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Germany Population 2022

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  • The current population of Germany is estimated at 84,330,616 people as of October, 2022, according to the latest population growth rate and projections.
  • Population of Germany represent 1.07% of the total world population.
  • The population density of Germany is 232 inhabitants per km2.
  • Germany is located in Europe.
  • Germany ranks number 19 in the list of countries ordered by population.
  • The latitudinal point of Germany is 51.1657° N. The longitudinal coordinate of the country is 10.4515° E.
  • The median age in Germany is 45.7 years.
  • Minimum Wages in Germany increased to 9.82 EUR/Hour in 2022 from 9.60 EUR/Hour in 2021.
  • The countries that Germany shares its land boundary with are Austria, Netherlands, Czech Republic, France, Luxembourg, Denmark, Poland, Switzerland and Belgium.

Germany

Official name Federal Republic of Germany
Location Europe
Capital Berlin
Population 84,271,788 (as of July 2022)
Population density 232/km2
Population growth rate 0.29% (in 2022)
Area 357,022 km2 (137,846.91 sq mi)
Official language German
Currency Euro (EUR)
Life expectancy 81.70 years
Internet TLD .de
Call code +49

Germany Population Graph

Germany Population History (1960-2020)

Year Population Male Population Female Population Male (%) Female (%) Urban Population Urban (%)
2020 83,194,135 41,122,861 42,071,274 49.43% 50.57% 64,433,858 77.45%
2019 83,126,199 41,056,030 42,070,169 49.39% 50.61% 64,323,053 77.38%
2018 82,938,944 40,922,075 42,016,869 49.34% 50.66% 64,120,098 77.31%
2017 82,690,065 40,749,664 41,940,401 49.28% 50.72% 63,886,344 77.26%
2016 82,381,608 40,556,466 41,825,142 49.23% 50.77% 63,615,078 77.22%
2015 81,719,286 40,189,545 41,529,741 49.18% 50.82% 63,087,289 77.2%
2014 81,014,893 39,810,718 41,204,175 49.14% 50.86% 62,535,396 77.19%
2013 80,677,863 39,620,899 41,056,964 49.11% 50.89% 62,267,175 77.18%
2012 80,457,993 39,488,783 40,969,210 49.08% 50.92% 62,089,433 77.17%
2011 80,307,093 39,390,629 40,916,464 49.05% 50.95% 61,964,953 77.16%
2010 81,809,641 40,103,086 41,706,555 49.02% 50.98% 62,968,881 76.97%
2009 81,935,068 40,139,990 41,795,078 48.99% 51.01% 62,901,552 76.77%
2008 82,142,941 40,217,184 41,925,757 48.96% 51.04% 62,905,064 76.58%
2007 82,299,279 40,260,807 42,038,472 48.92% 51.08% 62,860,189 76.38%
2006 82,409,402 40,289,957 42,119,445 48.89% 51.11% 62,779,482 76.18%
2005 82,502,410 40,310,678 42,191,732 48.86% 51.14% 62,685,331 75.98%
2004 82,549,267 40,308,807 42,240,460 48.83% 51.17% 62,555,835 75.78%
2003 82,567,190 40,292,789 42,274,401 48.8% 51.2% 62,404,282 75.58%
2002 82,521,490 40,245,731 42,275,759 48.77% 51.23% 62,196,447 75.37%
2001 82,382,865 40,145,170 42,237,695 48.73% 51.27% 61,927,200 75.17%
2000 82,244,393 40,053,019 42,191,374 48.7% 51.3% 61,658,621 74.97%
1999 82,133,083 39,965,958 42,167,125 48.66% 51.34% 61,402,693 74.76%
1998 82,080,014 39,907,303 42,172,711 48.62% 51.38% 61,190,650 74.55%
1997 82,067,585 39,860,226 42,207,359 48.57% 51.43% 61,009,043 74.34%
1996 81,947,597 39,769,169 42,178,428 48.53% 51.47% 60,747,754 74.13%
1995 81,710,722 39,621,529 42,089,193 48.49% 51.51% 60,400,566 73.92%
1994 81,470,923 39,472,662 41,998,261 48.45% 51.55% 60,052,217 73.71%
1993 81,188,826 39,303,511 41,885,315 48.41% 51.59% 59,673,787 73.5%
1992 80,656,848 39,013,717 41,643,131 48.37% 51.63% 59,169,864 73.36%
1991 80,045,902 38,678,180 41,367,722 48.32% 51.68% 58,649,632 73.27%
1990 79,464,802 38,341,767 41,123,035 48.25% 51.75% 58,104,663 73.12%
1989 78,782,784 37,949,667 40,833,117 48.17% 51.83% 57,495,676 72.98%
1988 78,175,877 37,586,962 40,588,915 48.08% 51.92% 57,068,390 73%
1987 77,871,056 37,362,533 40,508,523 47.98% 52.02% 56,721,277 72.84%
1986 77,751,524 37,235,205 40,516,319 47.89% 52.11% 56,463,157 72.62%
1985 77,715,947 37,163,766 40,552,181 47.82% 52.18% 56,507,265 72.71%
1984 77,889,828 37,207,971 40,681,857 47.77% 52.23% 56,812,841 72.94%
1983 78,159,533 37,313,361 40,846,172 47.74% 52.26% 57,134,619 73.1%
1982 78,364,699 37,395,634 40,969,065 47.72% 52.28% 57,292,431 73.11%
1981 78,439,270 37,415,532 41,023,738 47.7% 52.3% 57,252,823 72.99%
1980 78,319,891 37,342,924 40,976,967 47.68% 52.32% 57,048,209 72.84%
1979 78,157,601 37,242,097 40,915,504 47.65% 52.35% 56,890,918 72.79%
1978 78,123,057 37,202,200 40,920,857 47.62% 52.38% 56,818,899 72.73%
1977 78,191,078 37,203,315 40,987,763 47.58% 52.42% 56,821,456 72.67%
1976 78,368,285 37,264,120 41,104,165 47.55% 52.45% 56,911,049 72.62%
1975 78,705,023 37,400,627 41,304,396 47.52% 52.48% 57,108,365 72.56%
1974 78,999,020 37,516,635 41,482,385 47.49% 52.51% 57,274,290 72.5%
1973 78,968,241 37,478,327 41,489,914 47.46% 52.54% 57,212,491 72.45%
1972 78,719,927 37,336,861 41,383,066 47.43% 52.57% 56,985,355 72.39%
1971 78,344,167 37,135,135 41,209,032 47.4% 52.6% 56,666,336 72.33%
1970 78,200,557 37,043,604 41,156,953 47.37% 52.63% 56,515,543 72.27%
1969 77,940,846 36,889,402 41,051,444 47.33% 52.67% 56,281,085 72.21%
1968 77,325,232 36,559,370 40,765,862 47.28% 52.72% 55,790,155 72.15%
1967 76,982,117 36,350,956 40,631,161 47.22% 52.78% 55,488,710 72.08%
1966 76,630,951 36,139,156 40,491,795 47.16% 52.84% 55,189,611 72.02%
1965 75,994,080 35,770,413 40,223,667 47.07% 52.93% 54,685,340 71.96%
1964 75,348,464 35,391,174 39,957,290 46.97% 53.03% 54,168,011 71.89%
1963 74,744,239 35,017,676 39,726,563 46.85% 53.15% 53,688,787 71.83%
1962 74,055,394 34,606,086 39,449,308 46.73% 53.27% 53,142,151 71.76%
1961 73,406,983 34,222,335 39,184,648 46.62% 53.38% 52,632,807 71.7%
1960 72,844,026 33,894,325 38,949,701 46.53% 53.47% 51,996,066 71.38%
Source: Worldbank Open Data | Some data could be adjusted by Pediaglobe.

Cities in Germany ordered by Population

The list offered below features the biggest cities of Germany. Besides, in the table you will find information regarding the population size in these cities. Cities are ordered by population (largest to smallest).

Germany

# City Population 2022
1 Berlin 3,578,432
2 Hamburg 1,809,444
3 Munich 1,463,693
4 Cologne 1,070,151
5 Frankfurt am Main 741,922
6 Stuttgart 631,909
7 Düsseldorf 617,251
8 Essen 591,980
9 Dortmund 591,961
10 Bremen 566,495
11 Leipzig 565,769
12 Dresden 551,710
13 Hanover 538,168
14 Nuremberg 517,650
15 Duisburg 498,433
16 Bochum 370,067
17 Wuppertal 353,395
18 Bielefeld 338,230
19 Bonn 321,569
20 Münster 315,093
21 Karlsruhe 312,371
22 Mannheim 309,982
23 Augsburg 290,584
24 Wiesbaden 280,831
25 Mönchengladbach 263,714
26 Gelsenkirchen 262,633
27 Braunschweig 254,416
28 Chemnitz 251,877
29 Kiel 249,920
30 Aachen 249,429
31 Halle 240,102
32 Magdeburg 231,146
33 Freiburg im Breisgau 228,777
34 Krefeld 227,700
35 Lübeck 218,459
36 Oberhausen 213,898
37 Mainz 212,842
38 Erfurt 212,744
39 Rostock 207,792
40 Kassel 201,096
41 Hagen 191,558
42 Saarbrücken 181,263
43 Hamm 181,140
44 Mülheim an der Ruhr 171,179
45 Potsdam 169,528
46 Ludwigshafen am Rhein 167,137
47 Oldenburg 166,222
48 Leverkusen 165,900
49 Osnabrück 163,946
50 Solingen 161,464
51 Heidelberg 158,892
52 Herne 157,145

Other Countries from Europe Ranked by Population

Country Name Population 2022 Population density
Russia 145,812,178 8.4/km2
Germany 84,271,788 232/km2
France 68,113,511 116/km2
Italy 59,421,387 200/km2
Spain 47,411,405 94/km2
Poland 37,794,711 122/km2
Romania 19,030,214 80.6/km2
Netherlands 17,195,292 423/km2
Belgium 11,610,770 376/km2
Czech Republic 10,757,593 133/km2
Sweden 10,401,616 25/km2
Greece 10,341,518 82/km2
Portugal 10,145,110 112.4/km2
Hungary 9,681,327 105/km2
Belarus 9,303,343 46/km2
Austria 9,031,530 107/km2
Switzerland 8,791,316 208/km2
Serbia 6,887,819 101/km2
Bulgaria 6,849,421 63/km2
Denmark 5,841,995 137.7/km2