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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	Congo - Kinshasa	Germany	Cape Verde	Hong Kong SAR China
Dec 31, 1999	51,181	81,439	422	6,587
Dec 31, 2000	52,782	81,474	430	6,646
Dec 31, 2001	54,453	81,534	438	6,695
Dec 31, 2002	56,170	81,595	447	6,725
Dec 31, 2003	57,860	81,566	455	6,712
Dec 31, 2004	59,599	81,473	463	6,765
Dec 31, 2005	61,474	81,354	471	6,794
Dec 31, 2006	63,479	81,190	478	6,838
Dec 31, 2007	65,590	81,009	486	6,897
Dec 31, 2008	67,800	80,781	494	6,938
Dec 31, 2009	70,114	80,500	501	6,953
Dec 31, 2010	72,550	80,301	509	7,004
Dec 31, 2011	75,138	80,292	516	7,052
Dec 31, 2012	77,792	80,443	524	7,130
Dec 31, 2013	80,534	80,663	531	7,159
Dec 31, 2014	83,368	81,000	539	7,209
Dec 31, 2015	86,229	81,704	546	7,271
Dec 31, 2016	89,193	82,366	553	7,316
Dec 31, 2017	92,209	82,674	562	7,372
Dec 31, 2018	95,232	82,923	568	7,432
Dec 31, 2019	98,320	83,110	574	7,487
Dec 31, 2020	101,499	83,178	580	7,460
Dec 31, 2021	104,767	83,213	585	7,392
Dec 31, 2022	108,171	83,811	590	7,387

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 Congo - Kinshasa, Cape Verde, Hong Kong SAR China; the database as a whole is cited above.