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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	Malta	Germany	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	81,439	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	81,474	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	81,534	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	81,595	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	81,566	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	81,473	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	81,354	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	81,190	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	81,009	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	80,781	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	80,500	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	80,301	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	80,292	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	80,443	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	80,663	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	81,000	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	81,704	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	82,366	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	82,674	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	82,923	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	83,110	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	83,178	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	83,213	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	83,811	6,291

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, Malta, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.