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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 MaltaCongo - KinshasaOmanGermany
38751,1812,34881,439
39052,7822,40381,474
39354,4532,45781,534
39656,1702,51081,595
39857,8602,56281,566
40159,5992,61381,473
40461,4742,66381,354
40563,4792,71381,190
40665,5902,76481,009
40967,8002,81680,781
41270,1142,87180,500
41472,5502,92880,301
41675,1382,98680,292
42077,7923,04780,443
42680,5343,11080,663
43583,3683,17481,000
44586,2293,24081,704
45589,1933,30782,366
46892,2093,37582,674
48595,2323,44482,923
50498,3203,51283,110
516101,4993,58283,178
518104,7673,65183,213
530108,1713,69683,811

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

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 Malta, Congo - Kinshasa, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.