Germany is a country in Central Europe, borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. According to the statistikportal, Germany population in 2024 is estimated to be 84.6 million. It is the second-most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is the seventh-largest country in Europe, It is called Deutschland in German language. Germany capital and the largest city is Berlin, Other cities are Frankfurt, Ruhr, Munich, Hamburg, Cologne and Düsseldorf. At the end of second world war, Germany was divided into West and East countries, the Federal Republic of Germany known as West Germany, and the German Democratic Republic as East Germany, and reunited again in 1990. It has the largest economy in Europe, fourth-largest economy by nominal GDP in the world. Human presence in Germany accounted for at least from last 600,000 years ago. German is the official spoken language in Germany.
The population in Germany in 2021 is stable with the slight fluctuation of around six thousand from January 2021. In the month of May 2021, total of 35,286 got married, 64,848 are new born kids including 211 of those who died in the first year of life, 88,786 people has immigrated to Germany, out of these 75,488 are from foreign people, 74,340 has been departed from the country, including 56,886 of foreigners, Net overseas migration is 14,416.
Germany 2021 Stats
January 2021
February 2021
March 2021
April 2021
May 2021
Population at the end of the month
83.127 Million
83.117 Million
83.121 Million
83.12 Million
83.12
Marriages
8,866
12,145
16,485
21,907
35,286
Live born
59,799
61,841
65,903
62,538
64,848
Dead (excluding stillborn)
104,948
82,790
81,727
81,541
80,862
Died in the first year of life
188
155
195
182
211
Surplus of those born or died
-45,149
-20,949
-15,824
-19,003
-16,014
Immigration Arrivals
88,686
87,096
98,206
91,855
88,786
Immigration including from abroad
74,607
73,630
83,876
78,764
75,488
Immigration Departures
69,743
73,523
76,188
71,282
74,370
Including abroad
52,497
55,590
58,028
54,206
56,886
Migration gain or loss
18,943
13,573
22,018
20,573
14,416
Below table is the population of Germany from 1960 to 2020:
According to 2011 German Census, Christianity is the largest religion in Germany with 61.16, out of these 30.84% are Catholic and 30.32% are Protestant. Islam is the second popular religion in the country with 1.9% of the census population.
State
Population (2011)
Roman Catholic
Protestant
Others, none, not specified
Baden-Wuerttemberg
10,486,660
3,899,660
3,531,030
3,055,970
Bavaria
12,397,610
6,794,740
2,572,060
3,030,810
Berlin
3,292,360
313,600
707.120
2,271,640
Brandenburg
2,455,770
84,190
437.660
1,933,920
Bremen
650,860
76.140
279,870
294,850
Hamburg
1,706,690
182.810
574.120
949.760
Hesse
5,971,820
1,510,850
2,402,010
2,058,960
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
1,609,990
54,120
281,880
1,273,990
Lower Saxony
7,777,990
1,404,640
3,931,690
2,441,660
North Rhine-Westphalia
17,538,260
7,431,730
4,971,860
5,134,670
Rhineland-Palatinate
3,989,810
1,785,380
1,226,770
977.660
Saarland
999,620
628.890
198,550
172.180
Saxony
4,056,800
149,570
846.490
3,060,740
Saxony-Anhalt
2,287,040
78,150
333.760
1,875,130
Schleswig-Holstein
2,800,120
174.040
1,504,190
1,121,890
Thuringia
2,188,590
171,870
529.060
1,487,660
Germany
80,219.690
24,740,380
24.328,100
31,151,210
As of 2017 Germany is divided into 401 districts at a municipal level out of these 294 rural districts and 107 urban districts. Germany population in 2023 is estimated to be 84.3 million, population in 2022 is estimated to be 83.18 million, amd in 2021 is 83.12 million.
According to statistikportal, 2018 stats, NorthRhine-Westphalia is the most populated state in Germany with 17.93 million, followed by Bavaria with 13.12 million, Baden-Wurttemberg with 11.1 million, Lower Saxony with 8 million, Hesse with 6.2 million. Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony with 4 million each, Berlin with 3.6 million, Schleswig-Holstein with 2.9 million. Bavaria is the largest by area wise with 70,552 sq km., followed by Lower Saxony with 47,609 sq km., and Baden-Wurttemberg with 35,752 sq km. Out of these States of Germany, Berlin is more denser with 4,090 people per sq km., followed by Bremen with 1,629 persons per sq km., and Hamburg with 2,438 persons per sq km.
State
Area sq.km.
Population (2018)
Male
Female
Density (per sq km)
Baden-Wuerttemberg
35,748.22
11,069,533
5,501,693
5,567,840
310
Bavaria
70,541.57
13,076,721
6,483,793
6,592,928
185
Berlin
891.12
3,644,826
1,792,801
1,852,025
4090
Brandenburg
29,654.48
2,511,917
1,239,460
1,272,457
85
Bremen
419.36
682,986
338,035
344,951
1,629
Hamburg
755.09
1,841,179
902,048
939,131
2,438
Hesse
21,115.68
6,265,809
3,093,044
3,172,765
297
Mecklenburg-WesternPomerania
23,294.62
1,609,675
793,639
816,036
69
LowerSaxony
47,709.5
7,982,448
3,943,243
4,039,205
167
NorthRhine-Westphalia
34,112.31
17,932,651
8,798,631
9,134,020
526
Rhineland-Palatinate
19,858
4,084,844
2,017,576
2,067,268
206
Saarland
2,571.11
990,509
486,159
504,350
385
Saxony
18,449.96
4,077,937
2,009,619
2,068,318
221
Saxony-Anhalt
20,454.31
2,208,321
1,086,679
1,121,642
108
Schleswig-Holstein
15,804.3
2,896,712
1,419,457
1,477,255
183
Thuringia
16,202.37
2,143,145
1,060,814
1,082,331
132
Germany
357,582
83,019,213
40,966,691
42,052,522
232
According to 2011 Census, 12.7% are foreign population in Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia State has the highest foreign population with around 2.48 million, followed by 1.8 million are living in Bavaria, 1.78 million are living in Baden-Wuerttemberg and 1 million living in Hesse State. Percentage wise Berlin has 19.6% foreigners, 19% are in Bremen State, 16.9% are in Hesse and 16.8% in Hamburg State.
State
Foreign population
Percentage
Baden-Wuerttemberg
1,782,386
16.1
Bavaria
1,804,704
13.7
Berlin
717,63
19.6
Brandenburg
131,12
5.2
Bremen
129,464
19.0
Hamburg
311,849
16.8
Hesse
1,060,839
16.9
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
76,954
4.8
Lower Saxony
792,725
9.9
North Rhine-Westphalia
2,481,716
13.8
Rhineland-Palatinate
484.,098
11.8
Saarland
116,361
11.8
Saxony
215,755
5.3
Saxony-Anhalt
114,614
5.3
Schleswig-Holstein
250,798
8.6
Thuringia
114,04
5.4
Germany
10,585,053
12.7
Population Projection
The below table shows the population projection by age wise:
Age group(2011)
under 3
3 - 6
6-15
15-18
18-25
25-30
30-40
40-50
50-65
65-75
75 and more
Baden-Wuerttemberg
268,360
278.930
959.690
346,560
910.020
637.480
1,259,860
1,737,840
2,053,400
1,103,480
931.040
Bavaria
311,490
319.060
1,088,260
393.380
1,041,530
756.230
1,525,130
2,088,090
2,459,360
1,323,330
1,091,740
Berlin
94,330
86,990
238,400
74,440
274,470
260,850
465.470
539,300
624.090
376.200
257.840
Brandenburg
57.040
57,590
174,810
47,590
173,850
135.160
266,440
425.360
562,490
318,430
237,000
Bremen
15,630
15,550
49,840
17,820
59,320
45,940
80,330
101,550
126,940
75,350
62,580
Hamburg
47,620
45,450
130,900
43,820
141.060
134,370
257,370
280.230
301,700
178,660
145,520
Hesse
151,620
154,750
516,550
182,740
478,550
355,750
734.930
1,011,500
1,205,160
641.090
539.170
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
38,700
37,360
110.080
29,160
127,370
100,870
174.080
260,510
375,550
199,690
156.610
Lower Saxony
185,440
196.440
714.740
259,750
631.930
417.110
874.510
1,313,660
1,569,480
882.870
732.060
North Rhine-Westphalia
426.820
443.080
1,549,970
564.780
1,463,470
1,018,000
2,047,490
2,945,750
3,525,620
1,905,940
1,647,320
Rhineland-Palatinate
94,300
97,200
344,470
128,290
336.240
225,990
442.030
667.470
841,540
428.410
383.860
Saarland
20,460
21,200
77,170
30,150
80,420
55,510
105.220
164,250
224,680
116,330
104,230
Saxony
102,400
97,530
273.770
69,470
301.960
256.630
464.350
613.220
870.980
547.330
459.170
Saxony-Anhalt
50,940
49,990
148,680
41,100
170.810
133,790
242,680
368.130
524,660
310,590
245,680
Schleswig-Holstein
66,430
69,670
251,460
89,450
218.880
143,510
307.830
482.230
563,490
349.080
258.080
Thuringia
51,070
49,390
147.310
39,190
166.310
137,250
244.130
343,590
501,650
284,460
224.230
Germany
1,982,950
2,020,500
6,777,130
2,358,000
6,576,550
4,815,140
9,493,590
13,345,280
16,333,080
9,041,320
7,476,130
According to recent statistics of 2018, the fertility rate is 1.57 births per woman, Germany death rate is high compared to birth rates. 11.3 people are died per 1000 inhabitants compared to 9.4 births per 1,000 inhabitants. There are many reasons for the declining birth rate in Germany due to some of the reasons are, high jobless rate, work culture, social norms and policies and economic growth and other lifestyle choices.
State
Born
Died
+ is born, - is died
Born per 1,000 inhabitants
Died per 1,000 inhabitants
+ is born, - is died
Baden-Wuerttemberg
108,985
111,582
-2,597
9.8
10.1
-0.2
Bavaria
128,227
134,313
-6,086
9.8
10.3
-0.5
Berlin
39.503
34,739
4,764
10.8
9.5
1.3
Brandenburg
19,329
32,027
-12,698
7.7
12.7
-5.0
Bremen
7.149
7,704
-555
10.5
11.3
-0.8
Hamburg
20,940
17,474
3,466
11.4
9.5
1.9
Hesse
60,062
66,669
-6,607
9.6
10.6
-1.1
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
12,630
21,702
-9,072
7.9
13.5
-5.6
Lower Saxony
73.286
94,256
-20,970
9.2
11.8
-2.6
North Rhine-Westphalia
170.391
206.479
-36,088
9.5
11.5
-2.0
Rhineland-Palatinate
37.173
47,619
-10,446
9.1
11.6
-2.6
Saarland
8.006
13,555
-5,549
8.1
13.7
-5.6
Saxony
34,491
54,946
-20,455
8.5
13.5
-5.0
Saxony-Anhalt
16,618
32,299
-15,681
7.5
14.7
-7.1
Schleswig-Holstein
24,653
34,960
-10,307
8.5
12.1
-3.6
Thuringia
16,647
29,196
-12,549
7.8
13.7
-5.9
Germany
778.090
939,520
-161,430
9.4
11.3
-1.9
The below table shows the Germany State stats of Marriages and Divorces. Schleswig-Holstein State having the highest divorce rate with 20.7 divorces per 10,000 people, vollowed by Saarland with 20.1, Rhineland-Palatinate with 19.6, Lower Saxony with 19.1.
