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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date GermanySerbiaMontenegro
81,4397,611623
81,4747,587623
81,5347,574623
81,5957,570622
81,5667,551621
81,4737,533621
81,3547,510621
81,1907,481620
81,0097,451620
80,7817,419621
80,5007,389622
80,3017,360623
80,2927,304622
80,4437,269622
80,6637,234622
81,0007,199621
81,7047,162620
82,3667,124618
82,6747,087616
82,9237,048614
83,1107,010613
83,1786,964612
83,2136,898611
83,8116,833610

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.

Serbia

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

Montenegro

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project