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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	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	81,439	277	2,348	138
Dec 31, 2000	81,474	281	2,403	141
Dec 31, 2001	81,534	285	2,457	144
Dec 31, 2002	81,595	288	2,510	147
Dec 31, 2003	81,566	289	2,562	151
Dec 31, 2004	81,473	293	2,613	154
Dec 31, 2005	81,354	296	2,663	158
Dec 31, 2006	81,190	304	2,713	161
Dec 31, 2007	81,009	311	2,764	165
Dec 31, 2008	80,781	319	2,816	168
Dec 31, 2009	80,500	319	2,871	172
Dec 31, 2010	80,301	318	2,928	176
Dec 31, 2011	80,292	319	2,986	180
Dec 31, 2012	80,443	321	3,047	183
Dec 31, 2013	80,663	324	3,110	187
Dec 31, 2014	81,000	327	3,174	190
Dec 31, 2015	81,704	331	3,240	194
Dec 31, 2016	82,366	335	3,307	198
Dec 31, 2017	82,674	343	3,375	201
Dec 31, 2018	82,923	353	3,444	204
Dec 31, 2019	83,110	361	3,512	208
Dec 31, 2020	83,178	366	3,582	212
Dec 31, 2021	83,213	372	3,651	216
Dec 31, 2022	83,811	380	3,696	220

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, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.