Germany Population Clock

Germany records about 1,852 births and 2,766 deaths a day — more deaths than births. Natural change is therefore negative, at roughly 914 fewer people per day, or about 333,838 a year before migration.

Net migration runs at about 334,072 over the reported period, with more people leaving than arriving. That is equivalent to about 100% of its natural change.

Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population rose from 82.3 million to 83.5 million — a gain of 1.14 million, or 1.4%.

With about 238 people per square kilometre, Germany is densely populated, roughly 3.8× the world average of 62. That ranks 23rd of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Dominican Republic and Uganda.

Germany covers about 349,430 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 83.5 million into that density figure.

About 82.1% of people live in urban areas, making Germany highly urbanised, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 68.6 million town and city dwellers and 14.9 million living rurally.

Germany has one of the world’s oldest populations: about 13.9% are under 15 and 23.7% are 65 or older. Over-65s now outnumber under-15s, which is the classic marker of a population that has finished its demographic transition.

The total fertility rate is about 1.36 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.

Life expectancy at birth is about 80.8 years, roughly 7.3 years above the global average of 73.5.