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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	Oman	Afghanistan	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	81,439	2,348	22,206	152
Dec 31, 2000	81,474	2,403	22,461	153
Dec 31, 2001	81,534	2,457	22,507	154
Dec 31, 2002	81,595	2,510	23,600	155
Dec 31, 2003	81,566	2,562	25,005	156
Dec 31, 2004	81,473	2,613	25,698	157
Dec 31, 2005	81,354	2,663	26,335	157
Dec 31, 2006	81,190	2,713	27,154	158
Dec 31, 2007	81,009	2,764	27,387	159
Dec 31, 2008	80,781	2,816	27,706	160
Dec 31, 2009	80,500	2,871	28,484	160
Dec 31, 2010	80,301	2,928	29,121	161
Dec 31, 2011	80,292	2,986	29,758	162
Dec 31, 2012	80,443	3,047	30,420	162
Dec 31, 2013	80,663	3,110	31,108	163
Dec 31, 2014	81,000	3,174	31,823	163
Dec 31, 2015	81,704	3,240	32,564	164
Dec 31, 2016	82,366	3,307	33,332	164
Dec 31, 2017	82,674	3,375	34,125	165
Dec 31, 2018	82,923	3,444	34,941	166
Dec 31, 2019	83,110	3,512	35,972	166
Dec 31, 2020	83,178	3,582	37,034	167
Dec 31, 2021	83,213	3,651	38,127	167
Dec 31, 2022	83,811	3,696	39,252	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.

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.

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