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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	North Macedonia	Iceland
Dec 31, 1999	81,439	2,006	277
Dec 31, 2000	81,474	2,017	281
Dec 31, 2001	81,534	2,026	285
Dec 31, 2002	81,595	2,011	288
Dec 31, 2003	81,566	2,018	289
Dec 31, 2004	81,473	2,024	293
Dec 31, 2005	81,354	2,028	296
Dec 31, 2006	81,190	2,031	304
Dec 31, 2007	81,009	2,035	311
Dec 31, 2008	80,781	2,038	319
Dec 31, 2009	80,500	2,042	319
Dec 31, 2010	80,301	2,046	318
Dec 31, 2011	80,292	2,049	319
Dec 31, 2012	80,443	2,052	321
Dec 31, 2013	80,663	2,055	324
Dec 31, 2014	81,000	2,058	327
Dec 31, 2015	81,704	2,061	331
Dec 31, 2016	82,366	2,063	335
Dec 31, 2017	82,674	2,065	343
Dec 31, 2018	82,923	2,067	353
Dec 31, 2019	83,110	2,068	361
Dec 31, 2020	83,178	2,065	366
Dec 31, 2021	83,213	2,057	372
Dec 31, 2022	83,811	2,048	380

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.

North Macedonia

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

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.