Urban population growth in Germany
The urban population of Germany changed by 0.11% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2011.
Germany, 2025
0.11%
Change from 2024
−0.31percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.39%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.50%
Position in 2025
176th of 217
Urban population growth in Germany over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.11% | 0.39% |
| 2024 | 0.42% | 0.48% |
| 2023 | 0.27% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | 0.17% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | 0.24% | -0.01% |
| 2020 | 0.28% | 0.11% |
| 2019 | 0.43% | 0.37% |
| 2018 | 0.50% | 0.35% |
| 2017 | 0.56% | 0.29% |
| 2016 | 0.98% | 0.49% |
| 2015 | 1.02% | 0.44% |
| 2014 | 0.54% | 0.33% |
| 2013 | 0.37% | 0.33% |
| 2012 | 0.25% | 0.33% |
| 2011 | -1.81% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | -0.11% | 0.38% |
| 2009 | -0.22% | 0.43% |
| 2008 | -0.16% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | -0.10% | 0.52% |
| 2006 | -0.09% | 0.56% |
| 2005 | -0.03% | 0.60% |
| 2004 | 0.00% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | 0.08% | 0.57% |
| 2002 | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| 2001 | 0.18% | 0.46% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.31 percentage points from 0.42% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.02%, the figure has changed by −0.90 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Germany has the 176th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.39%.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Urban population share
82.1%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.03%
2025 · 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
Crude death rate
12.1 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat