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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 GermanyAlbaniaOmanSerbia
81,4393,0852,3487,611
81,4743,0652,4037,587
81,5343,0472,4577,574
81,5953,0382,5107,570
81,5663,0262,5627,551
81,4733,0142,6137,533
81,3542,9982,6637,510
81,1902,9792,7137,481
81,0092,9572,7647,451
80,7812,9342,8167,419
80,5002,9152,8717,389
80,3012,9002,9287,360
80,2922,8922,9867,304
80,4432,8883,0477,269
80,6632,8823,1107,234
81,0002,8763,1747,199
81,7042,8683,2407,162
82,3662,8633,3077,124
82,6742,8613,3757,087
82,9232,8543,4447,048
83,1102,8423,5127,010
83,1782,8253,5826,964
83,2132,7993,6516,898
83,8112,7873,6966,833

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.

Serbia

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

No separate list is published for Albania, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.