Since 1972, Germany's population has experienced more deaths than births in each year; therefore, Germany's population has been in a natural decline for over five decades. 2022 also marked a new milestone, as Germany's natural population saw a reduction of more than 300,000 people, and this has been the case in every subsequent year. Despite Germany's natural population falling every year for over 50 years, its population has remained high and even grown in many of these years due to a high net migration rate.
Germany: total number of live births, deaths, and natural population change from 1950 to 2025
(in thousands)
Characteristic
Births
Deaths
Natural change
2025
708
1,042
-334
2024
717
1,041
-324
2023
719
1,034
-315
2022
731
1,083
-352
2021
796
957
-161
2020
775
991
-216
2019
779
947
-168
2018
788
961
-174
2017
784
939
-154
2016
788
917
-129
2015
733
932
-199
2014
711
876
-166
2013
680
900
-220
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (July 11, 2024). Germany: total number of live births, deaths, and natural population change from 1950 to 2025 (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/295344/number-of-births-in-germany/
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