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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	Dominican Republic	Germany	United Arab Emirates	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	8,175	81,439	3,101	152
Dec 31, 2000	8,301	81,474	3,284	153
Dec 31, 2001	8,427	81,534	3,458	154
Dec 31, 2002	8,553	81,595	3,613	155
Dec 31, 2003	8,678	81,566	3,754	156
Dec 31, 2004	8,801	81,473	3,882	157
Dec 31, 2005	8,924	81,354	4,000	157
Dec 31, 2006	9,044	81,190	4,532	158
Dec 31, 2007	9,164	81,009	5,623	159
Dec 31, 2008	9,281	80,781	7,277	160
Dec 31, 2009	9,398	80,500	8,164	160
Dec 31, 2010	9,512	80,301	8,152	161
Dec 31, 2011	9,627	80,292	8,438	162
Dec 31, 2012	9,742	80,443	8,747	162
Dec 31, 2013	9,855	80,663	9,077	163
Dec 31, 2014	9,965	81,000	9,321	163
Dec 31, 2015	10,072	81,704	9,461	164
Dec 31, 2016	10,177	82,366	9,587	164
Dec 31, 2017	10,281	82,674	9,699	165
Dec 31, 2018	10,385	82,923	9,796	166
Dec 31, 2019	10,487	83,110	9,879	166
Dec 31, 2020	10,587	83,178	9,953	167
Dec 31, 2021	10,686	83,213	10,018	167
Dec 31, 2022	10,793	83,811	10,099	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.

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 Dominican Republic, United Arab Emirates, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.