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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	Qatar	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	81,439	627	152
Dec 31, 2000	81,474	659	153
Dec 31, 2001	81,534	691	154
Dec 31, 2002	81,595	724	155
Dec 31, 2003	81,566	757	156
Dec 31, 2004	81,473	850	157
Dec 31, 2005	81,354	1,001	157
Dec 31, 2006	81,190	1,153	158
Dec 31, 2007	81,009	1,306	159
Dec 31, 2008	80,781	1,460	160
Dec 31, 2009	80,500	1,615	160
Dec 31, 2010	80,301	1,770	161
Dec 31, 2011	80,292	1,904	162
Dec 31, 2012	80,443	2,010	162
Dec 31, 2013	80,663	2,103	163
Dec 31, 2014	81,000	2,187	163
Dec 31, 2015	81,704	2,261	164
Dec 31, 2016	82,366	2,326	164
Dec 31, 2017	82,674	2,384	165
Dec 31, 2018	82,923	2,435	166
Dec 31, 2019	83,110	2,480	166
Dec 31, 2020	83,178	2,519	167
Dec 31, 2021	83,213	2,553	167
Dec 31, 2022	83,811	2,559	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.

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