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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	Central African Republic	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	81,439	3,889	152
Dec 31, 2000	81,474	3,980	153
Dec 31, 2001	81,534	4,054	154
Dec 31, 2002	81,595	4,128	155
Dec 31, 2003	81,566	4,215	156
Dec 31, 2004	81,473	4,289	157
Dec 31, 2005	81,354	4,363	157
Dec 31, 2006	81,190	4,449	158
Dec 31, 2007	81,009	4,544	159
Dec 31, 2008	80,781	4,641	160
Dec 31, 2009	80,500	4,742	160
Dec 31, 2010	80,301	4,845	161
Dec 31, 2011	80,292	4,950	162
Dec 31, 2012	80,443	5,057	162
Dec 31, 2013	80,663	5,167	163
Dec 31, 2014	81,000	5,278	163
Dec 31, 2015	81,704	5,392	164
Dec 31, 2016	82,366	5,507	164
Dec 31, 2017	82,674	5,625	165
Dec 31, 2018	82,923	5,745	166
Dec 31, 2019	83,110	5,874	166
Dec 31, 2020	83,178	6,025	167
Dec 31, 2021	83,213	6,154	167
Dec 31, 2022	83,811	6,291	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.

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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.

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