Population growth in Germany
Germany: Population growth was -0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Germany, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, population growth in Germany stood at -0.0%.
The figure is down 111.0% on the previous year and down 103.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Germany peaked at 0.9% in 1963 and was at its lowest, -1.9%, in 2011.
That places Germany 170th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Germany, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8% | — |
| 1962 | 0.9% | +14.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9% | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8% | -13.0% |
| 1965 | 0.9% | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | -45.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | +78.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | -58.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -44.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | +160.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | -34.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -87.6% |
| 1975 | -0.4% | -1056.8% |
| 1976 | -0.4% | +15.0% |
| 1977 | -0.2% | -47.2% |
| 1978 | -0.1% | -61.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -150.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +369.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -26.6% |
| 1982 | -0.1% | -162.4% |
| 1983 | -0.3% | +175.6% |
| 1984 | -0.3% | +31.9% |
| 1985 | -0.2% | -35.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -120.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +235.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | +154.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +97.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -15.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -47.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -49.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -89.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +326.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +109.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +24.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -67.1% |
| 2004 | -0.0% | -139.2% |
| 2005 | -0.1% | +161.5% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | +98.7% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | +18.5% |
| 2008 | -0.2% | +42.2% |
| 2009 | -0.3% | +33.3% |
| 2010 | -0.2% | -39.5% |
| 2011 | -1.9% | +1110.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -110.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +45.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +52.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +107.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -53.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -63.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -48.2% |
| 2022 | -0.0% | -151.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -699.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +109.1% |
| 2025 | -0.0% | -111.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's -0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%. (85 countries reporting)
- Germany's -0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -1110.0% | -0.2% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | -1056.8% | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | +699.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | -0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.3% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -1.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More climate change data for Germany
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 43,971 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,073 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,898 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,246 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,227 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 122.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 46.14 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Germany?
- Population growth in Germany was -0.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1963.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.9% in 2011.
- How does Germany rank for population growth?
- Germany ranks 170th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 103.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.