Urban population, annual growth rate in Germany
Germany: Urban population, annual growth rate was 0.1123 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population, annual growth rate in Germany, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, annual growth rate in Germany stood at 0.1123 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 73.2% on the previous year and down 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Germany peaked at 1.63 % change on previous year in 1963 and was at its lowest, -1.79 % change on previous year, in 2011.
That places Germany 176th 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.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Germany, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.4 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 1.55 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 1963 | 1.63 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 1.52 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.9625 % change on previous year | -33.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8273 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 1969 | 1.03 % change on previous year | +24.1% |
| 1970 | 0.411 % change on previous year | -60.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2266 % change on previous year | -44.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5228 % change on previous year | +130.7% |
| 1973 | 0.355 % change on previous year | -32.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0751 % change on previous year | -78.8% |
| 1975 | -0.3393 % change on previous year | -551.7% |
| 1976 | -0.398 % change on previous year | +17.3% |
| 1977 | -0.1989 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 1978 | -0.0623 % change on previous year | -68.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0667 % change on previous year | -207.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2278 % change on previous year | +241.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1705 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 1982 | -0.0788 % change on previous year | -146.2% |
| 1983 | -0.2472 % change on previous year | +213.6% |
| 1984 | -0.332 % change on previous year | +34.3% |
| 1985 | -0.2115 % change on previous year | -36.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0567 % change on previous year | -126.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1636 % change on previous year | +188.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4005 % change on previous year | +144.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7849 % change on previous year | +96.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8739 % change on previous year | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7393 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7712 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6677 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 0.356 % change on previous year | -46.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3035 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2996 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1571 % change on previous year | -47.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0268 % change on previous year | -82.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0778 % change on previous year | +190.3% |
| 2000 | 0.15 % change on previous year | +92.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1844 % change on previous year | +22.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1862 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0754 % change on previous year | -59.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 % change on previous year | -99.6% |
| 2005 | -0.0324 % change on previous year | -10800.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0859 % change on previous year | +165.5% |
| 2007 | -0.104 % change on previous year | +21.1% |
| 2008 | -0.1576 % change on previous year | +51.5% |
| 2009 | -0.2175 % change on previous year | +38.0% |
| 2010 | -0.1144 % change on previous year | -47.4% |
| 2011 | -1.79 % change on previous year | +1468.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2538 % change on previous year | -114.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3727 % change on previous year | +46.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5456 % change on previous year | +46.4% |
| 2015 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +87.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9821 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.56 % change on previous year | -43.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4967 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4272 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2843 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2419 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.167 % change on previous year | -31.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2743 % change on previous year | +64.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4196 % change on previous year | +53.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1123 % change on previous year | -73.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -10800.0% | 0.0003 % change on previous year | -0.0324 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -1468.4% | -0.1144 % change on previous year | -1.79 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | -551.7% | 0.0751 % change on previous year | -0.3393 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.32 % change on previous year | 0.8273 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0659 % change on previous year | -0.398 % change on previous year | 0.5228 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0935 % change on previous year | -0.332 % change on previous year | 0.7849 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4273 % change on previous year | 0.0268 % change on previous year | 0.8739 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0001 % change on previous year | -0.2175 % change on previous year | 0.1862 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2752 % change on previous year | -1.79 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2499 % change on previous year | 0.1123 % change on previous year | 0.4196 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 173 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2274 % change on previous year compare
- 174 Saint Lucia 0.2218 % change on previous year compare
- 175 Bulgaria 0.1749 % change on previous year compare
- 177 Dominica 0.0924 % change on previous year compare
- 178 Kosovo 0.0922 % change on previous year compare
- 178 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0922 % change on previous year compare
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 urban population, annual growth rate in Germany?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Germany was 0.1123 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 % change on previous year in 1963.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.79 % change on previous year in 2011.
- How does Germany rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Germany ranks 176th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.