Germany (2025)
12.1
deaths per 1,000 population
unchanged YoY
YoY Change
unchanged
deaths per 1,000 population
Trend
neutral
Series length
21
years of data

Data

Germany Crude Death Rate (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year deaths per 1,000 population YoY Change
2025 12.1 unchanged
2024 12.1 -1.6%
2023 12.3 -3.9%
2022 12.8 +4.1%
2021 12.3 +3.4%
2020 11.9 +5.3%
2019 11.3 -1.7%
2018 11.5 +1.8%
2017 11.3 +1.8%
2016 11.1 -1.8%
2015 11.3 +5.6%
2014 10.7 -3.6%
2013 11.1 +2.8%
2012 10.8 +1.9%
2011 10.6 +1.0%
2010 10.5 +1.0%
2009 10.4 +1.0%
2008 10.3 +2.0%
2007 10.1 +1.0%
2006 10 -1.0%

About this Dataset

Germany recorded 12.1 deaths per 1,000 population in 2025. That is unchanged on the previous period. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 10 in 2006 to 12.8 in 2022.

This page tracks the crude death rate (deaths per 1,000 population) in Germany from 2005 to present. Highlight the COVID-19 excess mortality spike.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the crude death rate (deaths per 1,000 population) in Germany from 2005 to present. Highlight the COVID-19 excess mortality spike. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).

The series peaked at 12.8 deaths per 1,000 population in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 10 in 2006. The latest reading of 12.1 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period.