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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 GermanyAlbaniaOmanSudan
81,4393,0852,34826,168
81,4743,0652,40326,771
81,5343,0472,45727,387
81,5953,0382,51028,017
81,5663,0262,56228,662
81,4733,0142,61329,321
81,3542,9982,66329,996
81,1902,9792,71330,686
81,0092,9572,76431,393
80,7812,9342,81632,137
80,5002,9152,87133,078
80,3012,9002,92833,891
80,2922,8922,98634,568
80,4432,8883,04735,293
80,6632,8823,11036,093
81,0002,8763,17437,058
81,7042,8683,24038,165
82,3662,8633,30739,294
82,6742,8613,37540,512
82,9232,8543,44441,764
83,1102,8423,51242,952
83,1782,8253,58244,121
83,2132,7993,65145,290
83,8112,7873,69646,498

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