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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 GermanyAlbaniaSlovenia
81,4393,0851,998
81,4743,0652,004
81,5343,0472,006
81,5953,0382,009
81,5663,0262,010
81,4733,0142,011
81,3542,9982,015
81,1902,9792,022
81,0092,9572,033
80,7812,9342,036
80,5002,9152,056
80,3012,9002,063
80,2922,8922,067
80,4432,8882,071
80,6632,8822,074
81,0002,8762,076
81,7042,8682,078
82,3662,8632,079
82,6742,8612,081
82,9232,8542,087
83,1102,8422,104
83,1782,8252,118
83,2132,7992,123
83,8112,7872,124

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

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.

Slovenia

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

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