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Population in Germany

Germany: Population was 84.55 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
84.55 million people
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
19th
of 238 countries
All-time high
84.55 million people
in 2023
All-time low
3.50 million people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Germany, 1000–2023

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100015112023

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

Analysis

Germany recorded 84.55 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Germany peaked at 84.55 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.50 million people, in 1000.

Germany ranks 19th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 241 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 3.50 million people 3.50 million people 3.50 million people 1
1100s 4.00 million people 4.00 million people 4.00 million people 1
1200s 6.00 million people 6.00 million people 6.00 million people 1
1300s 9.00 million people 9.00 million people 9.00 million people 1
1400s 6.50 million people 6.50 million people 6.50 million people 1
1500s 9.00 million people 9.00 million people 9.00 million people 1
1600s 12.00 million people 12.00 million people 12.00 million people 1
1700s 13.00 million people 13.00 million people 13.00 million people 1
1710s 13.98 million people 13.98 million people 13.98 million people 1
1720s 14.96 million people 14.96 million people 14.96 million people 1
1730s 15.94 million people 15.94 million people 15.94 million people 1
1740s 16.92 million people 16.92 million people 16.92 million people 1
1750s 17.90 million people 17.90 million people 17.90 million people 1
1760s 18.89 million people 18.89 million people 18.89 million people 1
1770s 19.89 million people 19.89 million people 19.89 million people 1
1780s 20.88 million people 20.88 million people 20.88 million people 1
1790s 21.88 million people 21.88 million people 21.88 million people 1
1800s 19.39 million people 18.00 million people 20.83 million people 10
1810s 22.81 million people 21.18 million people 24.49 million people 10
1820s 26.28 million people 24.84 million people 27.71 million people 10
1830s 29.40 million people 28.02 million people 30.79 million people 10
1840s 32.28 million people 31.09 million people 33.47 million people 10
1850s 34.85 million people 33.72 million people 35.99 million people 10
1860s 37.74 million people 36.27 million people 39.28 million people 10
1870s 41.62 million people 39.66 million people 43.66 million people 10
1880s 46.09 million people 44.11 million people 48.13 million people 10
1890s 51.72 million people 48.67 million people 54.98 million people 10
1900s 59.66 million people 55.78 million people 63.56 million people 10
1910s 63.86 million people 63.23 million people 64.39 million people 10
1920s 64.88 million people 63.27 million people 66.79 million people 10
1930s 69.40 million people 67.25 million people 71.50 million people 10
1940s 71.41 million people 70.89 million people 71.85 million people 10
1950s 70.55 million people 69.78 million people 72.24 million people 10
1960s 75.50 million people 72.81 million people 77.94 million people 10
1970s 78.47 million people 78.12 million people 79.00 million people 10
1980s 78.26 million people 77.86 million people 79.01 million people 10
1990s 81.46 million people 79.71 million people 82.39 million people 10
2000s 81.71 million people 80.94 million people 82.11 million people 10
2010s 81.99 million people 80.83 million people 83.56 million people 10
2020s 83.99 million people 83.63 million people 84.55 million people 4

Countries ranked near Germany

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  2. 17 Iran 90.61 million people compare
  3. 18 Turkey 87.27 million people compare
  4. 20 Thailand 71.70 million people compare
  5. 21 United Kingdom 68.68 million people compare
  6. 22 Tanzania 66.62 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Germany?
Population in Germany was 84.55 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 84.55 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 3.50 million people in 1000.
How does Germany rank for population?
Germany ranks 19th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.