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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date Bosnia & HerzegovinaOmanGermany
3,8112,34881,439
3,9012,40381,474
3,9192,45781,534
3,9232,51081,595
3,9402,56281,566
3,9752,61381,473
3,9912,66381,354
3,9932,71381,190
3,9902,76481,009
3,9872,81680,781
3,9852,87180,500
3,9832,92880,301
3,9802,98680,292
3,9773,04780,443
3,9733,11080,663
3,9683,17481,000
3,9633,24081,704
3,9573,30782,366
3,9513,37582,674
3,9443,44482,923
3,9373,51283,110
3,9293,58283,178
3,9213,65183,213
3,8763,69683,811

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

Bosnia & Herzegovina

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

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 Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.