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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date GermanySouth KoreaBosnia & Herzegovina
81,43946,6173,811
81,47447,0083,901
81,53447,3703,919
81,59547,6453,923
81,56647,8923,940
81,47348,0833,975
81,35448,1853,991
81,19048,4383,993
81,00948,6843,990
80,78149,0553,987
80,50049,3083,985
80,30149,5543,983
80,29249,9373,980
80,44350,2003,977
80,66350,4293,973
81,00050,7473,968
81,70451,0153,963
82,36651,2183,957
82,67451,3623,951
82,92351,5853,944
83,11051,7653,937
83,17851,8363,929
83,21351,7453,921
83,81151,7313,876

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.

South Korea

  • 1911-1990: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing
  • 1820, 1870: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

Bosnia & Herzegovina

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