Germany population at year-end
Germany population at year-end stood at 83,467,117 persons in 2025, according to Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis). It is one of the indicators in the Population and demographic structure table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1990 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Population and demographic structure table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population at year-end2 | 83,467,117 | 83,577,140 | 83,456,045 | 83,118,501 | 83,237,124 | 83,155,031 | 83,166,711 | 83,019,213 | 82,792,351 | 82,521,653 | |
| Population under age 18 | 13,875,964 | 13,975,042 | 13,974,170 | 13,915,949 | 13,863,259 | 13,743,944 | 13,677,902 | 13,597,428 | 13,538,146 | 13,470,262 | |
| Population aged 18 and over | 69,591,153 | 69,602,098 | 69,481,875 | 69,202,552 | 69,373,865 | 69,411,087 | 69,488,809 | 69,421,785 | 69,254,205 | 69,051,391 |
Understanding germany population at year-end
Total resident headcount captures all individuals whose primary legal domicile is registered within Germany at the close of the calendar year. As the master balance figure of the demographic account, this row equals the sum of every underlying age cohort and sex category in the dataset. The count covers German nationals and registered foreign residents, including asylum seekers assigned to municipal jurisdictions. Short-term tourists, cross-border business visitors, foreign armed forces stationed on national territory, and accredited foreign diplomats are excluded from the enumeration.
Annual stock measurements provide a single point-in-time tally, meaning that within-year seasonal variations in vital events and migration are condensed into the year-end balance. Year-over-year differences reflect the net combined impact of natural population change—births minus deaths—and net external migration over the full annual cycle. Analysts must treat historical time series with caution around census benchmark periods, where administrative register rolls are audited against full-scale count results. Such register corrections can cause structural step adjustments between consecutive reporting periods that stem from statistical cleanups rather than genuine demographic movement.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this figure include foreign citizens living in Germany?
- Yes, foreign nationals are counted provided they are officially registered with municipal authorities as holding their main residence in the country.
- How does the year-end population stock differ from average annual population?
- The year-end series reports the demographic stock on the final day of the year, whereas the annual average represents the arithmetic mean across twelve months used for per capita economic indicators.
- Why can consecutive annual population totals show sudden discrepancies after a census?
- Full-scale census enumerations reveal cumulative registration errors, prompting baseline adjustments that introduce non-demographic breaks between register-based intercensal years.