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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	United Kingdom	Germany	Australia
Dec 31, 1999	58,946	81,439	18,692
Dec 31, 2000	59,149	81,474	18,907
Dec 31, 2001	59,377	81,534	19,151
Dec 31, 2002	59,631	81,595	19,371
Dec 31, 2003	59,903	81,566	19,595
Dec 31, 2004	60,217	81,473	19,805
Dec 31, 2005	60,682	81,354	20,048
Dec 31, 2006	61,098	81,190	20,320
Dec 31, 2007	61,593	81,009	20,694
Dec 31, 2008	62,100	80,781	21,113
Dec 31, 2009	62,539	80,500	21,553
Dec 31, 2010	63,040	80,301	21,891
Dec 31, 2011	63,567	80,292	22,197
Dec 31, 2012	63,989	80,443	22,588
Dec 31, 2013	64,392	80,663	22,980
Dec 31, 2014	64,885	81,000	23,326
Dec 31, 2015	65,400	81,704	23,664
Dec 31, 2016	65,941	82,366	24,036
Dec 31, 2017	66,335	82,674	24,445
Dec 31, 2018	66,732	82,923	24,823
Dec 31, 2019	67,095	83,110	25,204
Dec 31, 2020	67,380	83,178	25,529
Dec 31, 2021	67,651	83,213	25,574
Dec 31, 2022	68,093	83,811	25,826

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.

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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

United Kingdom

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1252–1700 (England): Broadberry, S.N., B. Campbell, A. Klein, M. Overton and B. van Leeuwen (2015), British Economic Growth 1270-1870 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
1700–1870: Broadberry, S.N., B. Campbell, A. Klein, M. Overton and B. van Leeuwen (2015), British Economic Growth 1270-1870 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
1870-1950: C.H. Feinstein, National Income Expenditure and Output of the United Kingdom 1855-1965, Cambridge, 1972

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.

Australia

1820-1828: Butlin, N.G. 'Our 200 Years', Queesland Calendar, 1988
1828-1860: N.G. Butlin, "Contours of the Australian Economy 1788-1860", Australian Economic Review, Sept. 1986, pp. 112-13;
1861-1938/9: N.G. Butlin, Australian Domestic Product, Investment and Foreign Borrowing 1861-1938/9, Cambridge, 1962,pp.460-1; amdended as indicated in N.G. Butlin, Investment in Australian Economic Development 1861-19000, Cambridge, 1964, p. 453 and with revised deflator shown in M.W. Butlin, A Preliminary Annual Databae 1900/1901 to 1973/1974, Discussion Paper 7701, Reserve Bank of Australia, 1977, p. 41
1938/9-1950: from expenditure aggregates in 1966/7 prices in M.W. Butlin, RS/FLW/, p.85.