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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	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	81,439	2,348	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	81,474	2,403	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	81,534	2,457	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	81,595	2,510	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	81,566	2,562	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	81,473	2,613	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	81,354	2,663	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	81,190	2,713	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	81,009	2,764	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	80,781	2,816	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	80,500	2,871	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	80,301	2,928	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	80,292	2,986	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	80,443	3,047	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	80,663	3,110	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	81,000	3,174	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	81,704	3,240	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	82,366	3,307	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	82,674	3,375	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	82,923	3,444	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	83,110	3,512	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	83,178	3,582	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	83,213	3,651	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	83,811	3,696	220

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.

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