Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Germany
Germany: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 9.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Germany, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Germany is 9.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Germany peaked at 9.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1985.
Germany ranks 107th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.5% | — |
| 1961 | 9.5% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 9.5% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 9.4% | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 9.3% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 9.3% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 9.2% | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 9.2% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 9.2% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 9.1% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 9.1% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 9.1% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 9.0% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 9.0% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 9.0% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 9.0% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 9.0% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 9.0% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 8.9% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 8.9% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 8.9% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 8.9% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 8.8% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 8.8% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 8.8% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 8.8% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 9.1% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 9.0% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 9.1% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 9.1% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 8.9% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 9.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 9.1% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 8.9% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 8.8% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 8.8% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.8% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.6% | 9.7% | 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 in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Germany?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Germany was 9.7% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1985.
- How does Germany rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Germany ranks 107th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.