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United States vs Germany: population comparison

Current population of United States

343,756,314

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
2,065
Deaths today
1,753
Change today (UTC)
+1,018

Current population of Germany

83,463,229

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
385
Deaths today
576
Change today (UTC)
−14

United States has a population of 341,784,857 and Germany has 83,491,249 (2025 estimates). United States is currently larger by 258,293,608 people — about 4 times Germany's population. They rank 3 and 19 in the world respectively.

Their trajectories differ: United States grows at +0.52% per year versus −0.03% for Germany. One population is expanding while the other shrinks — the gap between them widens every year.

Beyond size, the structures differ: United States is the younger society (median age 38.5 vs 45.5); Germany is far more crowded at 238 people per km² against 37.

United States vs Germany population, 1960–2025

United StatesGermany
075M150M225M300M375M19601970198019902000201020202025: 83.49M2025: 341.78M1960: 180,671,0001961: 183,691,0001962: 186,538,0001963: 189,242,0001964: 191,889,0001965: 194,303,0001966: 196,560,0001967: 198,712,0001968: 200,706,0001969: 202,677,0001970: 205,052,0001971: 207,661,0001972: 209,896,0001973: 211,909,0001974: 213,854,0001975: 215,973,0001976: 218,035,0001977: 220,239,0001978: 222,585,0001979: 225,055,0001980: 227,225,0001981: 229,466,0001982: 231,664,0001983: 233,792,0001984: 235,825,0001985: 237,924,0001986: 240,133,0001987: 242,289,0001988: 244,499,0001989: 246,819,0001990: 249,623,0001991: 252,981,0001992: 256,514,0001993: 259,919,0001994: 263,126,0001995: 266,278,0001996: 269,394,0001997: 272,657,0001998: 275,854,0001999: 279,040,0002000: 282,162,4112001: 284,968,9552002: 287,625,1932003: 290,107,9332004: 292,805,2982005: 295,516,5992006: 298,379,9122007: 301,231,2072008: 304,093,9662009: 306,771,5292010: 309,378,2272011: 311,839,4612012: 314,339,0992013: 316,726,2822014: 319,257,5602015: 321,815,1212016: 324,353,3402017: 326,608,6092018: 328,529,5772019: 330,226,2272020: 331,578,1042021: 332,100,1662022: 333,996,3042023: 336,755,0522024: 340,003,7972025: 341,784,8571960: 72,814,9001961: 73,377,6321962: 74,025,7841963: 74,714,3531964: 75,318,3371965: 75,963,6951966: 76,600,3111967: 76,951,3361968: 77,294,3141969: 77,909,6821970: 78,169,2891971: 78,312,8421972: 78,688,4521973: 78,936,6661974: 78,967,4331975: 78,673,5541976: 78,336,9501977: 78,159,8141978: 78,091,8201979: 78,126,3501980: 78,288,5761981: 78,407,9071982: 78,333,3661983: 78,128,2821984: 77,858,6851985: 77,684,8731986: 77,720,4361987: 77,839,9201988: 78,144,6191989: 78,751,2831990: 79,433,0291991: 80,013,8961992: 80,624,5981993: 81,156,3631994: 81,438,3481995: 81,678,0511996: 81,914,8311997: 82,034,7711998: 82,047,1951999: 82,100,2432000: 82,211,5082001: 82,349,9252002: 82,488,4952003: 82,534,1762004: 82,516,2602005: 82,469,4222006: 82,376,4512007: 82,266,3722008: 82,110,0972009: 81,902,3072010: 81,776,9302011: 80,274,9832012: 80,425,8232013: 80,645,6052014: 80,982,5002015: 81,686,6112016: 82,348,6692017: 82,657,0022018: 82,905,7822019: 83,092,9622020: 83,160,8712021: 83,196,0782022: 83,177,8132023: 83,287,2732024: 83,516,5932025: 83,491,249

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United States and Germany compared across demographic indicators
IndicatorUnited StatesGermany
Population341,784,85783,491,249
Annual growth+0.52%−0.03%
Yearly change+1,781,060−25,344
Density (P/km²)37238
Land area (km²)9,147,420349,430
Median age38.5 yrs45.5 yrs
Fertility rate1.631.36
Life expectancy78.9 yrs80.8 yrs
Urban population80%82%
World share4.16%1.02%
2050 projection (UN)380,846,91078,294,613

Latest World Bank estimates; median age and 2050 projections from UN WPP 2024. Full profiles: United States · Germany

United States vs Germany FAQ

Is United States bigger than Germany by population?

United States currently has the larger population: 341,784,857 versus 83,491,249 (2025 estimates) — a gap of 258.29 million people.

Which grows faster, United States or Germany?

United States currently grows faster: +0.52% per year versus −0.03%.

How do United States and Germany compare in 2050?

UN medium-variant projections put United States at 380,846,910 and Germany at 78,294,613 in 2050.

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