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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 IcelandLuxembourgOmanGermany
2774332,34881,439
2814382,40381,474
2854432,45781,534
2884482,51081,595
2894542,56281,566
2934602,61381,473
2964672,66381,354
3044742,71381,190
3114822,76481,009
3194912,81680,781
3195002,87180,500
3185092,92880,301
3195212,98680,292
3215333,04780,443
3245473,11080,663
3275603,17481,000
3315713,24081,704
3355863,30782,366
3435993,37582,674
3536103,44482,923
3616233,51283,110
3666333,58283,178
3726433,65183,213
3806513,69683,811

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

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.

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