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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	Palestinian Territories	Sweden
Dec 31, 1999	8,175	81,439	2,996	8,858
Dec 31, 2000	8,301	81,474	3,075	8,872
Dec 31, 2001	8,427	81,534	3,155	8,896
Dec 31, 2002	8,553	81,595	3,235	8,925
Dec 31, 2003	8,678	81,566	3,315	8,958
Dec 31, 2004	8,801	81,473	3,396	8,994
Dec 31, 2005	8,924	81,354	3,478	9,030
Dec 31, 2006	9,044	81,190	3,559	9,081
Dec 31, 2007	9,164	81,009	3,642	9,148
Dec 31, 2008	9,281	80,781	3,727	9,220
Dec 31, 2009	9,398	80,500	3,817	9,299
Dec 31, 2010	9,512	80,301	3,907	9,378
Dec 31, 2011	9,627	80,292	3,997	9,449
Dec 31, 2012	9,742	80,443	4,088	9,519
Dec 31, 2013	9,855	80,663	4,178	9,600
Dec 31, 2014	9,965	81,000	4,269	9,696
Dec 31, 2015	10,072	81,704	4,359	9,799
Dec 31, 2016	10,177	82,366	4,451	9,923
Dec 31, 2017	10,281	82,674	4,533	10,058
Dec 31, 2018	10,385	82,923	4,615	10,175
Dec 31, 2019	10,487	83,110	4,715	10,279
Dec 31, 2020	10,587	83,178	4,820	10,354
Dec 31, 2021	10,686	83,213	4,930	10,416
Dec 31, 2022	10,793	83,811	5,042	10,487

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.

Sweden

1300–1560: Krantz, O. (2017) “Swedish GDP 1300-1560 A Tentative Estimate” Lund Papers in Economic History: General Issues; No. 152.
1560–1950: Schön, L., and O. Krantz (2015) “New Swedish Historical National Accounts since the 16th Century in Constant and Current Prices” Lund Papers in Economic History no. 140

No separate list is published for Dominican Republic, Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.