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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	Congo - Brazzaville	Luxembourg
Dec 31, 1999	8,175	81,439	2,886	433
Dec 31, 2000	8,301	81,474	2,999	438
Dec 31, 2001	8,427	81,534	3,113	443
Dec 31, 2002	8,553	81,595	3,181	448
Dec 31, 2003	8,678	81,566	3,274	454
Dec 31, 2004	8,801	81,473	3,400	460
Dec 31, 2005	8,924	81,354	3,543	467
Dec 31, 2006	9,044	81,190	3,702	474
Dec 31, 2007	9,164	81,009	3,859	482
Dec 31, 2008	9,281	80,781	3,989	491
Dec 31, 2009	9,398	80,500	4,146	500
Dec 31, 2010	9,512	80,301	4,324	509
Dec 31, 2011	9,627	80,292	4,468	521
Dec 31, 2012	9,742	80,443	4,581	533
Dec 31, 2013	9,855	80,663	4,667	547
Dec 31, 2014	9,965	81,000	4,757	560
Dec 31, 2015	10,072	81,704	4,851	571
Dec 31, 2016	10,177	82,366	4,951	586
Dec 31, 2017	10,281	82,674	5,055	599
Dec 31, 2018	10,385	82,923	5,164	610
Dec 31, 2019	10,487	83,110	5,279	623
Dec 31, 2020	10,587	83,178	5,400	633
Dec 31, 2021	10,686	83,213	5,527	643
Dec 31, 2022	10,793	83,811	5,655	651

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, Congo - Brazzaville, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.