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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	Laos	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	51,181	81,439	5,286	387
Dec 31, 2000	52,782	81,474	5,397	390
Dec 31, 2001	54,453	81,534	5,499	393
Dec 31, 2002	56,170	81,595	5,578	396
Dec 31, 2003	57,860	81,566	5,654	398
Dec 31, 2004	59,599	81,473	5,746	401
Dec 31, 2005	61,474	81,354	5,836	404
Dec 31, 2006	63,479	81,190	5,931	405
Dec 31, 2007	65,590	81,009	6,035	406
Dec 31, 2008	67,800	80,781	6,145	409
Dec 31, 2009	70,114	80,500	6,257	412
Dec 31, 2010	72,550	80,301	6,368	414
Dec 31, 2011	75,138	80,292	6,477	416
Dec 31, 2012	77,792	80,443	6,586	420
Dec 31, 2013	80,534	80,663	6,695	426
Dec 31, 2014	83,368	81,000	6,804	435
Dec 31, 2015	86,229	81,704	6,912	445
Dec 31, 2016	89,193	82,366	7,019	455
Dec 31, 2017	92,209	82,674	7,127	468
Dec 31, 2018	95,232	82,923	7,234	485
Dec 31, 2019	98,320	83,110	7,343	504
Dec 31, 2020	101,499	83,178	7,452	516
Dec 31, 2021	104,767	83,213	7,560	518
Dec 31, 2022	108,171	83,811	7,666	530

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, Laos, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.