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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 TerritoriesDjibouti
51,18181,4392,996646
52,78281,4743,075669
54,45381,5343,155693
56,17081,5953,235716
57,86081,5663,315691
59,59981,4733,396657
61,47481,3543,478666
63,47981,1903,559679
65,59081,0093,642694
67,80080,7813,727709
70,11480,5003,817725
72,55080,3013,907741
75,13880,2923,997757
77,79280,4434,088774
80,53480,6634,178792
83,36881,0004,269810
86,22981,7044,359828
89,19382,3664,451847
92,20982,6744,533865
95,23282,9234,615884
98,32083,1104,715898
101,49983,1784,820912
104,76783,2134,930924
108,17183,8115,042937

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, Djibouti; the database as a whole is cited above.