
| 1969 | 0.931 | +38.5% |
| 1970 | -0.26 | -127.9% |
| 1971 | 0.619 | -338.1% |
| 1972 | 0.334 | -46.0% |
| 1973 | 0.293 | -12.3% |
| 1974 | -0.218 | -174.4% |
| 1975 | -0.531 | +143.6% |
| 1976 | -0.328 | -38.2% |
| 1977 | -0.129 | -60.7% |
| 1978 | -0.05 | -61.2% |
| 1979 | 0.134 | -368.0% |
| 1980 | 0.294 | +119.4% |
| 1981 | 0.044 | -85.0% |
| 1982 | -0.183 | -515.9% |
| 1983 | -0.25 | +36.6% |
| 1984 | -0.329 | +31.6% |
| 1985 | -0.017 | -94.8% |
| 1986 | 0.172 | -1111.8% |
| 1987 | 0.183 | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.643 | +251.4% |
| 1989 | 0.934 | +45.3% |
| 1990 | 0.833 | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.656 | -21.2% |
| 1992 | 0.91 | +38.7% |
| 1993 | 0.45 | -50.5% |
| 1994 | 0.253 | -43.8% |
| 1995 | 0.348 | +37.5% |
| 1996 | 0.244 | -29.9% |
| 1997 | 0.063 | -74.2% |
| 1998 | -0.985 | -1663.5% |
| 1999 | 0.172 | -117.5% |
| 2000 | 0.12 | -30.2% |
| 2001 | 0.214 | +78.3% |
| 2002 | 0.114 | -46.7% |
| 2003 | -0.008 | -107.0% |
| 2004 | -0.038 | +375.0% |
| 2005 | -0.074 | +94.7% |
| 2006 | -0.769 | +939.2% |
| 2007 | -0.219 | -71.5% |
| 2008 | -0.243 | +11.0% |
| 2009 | -0.19 | -21.8% |
| 2010 | -0.068 | -64.2% |
| 2011 | 0.135 | -298.5% |
| 2012 | 0.01 | -92.6% |
| 2013 | 0.299 | +2890.0% |
| 2014 | 0.524 | +75.3% |
| 2015 | 1.19 | +126.9% |
| 2016 | 0.47 | -60.5% |
| 2017 | 0.36 | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 0.276 | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.181 | -34.4% |
| 2020 | -0.015 | -108.3% |
| 2021 | 0.178 | -1286.7% |
| 2022 | 0.748 | +320.2% |
| 2023 | 0.349 | -53.3% |
| 2024 | -0.339 | -197.1% |
| 2025 | -0.794 | +134.2% |
| 2026 | -0.232 | -70.8% |
| 2027 | -0.251 | +8.2% |
| 2028 | -0.262 | +4.4% |
| 2029 | -0.276 | +5.3% |
| 2030 | -0.266 | -3.6% |
| 2031 | -0.287 | +7.9% |
| 2032 | -0.268 | -6.6% |
| 2033 | -0.277 | +3.4% |
| 2034 | -0.252 | -9.0% |
| 2035 | -0.268 | +6.3% |
| 2036 | -0.288 | +7.5% |
| 2037 | -0.269 | -6.6% |
| 2038 | -0.28 | +4.1% |
| 2039 | -0.274 | -2.1% |
| 2040 | -0.268 | -2.2% |
| 2041 | -0.245 | -8.6% |
| 2042 | -0.245 | -0.0% |
| 2043 | -0.272 | +11.0% |
| 2044 | -0.286 | +5.1% |
| 2045 | -0.287 | +0.3% |
| 2046 | -0.286 | -0.3% |
| 2047 | -0.296 | +3.5% |
| 2048 | -0.321 | +8.4% |
| 2049 | -0.315 | -1.9% |
| 2050 | -0.313 | -0.6% |
| 2051 | -0.317 | +1.3% |
| 2052 | -0.318 | +0.3% |
| 2053 | -0.354 | +11.3% |
| 2054 | -0.372 | +5.1% |
| 2055 | -0.376 | +1.1% |
| 2056 | -0.362 | -3.7% |
| 2057 | -0.367 | +1.4% |
| 2058 | -0.365 | -0.5% |
| 2059 | -0.34 | -6.8% |
| 2060 | -0.338 | -0.6% |
| 2061 | -0.306 | -9.5% |
| 2062 | -0.307 | +0.3% |
| 2063 | -0.284 | -7.5% |
| 2064 | -0.272 | -4.2% |
| 2065 | -0.261 | -4.0% |
| 2066 | -0.262 | +0.4% |
| 2067 | -0.253 | -3.4% |
| 2068 | -0.227 | -10.3% |
| 2069 | -0.225 | -0.9% |
| 2070 | -0.202 | -10.2% |
| 2071 | -0.223 | +10.4% |
| 2072 | -0.208 | -6.7% |
| 2073 | -0.221 | +6.3% |
| 2074 | -0.216 | -2.3% |
| 2075 | -0.187 | -13.4% |
| 2076 | -0.218 | +16.6% |
| 2077 | -0.218 | -0.0% |
| 2078 | -0.196 | -10.1% |
| 2079 | -0.188 | -4.1% |
| 2080 | -0.177 | -5.9% |
| 2081 | -0.16 | -9.6% |
| 2082 | -0.145 | -9.4% |
| 2083 | -0.15 | +3.4% |
| 2084 | -0.135 | -10.0% |
| 2085 | -0.135 | -0.0% |
| 2086 | -0.138 | +2.2% |
| 2087 | -0.117 | -15.2% |
| 2088 | -0.083 | -29.1% |
| 2089 | -0.077 | -7.2% |
| 2090 | -0.088 | +14.3% |
| 2091 | -0.066 | -25.0% |
| 2092 | -0.036 | -45.5% |
| 2093 | -0.03 | -16.7% |
| 2094 | -0.027 | -10.0% |
| 2095 | -0.029 | +7.4% |
| 2096 | -0.044 | +51.7% |
| 2097 | -0.06 | +36.4% |
| 2098 | -0.024 | -60.0% |
| 2099 | -0.038 | +58.3% |
| 2100 | -0.049 | +28.9% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's -0.049 is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 14% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Germany's -0.049 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 14% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +2890.0% | 0.01 | 0.299 |
| 1998 | -1663.5% | 0.063 | -0.985 |
| 2021 | +1286.7% | -0.015 | 0.178 |
| 1800 | +1204.9% | 0.08 | 1.04 |
| 1986 | +1111.8% | -0.017 | 0.172 |
| 2006 | -939.2% | -0.074 | -0.769 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.46 | 1.43 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.2541 | -0.2739 | 0.7821 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.3696 | 0.0737 | 0.6654 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.6929 | 0.6813 | 0.7046 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.0625 | -0.2113 | 0.3363 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.3632 | -0.2 | 0.905 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7699 | 0.236 | 0.987 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.0136 | -0.531 | 0.619 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1491 | -0.329 | 0.934 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2944 | -0.985 | 0.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1093 | -0.769 | 0.214 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3376 | -0.068 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0894 | -0.794 | 0.748 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.2729 | -0.288 | -0.252 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.2821 | -0.321 | -0.245 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.3484 | -0.376 | -0.313 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.2735 | -0.338 | -0.225 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.2077 | -0.223 | -0.187 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.1317 | -0.177 | -0.077 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.0442 | -0.088 | -0.024 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.049 | -0.049 | -0.049 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Germany?
- Population growth rate in Germany was -0.049 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 1905.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.985 in 1998.
- How does Germany rank for population growth rate?
- Germany ranks 85th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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