Crude death rate in Germany

The crude death rate in Germany was 12.1 per 1,000 people in 2024.

Measure: Crude death rate (UN estimates) Unit: Deaths per 1,000 people Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Germany, 2024 12.1 Deaths per 1,000 people
Change from 2023 −0.2per 1,000 people 2023: 12.3 per 1,000 people
European Union, 2024 10.7 per 1,000 people Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 10.3 per 1,000 people Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 16th of 217 See the full ranking

Crude death rate in Germany over time

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Deaths per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Crude death rate (UN estimates) (deaths per 1,000 people), 2000 to 2024
Period GermanyEuropean Union
2024 12.1 per 1,000 people 10.7 per 1,000 people
2023 12.3 per 1,000 people 10.8 per 1,000 people
2022 12.8 per 1,000 people 11.5 per 1,000 people
2021 12.3 per 1,000 people 11.9 per 1,000 people
2020 11.9 per 1,000 people 11.6 per 1,000 people
2019 11.3 per 1,000 people 10.4 per 1,000 people
2018 11.5 per 1,000 people 10.5 per 1,000 people
2017 11.3 per 1,000 people 10.5 per 1,000 people
2016 11.1 per 1,000 people 10.2 per 1,000 people
2015 11.3 per 1,000 people 10.4 per 1,000 people
2014 10.7 per 1,000 people 9.9 per 1,000 people
2013 11.1 per 1,000 people 10.0 per 1,000 people
2012 10.8 per 1,000 people 10.1 per 1,000 people
2011 10.6 per 1,000 people 9.8 per 1,000 people
2010 10.5 per 1,000 people 9.8 per 1,000 people
2009 10.4 per 1,000 people 9.8 per 1,000 people
2008 10.3 per 1,000 people 9.8 per 1,000 people
2007 10.1 per 1,000 people 9.7 per 1,000 people
2006 10.0 per 1,000 people 9.7 per 1,000 people
2005 10.1 per 1,000 people 9.8 per 1,000 people
2004 9.9 per 1,000 people 9.7 per 1,000 people
2003 10.3 per 1,000 people 10.1 per 1,000 people
2002 10.2 per 1,000 people 9.9 per 1,000 people
2001 10.1 per 1,000 people 9.8 per 1,000 people
2000 10.2 per 1,000 people 9.9 per 1,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 from 12.3 per 1,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 10.7 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +1.4.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 16th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 10.7 per 1,000 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.CDRT.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Germany
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects