Germany vs Lower middle income: Urban population

Germany
68.58 million
in 2025
Lower middle income
1.24 billion
in 2025
Germany rank
13th
Lower middle income rank
12th

Urban population over time

  • Germany
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 1.24 billion against 68.58 million in Germany, a difference of 1.17 billion.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 18.0 times Germany's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 13th and Lower middle income ranks 12th of 215 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 58.81 million 166.29 million 107.48 million Lower middle income
1970s 62.60 million 251.60 million 189.01 million Lower middle income
1980s 62.47 million 379.84 million 317.37 million Lower middle income
1990s 65.03 million 534.60 million 469.56 million Lower middle income
2000s 66.00 million 730.95 million 664.95 million Lower middle income
2010s 65.92 million 970.62 million 904.70 million Lower middle income
2020s 68.16 million 1.17 billion 1.10 billion Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Germany or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 1.24 billion against 68.58 million in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Germany and Lower middle income?
1.17 billion, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Lower middle income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Germany and Lower middle income rank globally for urban population?
Germany ranks 13th and Lower middle income ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.