Population density in Germany
Germany had 239.0 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Germany, 2024
239.0
Change from 2023
+0.3%
European Union, 2023
112.6 people per km²
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
111.2 people per km²
Position in 2024
57th of 214
Population density in Germany over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 239.0 people per km² | – |
| 2023 | 238.4 people per km² | 112.6 people per km² |
| 2022 | 238.1 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2021 | 238.1 people per km² | 111.9 people per km² |
| 2020 | 238.0 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2019 | 237.8 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2018 | 237.3 people per km² | 111.8 people per km² |
| 2017 | 236.6 people per km² | 111.7 people per km² |
| 2016 | 235.7 people per km² | 111.5 people per km² |
| 2015 | 234.2 people per km² | 111.3 people per km² |
| 2014 | 232.1 people per km² | 111.0 people per km² |
| 2013 | 231.2 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2012 | 230.8 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2011 | 230.3 people per km² | 110.7 people per km² |
| 2010 | 234.6 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2009 | 234.9 people per km² | 110.8 people per km² |
| 2008 | 235.5 people per km² | 110.5 people per km² |
| 2007 | 235.9 people per km² | 110.1 people per km² |
| 2006 | 236.2 people per km² | 109.7 people per km² |
| 2005 | 236.5 people per km² | 109.3 people per km² |
| 2004 | 236.6 people per km² | 108.9 people per km² |
| 2003 | 236.6 people per km² | 108.5 people per km² |
| 2002 | 236.5 people per km² | 108.1 people per km² |
| 2001 | 236.0 people per km² | 107.8 people per km² |
| 2000 | 235.6 people per km² | 107.7 people per km² |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3% from 238.4 people per km² in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 232.1 people per km², the figure has changed by +3.0%.
- Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 57th highest value.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Population
83,491,249 people
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Urban population share
82.1%
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Population on 1 January
83,577,140 people
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Population by age and sex
83,577,140 people
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Crude birth rate
7.8 per 1,000 people
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Crude death rate
12.1 per 1,000 people
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