Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex in Germany including former GDR
Germany including former GDR: Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex was 83.58 million Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
83.58 million Number
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
8th
of 9 regions
All-time high
83.58 million Number
in 2025
All-time low
72.54 million Number
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex in Germany including former GDR, 1960–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Germany including former GDR recorded 83.58 million Number for population on 1 january by broad age group and sex in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population on 1 january by broad age group and sex in Germany including former GDR peaked at 83.58 million Number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.54 million Number, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex in Germany including former GDR, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.54 million Number | — |
| 1961 | 73.09 million Number | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 73.67 million Number | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 74.38 million Number | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 75.05 million Number | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 75.59 million Number | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 76.34 million Number | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 76.86 million Number | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 77.04 million Number | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 77.55 million Number | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 78.27 million Number | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 78.07 million Number | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 78.56 million Number | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 78.82 million Number | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 79.05 million Number | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 78.88 million Number | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 78.46 million Number | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 78.21 million Number | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 78.11 million Number | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 78.07 million Number | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 78.18 million Number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 78.40 million Number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 78.42 million Number | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 78.25 million Number | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 78.01 million Number | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 77.71 million Number | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 77.66 million Number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 77.78 million Number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 77.90 million Number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 78.39 million Number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 79.11 million Number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 79.75 million Number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 80.27 million Number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 80.97 million Number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 81.34 million Number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 81.54 million Number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 81.82 million Number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 82.01 million Number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 82.06 million Number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 82.04 million Number | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 82.16 million Number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 82.26 million Number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 82.44 million Number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.54 million Number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 82.53 million Number | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 82.50 million Number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 82.44 million Number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 82.31 million Number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 82.22 million Number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 82.00 million Number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 81.80 million Number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.22 million Number | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 80.33 million Number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.52 million Number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 80.77 million Number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 81.20 million Number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 82.18 million Number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 82.52 million Number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 82.79 million Number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 83.02 million Number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 83.17 million Number | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 83.16 million Number | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.24 million Number | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 83.12 million Number | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 83.46 million Number | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 83.58 million Number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.21 million Number | 72.54 million Number | 77.55 million Number | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.45 million Number | 78.07 million Number | 79.05 million Number | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.07 million Number | 77.66 million Number | 78.42 million Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.09 million Number | 79.11 million Number | 82.06 million Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.34 million Number | 82.00 million Number | 82.54 million Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.53 million Number | 80.22 million Number | 83.02 million Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.29 million Number | 83.12 million Number | 83.58 million Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany including former GDR
- 5 France 68.88 million Number compare
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 67.03 million Number compare
- 6 United Kingdom 67.03 million Number compare
- 8 Metropolitan France 63.70 million Number compare
- 9 Italy 58.94 million Number compare
- 10 Spain 49.13 million Number compare
- 11 Ukraine 41.00 million Number compare
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)
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national 83.52 million (2025)
- Live births (total) by month 677,117 Number (2024)
- 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 on 1 january by broad age group and sex in Germany including former GDR?
- Population on 1 january by broad age group and sex in Germany including former GDR was 83.58 million Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population on 1 january by broad age group and sex recorded in Germany including former GDR?
- The highest recorded value was 83.58 million Number in 2025.
- What is the lowest population on 1 january by broad age group and sex recorded in Germany including former GDR?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.54 million Number in 1960.
- How does Germany including former GDR rank for population on 1 january by broad age group and sex?
- Germany including former GDR ranks 8th out of 9 regions with data for 2025.
- Is population on 1 january by broad age group and sex rising or falling in Germany including former GDR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 on 1 January by broad age group and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).