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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	Dominica	Germany	Oman	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	70	81,439	2,348	273
Dec 31, 2000	71	81,474	2,403	274
Dec 31, 2001	71	81,534	2,457	275
Dec 31, 2002	72	81,595	2,510	276
Dec 31, 2003	72	81,566	2,562	278
Dec 31, 2004	72	81,473	2,613	279
Dec 31, 2005	72	81,354	2,663	280
Dec 31, 2006	72	81,190	2,713	281
Dec 31, 2007	72	81,009	2,764	282
Dec 31, 2008	73	80,781	2,816	283
Dec 31, 2009	73	80,500	2,871	285
Dec 31, 2010	73	80,301	2,928	286
Dec 31, 2011	73	80,292	2,986	287
Dec 31, 2012	73	80,443	3,047	288
Dec 31, 2013	73	80,663	3,110	289
Dec 31, 2014	73	81,000	3,174	290
Dec 31, 2015	74	81,704	3,240	291
Dec 31, 2016	74	82,366	3,307	291
Dec 31, 2017	74	82,674	3,375	292
Dec 31, 2018	74	82,923	3,444	293
Dec 31, 2019	75	83,110	3,512	294
Dec 31, 2020	75	83,178	3,582	294
Dec 31, 2021	76	83,213	3,651	295
Dec 31, 2022	76	83,811	3,696	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 Dominica, Oman, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.