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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Afghanistan	Germany	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	22,206	81,439	273
Dec 31, 2000	22,461	81,474	274
Dec 31, 2001	22,507	81,534	275
Dec 31, 2002	23,600	81,595	276
Dec 31, 2003	25,005	81,566	278
Dec 31, 2004	25,698	81,473	279
Dec 31, 2005	26,335	81,354	280
Dec 31, 2006	27,154	81,190	281
Dec 31, 2007	27,387	81,009	282
Dec 31, 2008	27,706	80,781	283
Dec 31, 2009	28,484	80,500	285
Dec 31, 2010	29,121	80,301	286
Dec 31, 2011	29,758	80,292	287
Dec 31, 2012	30,420	80,443	288
Dec 31, 2013	31,108	80,663	289
Dec 31, 2014	31,823	81,000	290
Dec 31, 2015	32,564	81,704	291
Dec 31, 2016	33,332	82,366	291
Dec 31, 2017	34,125	82,674	292
Dec 31, 2018	34,941	82,923	293
Dec 31, 2019	35,972	83,110	294
Dec 31, 2020	37,034	83,178	294
Dec 31, 2021	38,127	83,213	295
Dec 31, 2022	39,252	83,811	295

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

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Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Germany

1500-1850: Pfister, U. (2022). Economic Growth in Germany, 1500–1850. The Journal of Economic History, 82(4), 1071–1107
1850-1950: Hoffmann, Grumbach and Hesse, op. cit., pp. 454-5.

No separate list is published for Afghanistan, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.