Germany, year by year

Every index this site holds for Germany, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.834 in 1990 to 0.959 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 80.8 years2024at birthUp 1.9 years from 78.9 years in 2005
Internet users: 94%2024of people onlineUp 21 points from 72% in 2006
Urban population: 82%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 2 points from 80% in 2006
Births per woman: 1.362024births per womanUp 0.02 from 1.34 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 18%2021of energy usedUp 11 points from 6% in 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityLevel with 2005
Infant mortality: 32024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 1 from 4 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 6.9 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 3.3 t from 10.2 t in 2005
Forest area: 33%2023of land under forestLevel with 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.834	75.1	—	—	1.45	2.1	100	7	12.8	32.4	—	—
1991	0.841	75.3	0.3	80.0	1.33	2.0	100	7	12.4	32.4	—	—
1992	0.849	75.8	0.4	80.0	1.29	2.1	100	6	11.6	32.4	—	—
1993	0.859	75.9	0.5	80.0	1.28	2.1	100	6	11.4	32.4	—	—
1994	0.865	76.3	0.9	80.0	1.24	2.3	100	6	11.2	32.4	—	—
1995	0.870	76.4	1.8	80.0	1.25	2.3	100	5	11.2	32.5	—	—
1996	0.875	76.7	3.0	80.0	1.30	2.2	100	5	11.5	32.5	—	—
1997	0.881	77.1	6.7	80.1	1.35	2.8	100	5	11.1	32.5	—	—
1998	0.887	77.5	9.9	80.1	1.36	3.0	100	5	11.1	32.5	—	—
1999	0.892	77.7	20.8	80.1	1.36	3.3	100	5	10.6	32.5	—	—
2000	0.897	77.9	30.2	80.1	1.38	3.7	100	4	10.6	32.5	—	—
2001	0.904	78.3	31.6	80.1	1.35	3.9	100	4	10.8	32.6	—	—
2002	0.909	78.2	48.8	80.1	1.34	4.4	100	4	10.6	32.6	—	—
2003	0.914	78.4	55.9	80.1	1.34	5.4	100	4	10.6	32.6	—	—
2004	0.923	78.7	64.7	80.2	1.36	6.3	100	4	10.5	32.6	—	—
2005	0.923	78.9	68.7	80.2	1.34	7.3	100	4	10.2	32.6	—	—
2006	0.927	79.1	72.2	80.2	1.33	8.6	100	4	10.4	32.6	36980	34741
2007	0.931	79.5	75.2	80.2	1.37	10.5	100	4	10.1	32.7	42351	36914
2008	0.933	79.7	78.0	80.3	1.38	10.2	100	4	10.1	32.7	46379	38438
2009	0.933	79.8	79.0	80.3	1.36	10.7	100	4	9.4	32.7	42472	37560
2010	0.936	80.0	82.0	80.3	1.39	11.6	100	4	10.0	32.7	42397	39714
2011	0.942	80.4	81.3	80.3	1.39	12.5	100	3	9.8	32.7	47631	43384
2012	0.944	80.5	82.3	80.4	1.41	13.6	100	3	9.9	32.8	44718	44212
2013	0.945	80.5	84.2	80.5	1.42	13.6	100	3	10.1	32.7	47207	45876
2014	0.949	81.1	86.2	80.6	1.47	14.0	100	3	9.6	32.7	48960	47928
2015	0.948	80.6	87.6	80.7	1.50	14.6	100	3	9.6	32.7	41930	48567
2016	0.949	81.0	84.2	80.8	1.60	14.2	100	3	9.6	32.7	42949	51555
2017	0.951	81.0	84.4	81.0	1.57	15.2	100	3	9.4	32.7	45554	54143
2018	0.952	80.9	87.0	81.1	1.57	16.0	100	3	9.0	32.7	48916	56321
2019	0.957	81.3	88.1	81.3	1.54	17.1	100	3	8.4	32.7	47656	59311
2020	0.955	81.0	89.8	81.5	1.53	18.5	100	3	7.7	32.7	47395	58705
2021	0.958	80.8	91.4	81.6	1.58	17.6	100	3	8.1	32.7	52349	62631
2022	0.955	80.6	91.6	81.8	1.46	—	100	3	7.9	32.7	50507	69670
2023	0.959	81.0	92.5	81.9	1.39	—	100	3	7.1	32.7	54777	72262
2024	—	80.8	93.5	82.0	1.36	—	100	3	6.9	—	56104	73957
2025	—	—	—	82.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	60496	75407
On the profile	0.959	80.8	93.5	82.1	1.36	17.6	—	—	6.9	32.7	60496	75407

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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