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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 - KinshasaOmanGermanyLuxembourg
51,1812,34881,439433
52,7822,40381,474438
54,4532,45781,534443
56,1702,51081,595448
57,8602,56281,566454
59,5992,61381,473460
61,4742,66381,354467
63,4792,71381,190474
65,5902,76481,009482
67,8002,81680,781491
70,1142,87180,500500
72,5502,92880,301509
75,1382,98680,292521
77,7923,04780,443533
80,5343,11080,663547
83,3683,17481,000560
86,2293,24081,704571
89,1933,30782,366586
92,2093,37582,674599
95,2323,44482,923610
98,3203,51283,110623
101,4993,58283,178633
104,7673,65183,213643
108,1713,69683,811651

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