World population growth in Germany
Germany: World population growth was -0.0% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.0%
Change on year
down 28.9%
World rank
85th
of 239 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 1905
All-time low
-1.0%
in 1998
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Germany, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in Germany stood at -0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.9% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Germany peaked at 1.5% in 1905 and was at its lowest, -1.0%, 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.
World population growth in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1% | — |
| 1800 | 1.0% | +1204.9% |
| 1900 | 1.4% | +36.8% |
| 1905 | 1.5% | +5.0% |
| 1910 | 0.8% | -47.8% |
| 1915 | -0.3% | -135.0% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | -126.9% |
| 1925 | 0.7% | +803.3% |
| 1930 | 0.7% | +2.4% |
| 1935 | 0.7% | +3.4% |
| 1940 | 0.3% | -52.3% |
| 1945 | -0.2% | -162.8% |
| 1950 | -0.2% | -5.4% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -106.0% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +875.0% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | +64.1% |
| 1954 | 0.3% | +52.1% |
| 1955 | 0.4% | +24.0% |
| 1956 | 0.4% | +19.3% |
| 1957 | 0.9% | +109.5% |
| 1958 | 0.8% | -12.3% |
| 1959 | 0.7% | -8.6% |
| 1960 | 0.8% | +16.4% |
| 1961 | 0.7% | -17.2% |
| 1962 | 1.0% | +40.6% |
| 1963 | 0.9% | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.7% | -18.0% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | +33.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7% | -28.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -66.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7% | +184.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | +38.5% |
| 1970 | -0.3% | -127.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | -338.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | -46.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | -12.3% |
| 1974 | -0.2% | -174.4% |
| 1975 | -0.5% | +143.6% |
| 1976 | -0.3% | -38.2% |
| 1977 | -0.1% | -60.7% |
| 1978 | -0.1% | -61.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -368.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +119.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -85.0% |
| 1982 | -0.2% | -515.9% |
| 1983 | -0.2% | +36.6% |
| 1984 | -0.3% | +31.6% |
| 1985 | -0.0% | -94.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -1111.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +251.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +45.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -21.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +38.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -50.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -43.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +37.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -29.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -74.2% |
| 1998 | -1.0% | -1663.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -117.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -30.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +78.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -46.7% |
| 2003 | -0.0% | -107.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0% | +375.0% |
| 2005 | -0.1% | +94.7% |
| 2006 | -0.8% | +939.2% |
| 2007 | -0.2% | -71.5% |
| 2008 | -0.2% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | -0.2% | -21.8% |
| 2010 | -0.1% | -64.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -298.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -92.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +2890.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +75.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +126.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -60.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -34.4% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | -108.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -1286.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +320.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -53.3% |
| 2024 | -0.3% | -197.1% |
| 2025 | -0.8% | +134.2% |
| 2026 | -0.2% | -70.8% |
| 2027 | -0.3% | +8.2% |
| 2028 | -0.3% | +4.4% |
| 2029 | -0.3% | +5.3% |
| 2030 | -0.3% | -3.6% |
| 2031 | -0.3% | +7.9% |
| 2032 | -0.3% | -6.6% |
| 2033 | -0.3% | +3.4% |
| 2034 | -0.3% | -9.0% |
| 2035 | -0.3% | +6.3% |
| 2036 | -0.3% | +7.5% |
| 2037 | -0.3% | -6.6% |
| 2038 | -0.3% | +4.1% |
| 2039 | -0.3% | -2.1% |
| 2040 | -0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2041 | -0.2% | -8.6% |
| 2042 | -0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2043 | -0.3% | +11.0% |
| 2044 | -0.3% | +5.1% |
| 2045 | -0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2046 | -0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2047 | -0.3% | +3.5% |
| 2048 | -0.3% | +8.4% |
| 2049 | -0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2050 | -0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2051 | -0.3% | +1.3% |
| 2052 | -0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2053 | -0.4% | +11.3% |
| 2054 | -0.4% | +5.1% |
| 2055 | -0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2056 | -0.4% | -3.7% |
| 2057 | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2058 | -0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2059 | -0.3% | -6.8% |
| 2060 | -0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2061 | -0.3% | -9.5% |
| 2062 | -0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2063 | -0.3% | -7.5% |
| 2064 | -0.3% | -4.2% |
| 2065 | -0.3% | -4.0% |
| 2066 | -0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2067 | -0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2068 | -0.2% | -10.3% |
| 2069 | -0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2070 | -0.2% | -10.2% |
| 2071 | -0.2% | +10.4% |
| 2072 | -0.2% | -6.7% |
| 2073 | -0.2% | +6.3% |
| 2074 | -0.2% | -2.3% |
| 2075 | -0.2% | -13.4% |
| 2076 | -0.2% | +16.6% |
| 2077 | -0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2078 | -0.2% | -10.1% |
| 2079 | -0.2% | -4.1% |
| 2080 | -0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2081 | -0.2% | -9.6% |
| 2082 | -0.1% | -9.4% |
| 2083 | -0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2084 | -0.1% | -10.0% |
| 2085 | -0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2086 | -0.1% | +2.2% |
| 2087 | -0.1% | -15.2% |
| 2088 | -0.1% | -29.1% |
| 2089 | -0.1% | -7.2% |
| 2090 | -0.1% | +14.3% |
| 2091 | -0.1% | -25.0% |
| 2092 | -0.0% | -45.5% |
| 2093 | -0.0% | -16.7% |
| 2094 | -0.0% | -10.0% |
| 2095 | -0.0% | +7.4% |
| 2096 | -0.0% | +51.7% |
| 2097 | -0.1% | +36.4% |
| 2098 | -0.0% | -60.0% |
| 2099 | -0.0% | +58.3% |
| 2100 | -0.0% | +28.9% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's -0.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%, 14% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Germany's -0.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.4%, 14% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth 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% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 1998 | -1663.5% | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | +1286.7% | -0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1800 | +1204.9% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| 1986 | +1111.8% | -0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2006 | -939.2% | -0.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.3% | -0.3% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | -0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.4% | -0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.0% | -0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | -1.0% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.8% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -0.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.8% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.0% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Germany?
- World population growth in Germany was -0.0% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1905.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.0% in 1998.
- How does Germany rank for world population growth?
- Germany ranks 85th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.