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Population

Total resident population. How to read this indicator

people
83,491,249
Latest: 2025 +0.4% since 2020
Recent observations. Years with no reported value remain blank.
YearGermanyUnited States
202583,491,249341,784,857
202483,516,593340,003,797
202383,287,273336,755,052
202283,177,813333,996,304
202183,196,078332,100,166
202083,160,871331,578,104
201983,092,962330,226,227
201882,905,782328,529,577
201782,657,002326,608,609
201682,348,669324,353,340

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-08-26. Values can be revised by the source.

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National data has limits

These indicators describe whole economies. They do not capture city-level costs, sector regulation or the experience of an individual company.

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