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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	Moldova	Nigeria
Dec 31, 1999	51,181	81,439	4,244	121,649
Dec 31, 2000	52,782	81,474	4,199	125,014
Dec 31, 2001	54,453	81,534	4,154	128,513
Dec 31, 2002	56,170	81,595	4,108	132,165
Dec 31, 2003	57,860	81,566	4,059	135,971
Dec 31, 2004	59,599	81,473	4,013	139,900
Dec 31, 2005	61,474	81,354	3,966	143,914
Dec 31, 2006	63,479	81,190	3,919	148,019
Dec 31, 2007	65,590	81,009	3,873	152,195
Dec 31, 2008	67,800	80,781	3,829	156,434
Dec 31, 2009	70,114	80,500	3,788	160,751
Dec 31, 2010	72,550	80,301	3,748	165,142
Dec 31, 2011	75,138	80,292	3,709	169,607
Dec 31, 2012	77,792	80,443	3,671	174,142
Dec 31, 2013	80,534	80,663	3,633	178,737
Dec 31, 2014	83,368	81,000	3,595	183,362
Dec 31, 2015	86,229	81,704	3,558	187,979
Dec 31, 2016	89,193	82,366	3,522	192,594
Dec 31, 2017	92,209	82,674	3,485	197,417
Dec 31, 2018	95,232	82,923	3,448	202,498
Dec 31, 2019	98,320	83,110	3,412	207,699
Dec 31, 2020	101,499	83,178	3,376	213,021
Dec 31, 2021	104,767	83,213	3,339	218,473
Dec 31, 2022	108,171	83,811	3,570	223,735

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.

Nigeria

1885-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

No separate list is published for Congo - Kinshasa, Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.