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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	Barbados	Germany	Oman	Serbia
Dec 31, 1999	273	81,439	2,348	7,611
Dec 31, 2000	274	81,474	2,403	7,587
Dec 31, 2001	275	81,534	2,457	7,574
Dec 31, 2002	276	81,595	2,510	7,570
Dec 31, 2003	278	81,566	2,562	7,551
Dec 31, 2004	279	81,473	2,613	7,533
Dec 31, 2005	280	81,354	2,663	7,510
Dec 31, 2006	281	81,190	2,713	7,481
Dec 31, 2007	282	81,009	2,764	7,451
Dec 31, 2008	283	80,781	2,816	7,419
Dec 31, 2009	285	80,500	2,871	7,389
Dec 31, 2010	286	80,301	2,928	7,360
Dec 31, 2011	287	80,292	2,986	7,304
Dec 31, 2012	288	80,443	3,047	7,269
Dec 31, 2013	289	80,663	3,110	7,234
Dec 31, 2014	290	81,000	3,174	7,199
Dec 31, 2015	291	81,704	3,240	7,162
Dec 31, 2016	291	82,366	3,307	7,124
Dec 31, 2017	292	82,674	3,375	7,087
Dec 31, 2018	293	82,923	3,444	7,048
Dec 31, 2019	294	83,110	3,512	7,010
Dec 31, 2020	294	83,178	3,582	6,964
Dec 31, 2021	295	83,213	3,651	6,898
Dec 31, 2022	295	83,811	3,696	6,833

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.

All data sources

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.

Serbia

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

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