Germany vs Uruguay: Population growth
Germany
-0.0%
in 2025
Uruguay
-0.1%
in 2025
Germany rank
169th
Uruguay rank
172nd
Population growth over time
- Germany
- Uruguay
How they compare
Germany currently reports -0.0% against -0.1% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Germany ranks 169th and Uruguay ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | -0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Germany or Uruguay?
- Germany, at -0.0% against -0.1% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Germany and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Uruguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Uruguay rank globally for population growth?
- Germany ranks 169th and Uruguay ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.