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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	Albania	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	8,175	81,439	3,085	138
Dec 31, 2000	8,301	81,474	3,065	141
Dec 31, 2001	8,427	81,534	3,047	144
Dec 31, 2002	8,553	81,595	3,038	147
Dec 31, 2003	8,678	81,566	3,026	151
Dec 31, 2004	8,801	81,473	3,014	154
Dec 31, 2005	8,924	81,354	2,998	158
Dec 31, 2006	9,044	81,190	2,979	161
Dec 31, 2007	9,164	81,009	2,957	165
Dec 31, 2008	9,281	80,781	2,934	168
Dec 31, 2009	9,398	80,500	2,915	172
Dec 31, 2010	9,512	80,301	2,900	176
Dec 31, 2011	9,627	80,292	2,892	180
Dec 31, 2012	9,742	80,443	2,888	183
Dec 31, 2013	9,855	80,663	2,882	187
Dec 31, 2014	9,965	81,000	2,876	190
Dec 31, 2015	10,072	81,704	2,868	194
Dec 31, 2016	10,177	82,366	2,863	198
Dec 31, 2017	10,281	82,674	2,861	201
Dec 31, 2018	10,385	82,923	2,854	204
Dec 31, 2019	10,487	83,110	2,842	208
Dec 31, 2020	10,587	83,178	2,825	212
Dec 31, 2021	10,686	83,213	2,799	216
Dec 31, 2022	10,793	83,811	2,787	220

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, Albania, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.