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Germany
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Global rank#152out of 153 countries
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Historical trend

5.95.75.45.14.9196019932025Germany · 2025: 5Germany

Analytical takeaways

  • Germany records 5 for Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in 2025, ranking #152 globally out of 153 countries.
  • Population in the largest city (% of urban population) declined from 6 in 1960 to 5 in 2025, a decrease of 1.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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