Germany Demographics

Population of Germany (2024)

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Germany Population
84,552,242
Yearly Change
+ 0.00%
Global Share
1.04%
Global Rank

Median Age

The median age in Germany is 45.3 years (2024).

Fertility in Germany

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline

pregnant_woman Total Fertiliy Rate (TFR)
1.4
(Live Births per Woman, 2024)

Life Expectancy in Germany

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
81.5 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
83.9 years
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
79.2 years
(life expectancy at birth, males)

Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Germany

Infant Mortality
2.8
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
3.4
(per 1,000 live births)

Germany Urban Population

Currently, 76.0 % of the population of Germany is urban (64,268,012 people in 2024)

Population Density

The 2024 population density in Germany is 243 people per Km2 (628 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 348,560 Km2 (134,580 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in Germany

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Berlin 3,426,354
2 Hamburg 1,845,229
3 Munich 1,260,391
4 Koeln 963,395
5 Frankfurt am Main 650,000
6 Stuttgart 630,305
7 Duesseldorf 620,523
8 Kleinzschocher 597,493
8 Grosszschocher 597,493
9 Essen 593,085
10 Dortmund 588,462
11 Dresden 556,227
12 Bremen 546,501
13 Nuernberg 515,543
14 Hannover 515,140
15 Leipzig 504,971
16 Duisburg 504,358
17 Wandsbek 411,422
18 Bochum 385,729
19 Bochum-Hordel 380,000
20 Wuppertal 360,797
21 Bielefeld 331,906
22 Bonn 330,579
23 Hamburg-Nord 315,514
24 Mannheim 307,960
25 Hamburg-Mitte 301,231
26 Marienthal 287,101
27 Karlsruhe 283,799
28 Wiesbaden 278,609
29 Muenster 270,184

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Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigera Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

 

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio
Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio
Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio
Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.
Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.