Germany vs Post-demographic dividend: Rural population

Germany
14.91 million
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend
212.43 million
in 2025
Germany rank
36th
Post-demographic dividend rank
33rd

Rural population over time

  • Germany
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 212.43 million against 14.91 million in Germany, a difference of 197.52 million.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 14.2 times Germany's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 36th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 33rd of 215 countries.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 16.69 million 273.51 million 256.82 million Post-demographic dividend
1970s 15.85 million 259.92 million 244.07 million Post-demographic dividend
1980s 15.65 million 252.88 million 237.23 million Post-demographic dividend
1990s 16.21 million 242.96 million 226.75 million Post-demographic dividend
2000s 16.32 million 225.99 million 209.67 million Post-demographic dividend
2010s 15.76 million 215.50 million 199.75 million Post-demographic dividend
2020s 15.14 million 213.30 million 198.16 million Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Germany or Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 212.43 million against 14.91 million in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Germany and Post-demographic dividend?
197.52 million, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Post-demographic dividend?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Germany and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for rural population?
Germany ranks 36th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.