Rural population in Germany in 2025 — 14,913,022 people. Ranked 36 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 15.7%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.91M | −102,307 | −0.68% |
| 2024 | 15.02M | −56,805 | −0.38% |
| 2023 | 15.07M | −77,220 | −0.51% |
| 2022 | 15.15M | −131,613 | −0.86% |
| 2021 | 15.28M | −128,738 | −0.84% |
| 2020 | 15.41M | −124,193 | −0.8% |
| 2019 | 15.53M | −100,223 | −0.64% |
| 2018 | 15.63M | −83,724 | −0.53% |
| 2017 | 15.72M | −64,453 | −0.41% |
| 2016 | 15.78M | +14,689 | +0.09% |
| 2015 | 15.77M | +37,358 | +0.24% |
| 2014 | 15.73M | −17,229 | −0.11% |
| 2013 | 15.75M | −21,251 | −0.13% |
| 2012 | 15.77M | −12,868 | −0.08% |
| 2011 | 15.78M | −323,793 | −2.01% |
| 2010 | 16.11M | −50,232 | −0.31% |
| 2009 | 16.16M | −64,442 | −0.4% |
| 2008 | 16.22M | −52,335 | −0.32% |
| 2007 | 16.27M | −41,349 | −0.25% |
| 2006 | 16.31M | −36,211 | −0.22% |
| 2005 | 16.35M | −25,416 | −0.16% |
| 2004 | 16.38M | −18,129 | −0.11% |
| 2003 | 16.39M | −4,054 | −0.02% |
| 2002 | 16.4M | +15,756 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 16.38M | +16,959 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 16.36M | +12,658 | +0.08% |
| 1999 | 16.35M | +2,034 | +0.01% |
| 1998 | 16.35M | −5,223 | −0.03% |
| 1997 | 16.36M | +16,937 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 16.34M | +40,861 | +0.25% |
| 1995 | 16.3M | +41,951 | +0.26% |
| 1994 | 16.26M | +50,778 | +0.31% |
| 1993 | 16.2M | +100,937 | +0.63% |
| 1992 | 16.1M | +116,889 | +0.73% |
| 1991 | 15.99M | +110,998 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 15.88M | +131,121 | +0.83% |
| 1989 | 15.74M | +115,960 | +0.74% |
| 1988 | 15.63M | +55,283 | +0.35% |
| 1987 | 15.57M | +17,797 | +0.11% |
| 1986 | 15.56M | +441 | +0% |
| 1985 | 15.56M | −42,183 | −0.27% |
| 1984 | 15.6M | −62,217 | −0.4% |
| 1983 | 15.66M | −50,256 | −0.32% |
| 1982 | 15.71M | −25,143 | −0.16% |
| 1981 | 15.74M | +12,622 | +0.08% |
| 1980 | 15.72M | +20,018 | +0.13% |
| 1979 | 15.7M | −6,989 | −0.04% |
| 1978 | 15.71M | −29,108 | −0.18% |
| 1977 | 15.74M | −52,739 | −0.33% |
| 1976 | 15.79M | −86,724 | −0.55% |
| 1975 | 15.88M | −80,102 | −0.5% |
| 1974 | 15.96M | −16,528 | −0.1% |
| 1973 | 15.97M | +25,487 | +0.16% |
| 1972 | 15.95M | +49,327 | +0.31% |
| 1971 | 15.9M | +2,502 | +0.02% |
| 1970 | 15.9M | +4,705 | +0.03% |
| 1969 | 15.89M | −15,055 | −0.09% |
| 1968 | 15.91M | −160,686 | −1% |
| 1967 | 16.07M | −229,435 | −1.41% |
| 1966 | 16.3M | −218,450 | −1.32% |
| 1965 | 16.52M | −245,729 | −1.47% |
| 1964 | 16.76M | −265,472 | −1.56% |
| 1963 | 17.03M | −238,296 | −1.38% |
| 1962 | 17.27M | −218,733 | −1.25% |
| 1961 | 17.48M | −209,966 | −1.19% |
| 1960 | 17.69M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
