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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	Malta	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	81,439	387	152
Dec 31, 2000	81,474	390	153
Dec 31, 2001	81,534	393	154
Dec 31, 2002	81,595	396	155
Dec 31, 2003	81,566	398	156
Dec 31, 2004	81,473	401	157
Dec 31, 2005	81,354	404	157
Dec 31, 2006	81,190	405	158
Dec 31, 2007	81,009	406	159
Dec 31, 2008	80,781	409	160
Dec 31, 2009	80,500	412	160
Dec 31, 2010	80,301	414	161
Dec 31, 2011	80,292	416	162
Dec 31, 2012	80,443	420	162
Dec 31, 2013	80,663	426	163
Dec 31, 2014	81,000	435	163
Dec 31, 2015	81,704	445	164
Dec 31, 2016	82,366	455	164
Dec 31, 2017	82,674	468	165
Dec 31, 2018	82,923	485	166
Dec 31, 2019	83,110	504	166
Dec 31, 2020	83,178	516	167
Dec 31, 2021	83,213	518	167
Dec 31, 2022	83,811	530	167

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.

No separate list is published for Malta, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.