Germany's Population Has Declined

The population of Germany is 83.5 million.

On Tuesday, June 16, Germany’s Federal Statistical Office released new data on the country’s population. According to the latest estimates, as of the end of 2025, Germany’s population stood at 110,000 fewer people than a year earlier. In percentage terms, this is a small increase—just 0.1%. However, prior to this, Germany’s population had been growing continuously since 2011. The only exception was 2020, the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, reports DW.

According to the latest estimates, the country’s population stands at 83.5 million.

The main factor behind the population decline was an increase in natural decrease. In other words, more people are dying in Germany than are being born. While the number of deaths exceeded the number of births by 331,000 in 2024, this figure rose to 352,000 in 2025.

At the same time, net migration declined significantly. The difference between the number of people arriving in and leaving Germany fell over the course of the year from 430,000 to 235,000. As a result, for the first time in recent years, net immigration was unable to offset the birth deficit.

The population continued to age. The number of people in Germany over the age of 60 increased by 387,000 over the course of the year. Their share of the total population has already reached 31%.

The most significant increase was in the 60- to 79-year-old age group—by 358,000 people, or 2.8%. The statistical office attributes this to the fact that members of the “baby boomer” generation are gradually entering this age group.

At the same time, the number of residents over 80 years old decreased by 151,000 people. The number of children and adolescents under the age of 20 decreased by 88,000.

The population of the eastern federal states declined by 0.5%, while that of the western states fell by 0.1%.

Population growth was recorded in only three city-states: Berlin and Hamburg (0.4% each), as well as Bremen (0.3%). Among the federal states, the sharpest population declines occurred in Thuringia (-1.0%), Saxony-Anhalt (-0.7%), and Saarland (-0.5%).

The number of foreign nationals in Germany increased by only 39,000 over the course of the year, reaching 12.4 million. Just one year earlier, the increase had been 283,000.

As in previous years, Turks (1,385,000) make up the largest share of Germany’s total population among foreign groups, followed by citizens of Ukraine (1,167,000), Syrians (856,000), Romanians (763,000), and Poles (700,000).

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