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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	United Kingdom	Germany	Hungary	Switzerland
Dec 31, 1999	58,946	81,439	10,244	7,258
Dec 31, 2000	59,149	81,474	10,218	7,296
Dec 31, 2001	59,377	81,534	10,194	7,332
Dec 31, 2002	59,631	81,595	10,165	7,384
Dec 31, 2003	59,903	81,566	10,136	7,438
Dec 31, 2004	60,217	81,473	10,114	7,488
Dec 31, 2005	60,682	81,354	10,094	7,532
Dec 31, 2006	61,098	81,190	10,078	7,579
Dec 31, 2007	61,593	81,009	10,062	7,647
Dec 31, 2008	62,100	80,781	10,045	7,738
Dec 31, 2009	62,539	80,500	10,029	7,825
Dec 31, 2010	63,040	80,301	10,007	7,884
Dec 31, 2011	63,567	80,292	9,978	7,959
Dec 31, 2012	63,989	80,443	9,927	8,044
Dec 31, 2013	64,392	80,663	9,900	8,137
Dec 31, 2014	64,885	81,000	9,873	8,237
Dec 31, 2015	65,400	81,704	9,850	8,332
Dec 31, 2016	65,941	82,366	9,821	8,423
Dec 31, 2017	66,335	82,674	9,794	8,502
Dec 31, 2018	66,732	82,923	9,782	8,565
Dec 31, 2019	67,095	83,110	9,778	8,626
Dec 31, 2020	67,380	83,178	9,757	8,689
Dec 31, 2021	67,651	83,213	9,716	8,756
Dec 31, 2022	68,093	83,811	9,690	8,834

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

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.

Hungary

1870-1913: L. Katus, "Economic Growth in Hungary during the Age of Dualism (1867-1913)" in E. Pemlenyi, ed., Social Economic Research in the History of East Central Europe, Akademiai Kiado, Budapest, 1970, p.108 and J. Komlos, The Habsburg Monarchy as a Customs Union, Princeton, 1983, pp. 291-3
1900-42: A. Eckstein, "National Income and Capital Formation in Hungary, 1900-50", in S. Kuznets, ed., Income and Wealth, series V GNP index, Bowes and Bowes, London, 1955, p. 175
1938-50: from L. Czirjak, "Hungarian GNP by Sectors of Origin of Product and End Uses, 1938 and 1946-67", Occasional Paper 43, Research Project on East Central Europe, New York, 1973.

Switzerland

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
1850-2011: Stohr, Christian (2016), Trading Gains: new estimates of Swiss GDP, 1851-2008. Economic History Working Papers, 245/2016. London School of Economics and Political Science, Economic History Department, London, UK