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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date Dominican RepublicGermanyCape VerdeLuxembourg
8,17581,439422433
8,30181,474430438
8,42781,534438443
8,55381,595447448
8,67881,566455454
8,80181,473463460
8,92481,354471467
9,04481,190478474
9,16481,009486482
9,28180,781494491
9,39880,500501500
9,51280,301509509
9,62780,292516521
9,74280,443524533
9,85580,663531547
9,96581,000539560
10,07281,704546571
10,17782,366553586
10,28182,674562599
10,38582,923568610
10,48783,110574623
10,58783,178580633
10,68683,213585643
10,79383,811590651

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, Cape Verde, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.