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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date ChileGermanyOman
15,14081,4392,348
15,34081,4742,403
15,51381,5342,457
15,68681,5952,510
15,85981,5662,562
16,02981,4732,613
16,22281,3542,663
16,36481,1902,713
16,53681,0092,764
16,70080,7812,816
16,86480,5002,871
16,99980,3012,928
17,18980,2922,986
17,37880,4433,047
17,54580,6633,110
17,72081,0003,174
17,90481,7043,240
18,09982,3663,307
18,35082,6743,375
18,68182,9233,444
19,03583,1103,512
19,38583,1783,582
19,60483,2133,651
19,71583,8113,696

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.

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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

Chile

  • 1810–2004: Díaz, J.B. Lüders, R. and Wagner, G. (2007) Economia Chilena 1810 - 2000, Producto total y sectorial una nueva mirada, Pontificia universidad Catolica de Chile, Insituto de Economia, Documeno de Trabajo no. 315

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 Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.