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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 - KinshasaOmanBurkina FasoGermany
51,1812,34811,07581,439
52,7822,40311,40581,474
54,4532,45711,82881,534
56,1702,51012,38081,595
57,8602,56212,82981,566
59,5992,61313,17881,473
61,4742,66313,54081,354
63,4792,71313,91781,190
65,5902,76414,30981,009
67,8002,81614,72280,781
70,1142,87115,15280,500
72,5502,92815,60080,301
75,1382,98616,06480,292
77,7923,04716,56380,443
80,5343,11017,07280,663
83,3683,17417,57581,000
86,2293,24018,09481,704
89,1933,30718,62182,366
92,2093,37519,15782,674
95,2323,44419,69882,923
98,3203,51220,24283,110
101,4993,58220,78883,178
104,7673,65121,33683,213
108,1713,69621,88983,811

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, Oman, Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.