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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	Iceland	Oman	Cape Verde
Dec 31, 1999	81,439	277	2,348	422
Dec 31, 2000	81,474	281	2,403	430
Dec 31, 2001	81,534	285	2,457	438
Dec 31, 2002	81,595	288	2,510	447
Dec 31, 2003	81,566	289	2,562	455
Dec 31, 2004	81,473	293	2,613	463
Dec 31, 2005	81,354	296	2,663	471
Dec 31, 2006	81,190	304	2,713	478
Dec 31, 2007	81,009	311	2,764	486
Dec 31, 2008	80,781	319	2,816	494
Dec 31, 2009	80,500	319	2,871	501
Dec 31, 2010	80,301	318	2,928	509
Dec 31, 2011	80,292	319	2,986	516
Dec 31, 2012	80,443	321	3,047	524
Dec 31, 2013	80,663	324	3,110	531
Dec 31, 2014	81,000	327	3,174	539
Dec 31, 2015	81,704	331	3,240	546
Dec 31, 2016	82,366	335	3,307	553
Dec 31, 2017	82,674	343	3,375	562
Dec 31, 2018	82,923	353	3,444	568
Dec 31, 2019	83,110	361	3,512	574
Dec 31, 2020	83,178	366	3,582	580
Dec 31, 2021	83,213	372	3,651	585
Dec 31, 2022	83,811	380	3,696	590

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.

Iceland

1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

No separate list is published for Oman, Cape Verde; the database as a whole is cited above.