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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 & HerzegovinaOman
81,4393,8112,348
81,4743,9012,403
81,5343,9192,457
81,5953,9232,510
81,5663,9402,562
81,4733,9752,613
81,3543,9912,663
81,1903,9932,713
81,0093,9902,764
80,7813,9872,816
80,5003,9852,871
80,3013,9832,928
80,2923,9802,986
80,4433,9773,047
80,6633,9733,110
81,0003,9683,174
81,7043,9633,240
82,3663,9573,307
82,6743,9513,375
82,9233,9443,444
83,1103,9373,512
83,1783,9293,582
83,2133,9213,651
83,8113,8763,696

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 Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.