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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	Qatar	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	81,439	2,348	627	273
Dec 31, 2000	81,474	2,403	659	274
Dec 31, 2001	81,534	2,457	691	275
Dec 31, 2002	81,595	2,510	724	276
Dec 31, 2003	81,566	2,562	757	278
Dec 31, 2004	81,473	2,613	850	279
Dec 31, 2005	81,354	2,663	1,001	280
Dec 31, 2006	81,190	2,713	1,153	281
Dec 31, 2007	81,009	2,764	1,306	282
Dec 31, 2008	80,781	2,816	1,460	283
Dec 31, 2009	80,500	2,871	1,615	285
Dec 31, 2010	80,301	2,928	1,770	286
Dec 31, 2011	80,292	2,986	1,904	287
Dec 31, 2012	80,443	3,047	2,010	288
Dec 31, 2013	80,663	3,110	2,103	289
Dec 31, 2014	81,000	3,174	2,187	290
Dec 31, 2015	81,704	3,240	2,261	291
Dec 31, 2016	82,366	3,307	2,326	291
Dec 31, 2017	82,674	3,375	2,384	292
Dec 31, 2018	82,923	3,444	2,435	293
Dec 31, 2019	83,110	3,512	2,480	294
Dec 31, 2020	83,178	3,582	2,519	294
Dec 31, 2021	83,213	3,651	2,553	295
Dec 31, 2022	83,811	3,696	2,559	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.

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