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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	Palestinian Territories	Mexico
Dec 31, 1999	51,181	81,439	2,996	97,242
Dec 31, 2000	52,782	81,474	3,075	98,403
Dec 31, 2001	54,453	81,534	3,155	99,599
Dec 31, 2002	56,170	81,595	3,235	100,863
Dec 31, 2003	57,860	81,566	3,315	102,132
Dec 31, 2004	59,599	81,473	3,396	103,334
Dec 31, 2005	61,474	81,354	3,478	104,508
Dec 31, 2006	63,479	81,190	3,559	105,738
Dec 31, 2007	65,590	81,009	3,642	107,083
Dec 31, 2008	67,800	80,781	3,727	108,554
Dec 31, 2009	70,114	80,500	3,817	110,061
Dec 31, 2010	72,550	80,301	3,907	111,468
Dec 31, 2011	75,138	80,292	3,997	112,826
Dec 31, 2012	77,792	80,443	4,088	114,163
Dec 31, 2013	80,534	80,663	4,178	115,471
Dec 31, 2014	83,368	81,000	4,269	116,757
Dec 31, 2015	86,229	81,704	4,359	118,017
Dec 31, 2016	89,193	82,366	4,451	117,444
Dec 31, 2017	92,209	82,674	4,533	118,799
Dec 31, 2018	95,232	82,923	4,615	120,289
Dec 31, 2019	98,320	83,110	4,715	121,872
Dec 31, 2020	101,499	83,178	4,820	123,260
Dec 31, 2021	104,767	83,213	4,930	124,462
Dec 31, 2022	108,171	83,811	5,042	125,247

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.

Mexico

1550–1812: Arroyo Abad, L. and J.L. van Zanden (2016), “Growth under Extractive Institutions? Latin American Per Capita GDP in Colonial Times” Journal of Economic History 76(4): 1182–1215.
1812–1870: Prados de la Escosura, L., (2009), ‘Lost decades? Economic performance in post-independence Latin America’, Journal of Latin America Studies, 41, pp. 279–307. (updated data)
1870-1895: Bértola, L., & Ocampo, J. A. (2012). The Economic Development of Latin America since Independence. Oxford University Press, Table A.2
1895–2003: Barro, R.J. and J.F. Ursua, (2008). “Macroeconomic Crises since 1870” Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 39(1 (Spring), pages 255-350

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