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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	Mauritius	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	81,439	1,173	273
Dec 31, 2000	81,474	1,186	274
Dec 31, 2001	81,534	1,199	275
Dec 31, 2002	81,595	1,211	276
Dec 31, 2003	81,566	1,222	278
Dec 31, 2004	81,473	1,233	279
Dec 31, 2005	81,354	1,243	280
Dec 31, 2006	81,190	1,253	281
Dec 31, 2007	81,009	1,261	282
Dec 31, 2008	80,781	1,269	283
Dec 31, 2009	80,500	1,276	285
Dec 31, 2010	80,301	1,282	286
Dec 31, 2011	80,292	1,286	287
Dec 31, 2012	80,443	1,288	288
Dec 31, 2013	80,663	1,291	289
Dec 31, 2014	81,000	1,294	290
Dec 31, 2015	81,704	1,296	291
Dec 31, 2016	82,366	1,298	291
Dec 31, 2017	82,674	1,300	292
Dec 31, 2018	82,923	1,302	293
Dec 31, 2019	83,110	1,304	294
Dec 31, 2020	83,178	1,305	294
Dec 31, 2021	83,213	1,307	295
Dec 31, 2022	83,811	1,307	295

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 Mauritius, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.