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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	São Tomé & Príncipe	Albania	Germany
Dec 31, 1999	273	138	3,085	81,439
Dec 31, 2000	274	141	3,065	81,474
Dec 31, 2001	275	144	3,047	81,534
Dec 31, 2002	276	147	3,038	81,595
Dec 31, 2003	278	151	3,026	81,566
Dec 31, 2004	279	154	3,014	81,473
Dec 31, 2005	280	158	2,998	81,354
Dec 31, 2006	281	161	2,979	81,190
Dec 31, 2007	282	165	2,957	81,009
Dec 31, 2008	283	168	2,934	80,781
Dec 31, 2009	285	172	2,915	80,500
Dec 31, 2010	286	176	2,900	80,301
Dec 31, 2011	287	180	2,892	80,292
Dec 31, 2012	288	183	2,888	80,443
Dec 31, 2013	289	187	2,882	80,663
Dec 31, 2014	290	190	2,876	81,000
Dec 31, 2015	291	194	2,868	81,704
Dec 31, 2016	291	198	2,863	82,366
Dec 31, 2017	292	201	2,861	82,674
Dec 31, 2018	293	204	2,854	82,923
Dec 31, 2019	294	208	2,842	83,110
Dec 31, 2020	294	212	2,825	83,178
Dec 31, 2021	295	216	2,799	83,213
Dec 31, 2022	295	220	2,787	83,811

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.

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, São Tomé & Príncipe, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.