Germany — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Germany, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Germany was -0.03% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 0.93% in 1963. The lowest was -1.85% in 2011 (about 61.1× the latest value).
Germany ranks 170 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 78%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Germany sits below it. It peaked in 1963 and has fallen 103% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 104%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 38 of 58 economies; Isle of Man (-0.05%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 1110% in 2011. That is 111% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 194th of 216 in 1961 → 202nd of 216 in 1970 → 196th of 216 in 1980 → 155th of 216 in 1990 → 187th of 217 in 2000 → 189th of 217 in 2010 → 166th of 217 in 2020 → 170th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.03% | -0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 0.27% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 0.13% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | -0.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 0.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 0.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 0.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 0.37% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 0.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 0.87% | +0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 0.42% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 0.27% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 0.19% | +2.0 pp |
| 2011 | -1.85% | -1.7 pp |
| 2010 | -0.15% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | -0.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | -0.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | -0.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | -0.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | -0.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | -0.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 0.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 0.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 0.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 0.14% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 0.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 0.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 0.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 0.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 0.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 0.35% | -0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 0.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 0.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 0.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 0.86% | +0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 0.77% | +0.4 pp |
| 1988 | 0.39% | +0.2 pp |
| 1987 | 0.15% | +0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 0.05% | +0.3 pp |
| 1985 | -0.22% | +0.1 pp |
| 1984 | -0.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | -0.26% | -0.2 pp |
| 1982 | -0.1% | -0.2 pp |
| 1981 | 0.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 0.21% | +0.2 pp |
| 1979 | 0.04% | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | -0.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 1977 | -0.23% | +0.2 pp |
| 1976 | -0.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | -0.37% | -0.4 pp |
| 1974 | 0.04% | -0.3 pp |
| 1973 | 0.31% | -0.2 pp |
| 1972 | 0.48% | +0.3 pp |
| 1971 | 0.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 0.33% | -0.5 pp |
| 1969 | 0.79% | +0.3 pp |
| 1968 | 0.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 0.46% | -0.4 pp |
| 1966 | 0.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 0.85% | +0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 0.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 0.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 0.88% | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 0.77% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Germany’s Population growth in 1962?
0.88% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Germany’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -103.9% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.03%; 2024: 0.27%; 2023: 0.13%; 2022: -0.02%; 2021: 0.04%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.