Crude death rate in Germany
The crude death rate in Germany was 12.1 per 1,000 people in 2024.
Germany, 2024
12.1
Change from 2023
−0.2per 1,000 people
European Union, 2024
10.7 per 1,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
10.3 per 1,000 people
Position in 2024
16th of 217
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.
| Period | Germany | European 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.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Crude death rate
12.1 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth
80.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
83,577,140 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
83,577,140 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
7.8 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Total fertility rate
1.36 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat