Country profile
Germany
Germany ranks #19 of 215 for population, #23 of 209 for gdp per capita, #47 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
84M
people · 2024
Rank #19 of 215
Life expectancy
80.8
years · 2024
Rank #47 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.7%
% of population · 2022
Rank #131 of 186
Under-5 mortality
3.7
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #218 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
85.3%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #80 of 232
Tobacco use
21.3%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #69 of 163
Calorie supply
3,535
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #19 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
12M
arrivals · 2020
Rank #20 of 203
GDP per capita
$56,104
current US$ · 2024
Rank #23 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
2.26
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #129 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
129
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #129 of 210
Forest area
32.7%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #117 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
10.3
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #212 of 248
Protected areas
40%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #12 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
6.77
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #43 of 210
Fertilizer use
104
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #57 of 194
Pesticide use
3.41
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #73 of 193
Cereal yield
6.79
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #15 of 182
Digital
Internet users
93.5%
% of population · 2024
Rank #42 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
45.6
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #12 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
129
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #69 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #41 of 215
Renewable electricity output
39.8%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #87 of 257
Energy use per person
37,793
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #42 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.83
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #19 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Germany; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield