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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	Iceland	North Korea
Dec 31, 1999	58,946	81,439	277	22,594
Dec 31, 2000	59,149	81,474	281	22,785
Dec 31, 2001	59,377	81,534	285	22,977
Dec 31, 2002	59,631	81,595	288	23,165
Dec 31, 2003	59,903	81,566	289	23,330
Dec 31, 2004	60,217	81,473	293	23,477
Dec 31, 2005	60,682	81,354	296	23,621
Dec 31, 2006	61,098	81,190	304	23,764
Dec 31, 2007	61,593	81,009	311	23,908
Dec 31, 2008	62,100	80,781	319	24,051
Dec 31, 2009	62,539	80,500	319	24,191
Dec 31, 2010	63,040	80,301	318	24,326
Dec 31, 2011	63,567	80,292	319	24,457
Dec 31, 2012	63,989	80,443	321	24,589
Dec 31, 2013	64,392	80,663	324	24,720
Dec 31, 2014	64,885	81,000	327	24,852
Dec 31, 2015	65,400	81,704	331	24,983
Dec 31, 2016	65,941	82,366	335	25,115
Dec 31, 2017	66,335	82,674	343	25,248
Dec 31, 2018	66,732	82,923	353	25,381
Dec 31, 2019	67,095	83,110	361	25,497
Dec 31, 2020	67,380	83,178	366	25,608
Dec 31, 2021	67,651	83,213	372	25,711
Dec 31, 2022	68,093	83,811	380	25,808

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.

Iceland

1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

North Korea

1911-1940: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing.
1990-2011: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing.