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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	Georgia	North Macedonia	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	81,439	4,848	2,006	273
Dec 31, 2000	81,474	4,814	2,017	274
Dec 31, 2001	81,534	4,789	2,026	275
Dec 31, 2002	81,595	4,771	2,011	276
Dec 31, 2003	81,566	4,746	2,018	278
Dec 31, 2004	81,473	4,739	2,024	279
Dec 31, 2005	81,354	4,786	2,028	280
Dec 31, 2006	81,190	4,826	2,031	281
Dec 31, 2007	81,009	4,820	2,035	282
Dec 31, 2008	80,781	4,819	2,038	283
Dec 31, 2009	80,500	4,851	2,042	285
Dec 31, 2010	80,301	4,898	2,046	286
Dec 31, 2011	80,292	4,934	2,049	287
Dec 31, 2012	80,443	4,946	2,052	288
Dec 31, 2013	80,663	4,938	2,055	289
Dec 31, 2014	81,000	4,931	2,058	290
Dec 31, 2015	81,704	4,927	2,061	291
Dec 31, 2016	82,366	4,924	2,063	291
Dec 31, 2017	82,674	4,922	2,065	292
Dec 31, 2018	82,923	4,922	2,067	293
Dec 31, 2019	83,110	4,923	2,068	294
Dec 31, 2020	83,178	4,926	2,065	294
Dec 31, 2021	83,213	4,929	2,057	295
Dec 31, 2022	83,811	4,911	2,048	295

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.

North Macedonia

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

No separate list is published for Georgia, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.