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Germany

Population

83,581,069

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026View source
Population rank
19th
Share of world
1.01%
Annual change
−430,8170.51%

Population of Germany

40M50M60M70M80M90M100M110M95% prediction intervalPeak202683.6M2050 projection78.3M↓ 6% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 83,581,069. 2050 projection: 78,294,613.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Germany. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202683,644,2580.51%19
202584,075,0750.56%19
202083,628,7080.08%19
201983,559,1860.23%19
201883,368,5050.32%19
201783,104,0070.42%18
201582,077,5500.86%17
201080,830,9240.13%16
200582,046,7310.06%13
200081,797,2580.15%12

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Berlin is home to 3,775,697 people, 4.51% of Germany's population.

City population3M2M600K
Berlin 3.8MHamburg 1.9MMunich 1.5MCologne 1.0MFrankfurt am Main 769.0KLeipzig 625.1KStuttgart 614.9KDortmund 608.7KBremen 597.7K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Berlin3.8M4.51%
2Hamburg1.9M2.29%
3Munich1.5M1.83%
4Cologne1.0M1.23%
5Frankfurt am Main769.0K0.92%
6Dusseldorf626.2K0.75%
7Leipzig625.1K0.75%
8Stuttgart614.9K0.74%
9Dortmund608.7K0.73%
10Bremen597.7K0.71%

Germany by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026

Population
Germany is home to an estimated 83,581,069 people, the 19th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Germany has a net population change of approximately -531 people per day, driven by 1,889 births, 2,854 deaths, and net immigration of 434 people.
Share of world
Germany makes up 1.01% of the world's population and 11.25% of Europe's.
Density
239.4 people per km² of land (620.0 per mi²), ranking 68th among countries and territories.
Urban living
82.14% of people live in urban areas.

Germany Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 3,531100+ years, female: 16,72795–99 years, male: 49,49695–99 years, female: 138,66390–94 years, male: 282,83290–94 years, female: 561,50185–89 years, male: 913,74085–89 years, female: 1,438,95280–84 years, male: 1,178,30580–84 years, female: 1,585,90475–79 years, male: 1,669,01675–79 years, female: 2,036,29070–74 years, male: 2,167,32270–74 years, female: 2,495,42265–69 years, male: 2,778,79465–69 years, female: 2,960,47760–64 years, male: 3,353,75560–64 years, female: 3,411,64155–59 years, male: 3,199,06555–59 years, female: 3,201,08450–54 years, male: 2,513,06350–54 years, female: 2,513,14645–49 years, male: 2,590,77745–49 years, female: 2,574,34440–44 years, male: 2,733,29240–44 years, female: 2,646,65135–39 years, male: 2,892,80435–39 years, female: 2,721,52630–34 years, male: 2,542,40830–34 years, female: 2,350,02325–29 years, male: 2,389,61825–29 years, female: 2,176,61120–24 years, male: 2,106,37920–24 years, female: 1,981,67815–19 years, male: 1,992,95815–19 years, female: 1,884,32010–14 years, male: 2,015,11710–14 years, female: 1,908,8725–9 years, male: 2,078,9405–9 years, female: 1,974,0750–4 years, male: 1,855,8070–4 years, female: 1,759,336100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–41M1M2M2M3M3M

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Median age

46.7 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

81.9 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.38%

Female

50.62%

Life expectancy 79.6Life expectancy 84.1

Ethnicity

85.4%

German

  • German85.4%
  • Other/stateless/Unspecified8.3%
  • Turkish1.8%
  • Ukrainian1.4%
  • Syrian1.1%
  • Romanian1%
  • Poland1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2022 est.

data represent population by nationality

Religion

39.3%

None, the largest reported group

  • None39.3%
  • Roman Catholic26.7%
  • Protestant24.3%
  • Muslim5.2%
  • Orthodox2%
  • Other1.4%
  • Other Christian1.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2021 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Germany United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Muslim Population in Europe
  5. Federal Statistical Office Germany
  6. Federal Statistical Office Germany