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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 GermanyBosnia & HerzegovinaCentral African Republic
81,4393,8113,889
81,4743,9013,980
81,5343,9194,054
81,5953,9234,128
81,5663,9404,215
81,4733,9754,289
81,3543,9914,363
81,1903,9934,449
81,0093,9904,544
80,7813,9874,641
80,5003,9854,742
80,3013,9834,845
80,2923,9804,950
80,4433,9775,057
80,6633,9735,167
81,0003,9685,278
81,7043,9635,392
82,3663,9575,507
82,6743,9515,625
82,9233,9445,745
83,1103,9375,874
83,1783,9296,025
83,2133,9216,154
83,8113,8766,291

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.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

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

No separate list is published for Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.