# Population, total
- **"Population, total"** refers to the **total number of people living in a country or region**.
- **This count includes all residents**, regardless of **legal status or citizenship**, but **excludes refugees who are not permanently settled in the country of asylum**, as they are generally considered part of the population of their home country.
- **The chart illustrates Germany's total population** over **23 years, from 2000 to 2022**.