At a glance
Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.
What changed in Germany
Statistically notable movements in the latest data.
- Record high2025MajorGDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 60,496 in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Record high2025MajorGDP reached a record high of US$ 5.1T in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Record high2023MajorMedian age reached a record high of 45.1 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
- Reversal2025MajorGDP growth turned positive in 2025 (0.2 %, after -0.5 % in 2024).
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Country DNA
Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.
2025
Key facts
Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.
93.5 % of people used the internet in 2024, up from 82.0 % in 2010.
82.1 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 80.1 % in 2000.
The fertility rate fell from 1.38 births/woman in 2000 to 1.36 births/woman in 2024.
Life expectancy of 80.8 years ranks 28th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia (2024).
Trade is worth 78.5 % of GDP (2025), in line with the world median of 79.8 %.
Germany's population grew 1.6 % between 2000 and 2025, from 82.2M people to 83.5M people.
Within Europe & Central Asia, Germany ranks 11th of 51 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 75,407, 2025).
Unemployment of 3.7 % in 2025 is below the Europe & Central Asia median of 5.5 %.
Life expectancy gained 2.9 years since 2000, from 77.9 years to 80.8 years in 2024.
GDP grew 1.0 % a year on average over 2014–2025.
GDP per capita rose from US$ 23,926 in 2000 to US$ 60,496 in 2025 (+152.8 % in current US dollars).
CO₂ emissions of 6.77 t per person are 2.3× the world median of 2.99 t (2024).
With a median age of 45.1 years, Germany ranks 10th of 216 countries worldwide (2023).
Germany ranks 10th of 38 OECD members for GDP per capita (PPP), at intl $ 75,407 in 2025.
Renewables' share of electricity generation rose from 16.9 % in 2010 to 59.1 % in 2025 (+42.2 points).
Borders: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland
Languages: German
Timeline
Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.
- 2026
- 2025
- Sharp dropWomen in parliament fell 2.9 points to 32.4 % in 2025.
- ReversalGDP growth turned positive in 2025 (0.2 %).
- Sharp dropTrade balance fell US$ 58.0B to US$ 119.0B in 2025.
- Sharp riseSolar electricity share rose 3.0 points to 17.9 % in 2025.
- Sharp dropWind electricity share fell 1.4 points to 27.2 % in 2025.
- ReversalPopulation growth turned negative in 2025 (-0.03 %).
- Sharp riseOld-age dependency ratio rose 1.1 points to 38.0 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseAt least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64) rose 1.8 points to 85.9 % in 2025.
- Sharp dropHydropower electricity share fell 0.9 points to 3.9 % in 2025.
- Sharp dropCurrent account balance (US$) fell US$ 48.6B to US$ 227.6B in 2025.
- Sharp dropHydropower electricity generation fell 17.9 % to 19.56 TWh in 2025.
- ReversalNet migration turned negative in 2025 (-334,072 people).
- ReversalGDP per capita growth turned positive in 2025 (0.3 %).
- ReversalReal house price growth (year on year) turned positive in 2025 (0.4 %).
- Record highAverage wage set a new high of US$ PPP 76,285 in 2025, the first since 2019.
- Sharp riseSeniors (65+) rose 0.5 points to 23.7 % in 2025.
- 2024
- Sharp riseTerrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose 1.7 points to 39.3 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseSolar electricity share rose 2.3 points to 14.9 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropInflation fell 3.7 points to 2.3 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropInflation, GDP deflator fell 3.6 points to 3.1 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseNet electricity imports (% of demand) rose 3.2 points to 5.0 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseReal house price growth (year on year) rose 10.4 points to -0.4 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseRefugee population by country of origin rose 66.5 % to 348 people in 2024.
- Sharp riseRenewable electricity rose 4.0 points to 58.6 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropNet migration fell 572,599 people to 36,954 people in 2024.
- Sharp dropCO₂ emissions from coal fell 12.6 % to 162.6 Mt in 2024.
- Sharp riseCentral gov. revenue rose 1.0 points to 29.4 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseMilitary expenditure (current US$) rose 31.5 % to US$ 88.5B in 2024.
- Sharp riseOld-age dependency ratio rose 0.9 points to 36.9 % in 2024.
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