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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 GermanyOmanUgandaSt. Lucia
81,4392,34823,408152
81,4742,40324,195153
81,5342,45724,992154
81,5952,51025,846155
81,5662,56226,661156
81,4732,61327,414157
81,3542,66328,200157
81,1902,71329,021158
81,0092,76429,846159
80,7812,81630,647160
80,5002,87131,469160
80,3012,92832,343161
80,2922,98633,257162
80,4433,04734,234162
80,6633,11035,271163
81,0003,17436,419163
81,7043,24037,673164
82,3663,30739,157164
82,6743,37540,879165
82,9233,44442,329166
83,1103,51243,639166
83,1783,58245,120167
83,2133,65146,645167
83,8113,69648,065167

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.

Uganda

  • 1906-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

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