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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date Congo - KinshasaGermanyMoldovaDominican Republic
51,18181,4394,2448,175
52,78281,4744,1998,301
54,45381,5344,1548,427
56,17081,5954,1088,553
57,86081,5664,0598,678
59,59981,4734,0138,801
61,47481,3543,9668,924
63,47981,1903,9199,044
65,59081,0093,8739,164
67,80080,7813,8299,281
70,11480,5003,7889,398
72,55080,3013,7489,512
75,13880,2923,7099,627
77,79280,4433,6719,742
80,53480,6633,6339,855
83,36881,0003,5959,965
86,22981,7043,55810,072
89,19382,3663,52210,177
92,20982,6743,48510,281
95,23282,9233,44810,385
98,32083,1103,41210,487
101,49983,1783,37610,587
104,76783,2133,33910,686
108,17183,8113,57010,793

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, Moldova, Dominican Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.