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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 - KinshasaGermanyPalestinian TerritoriesCyprus
51,18181,4392,996818
52,78281,4743,075826
54,45381,5343,155835
56,17081,5953,235845
57,86081,5663,315855
59,59981,4733,396867
61,47481,3543,478879
63,47981,1903,559894
65,59081,0093,642913
67,80080,7813,727937
70,11480,5003,817962
72,55080,3013,907988
75,13880,2923,9971,013
77,79280,4434,0881,029
80,53480,6634,1781,026
83,36881,0004,2691,015
86,22981,7044,3591,009
89,19382,3664,4511,014
92,20982,6744,5331,023
95,23282,9234,6151,036
98,32083,1104,7151,050
101,49983,1784,8201,062
104,76783,2134,9301,072
108,17183,8115,0421,087

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, Palestinian Territories, Cyprus; the database as a whole is cited above.