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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	Germany	Albania	Oman	Guinea
Dec 31, 1999	81,439	3,085	2,348	7,610
Dec 31, 2000	81,474	3,065	2,403	7,780
Dec 31, 2001	81,534	3,047	2,457	7,821
Dec 31, 2002	81,595	3,038	2,510	7,906
Dec 31, 2003	81,566	3,026	2,562	8,121
Dec 31, 2004	81,473	3,014	2,613	8,317
Dec 31, 2005	81,354	2,998	2,663	8,478
Dec 31, 2006	81,190	2,979	2,713	8,650
Dec 31, 2007	81,009	2,957	2,764	8,860
Dec 31, 2008	80,781	2,934	2,816	9,091
Dec 31, 2009	80,500	2,915	2,871	9,327
Dec 31, 2010	80,301	2,900	2,928	9,571
Dec 31, 2011	80,292	2,892	2,986	9,825
Dec 31, 2012	80,443	2,888	3,047	10,084
Dec 31, 2013	80,663	2,882	3,110	10,351
Dec 31, 2014	81,000	2,876	3,174	10,632
Dec 31, 2015	81,704	2,868	3,240	10,924
Dec 31, 2016	82,366	2,863	3,307	11,225
Dec 31, 2017	82,674	2,861	3,375	11,534
Dec 31, 2018	82,923	2,854	3,444	11,855
Dec 31, 2019	83,110	2,842	3,512	12,160
Dec 31, 2020	83,178	2,825	3,582	12,469
Dec 31, 2021	83,213	2,799	3,651	12,778
Dec 31, 2022	83,811	2,787	3,696	13,087

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 Albania, Oman, Guinea; the database as a whole is cited above.