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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date GermanyOmanDenmarkBarbados
81,4392,3485,322273
81,4742,4035,339274
81,5342,4575,358275
81,5952,5105,377276
81,5662,5625,391278
81,4732,6135,404279
81,3542,6635,420280
81,1902,7135,438281
81,0092,7645,461282
80,7812,8165,494283
80,5002,8715,524285
80,3012,9285,548286
80,2922,9865,571287
80,4433,0475,592288
80,6633,1105,614289
81,0003,1745,644290
81,7043,2405,683291
82,3663,3075,730291
82,6743,3755,766292
82,9233,4445,795293
83,1103,5125,818294
83,1783,5825,831294
83,2133,6515,855295
83,8113,6965,907295

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