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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Germany	Burkina Faso	Oman	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	81,439	11,075	2,348	152
Dec 31, 2000	81,474	11,405	2,403	153
Dec 31, 2001	81,534	11,828	2,457	154
Dec 31, 2002	81,595	12,380	2,510	155
Dec 31, 2003	81,566	12,829	2,562	156
Dec 31, 2004	81,473	13,178	2,613	157
Dec 31, 2005	81,354	13,540	2,663	157
Dec 31, 2006	81,190	13,917	2,713	158
Dec 31, 2007	81,009	14,309	2,764	159
Dec 31, 2008	80,781	14,722	2,816	160
Dec 31, 2009	80,500	15,152	2,871	160
Dec 31, 2010	80,301	15,600	2,928	161
Dec 31, 2011	80,292	16,064	2,986	162
Dec 31, 2012	80,443	16,563	3,047	162
Dec 31, 2013	80,663	17,072	3,110	163
Dec 31, 2014	81,000	17,575	3,174	163
Dec 31, 2015	81,704	18,094	3,240	164
Dec 31, 2016	82,366	18,621	3,307	164
Dec 31, 2017	82,674	19,157	3,375	165
Dec 31, 2018	82,923	19,698	3,444	166
Dec 31, 2019	83,110	20,242	3,512	166
Dec 31, 2020	83,178	20,788	3,582	167
Dec 31, 2021	83,213	21,336	3,651	167
Dec 31, 2022	83,811	21,889	3,696	167

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 Burkina Faso, Oman, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.