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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	Zambia	Germany	Iceland
Dec 31, 1999	10,327	81,439	277
Dec 31, 2000	10,649	81,474	281
Dec 31, 2001	10,980	81,534	285
Dec 31, 2002	11,290	81,595	288
Dec 31, 2003	11,593	81,566	289
Dec 31, 2004	11,907	81,473	293
Dec 31, 2005	12,243	81,354	296
Dec 31, 2006	12,612	81,190	304
Dec 31, 2007	13,005	81,009	311
Dec 31, 2008	13,412	80,781	319
Dec 31, 2009	13,822	80,500	319
Dec 31, 2010	14,255	80,301	318
Dec 31, 2011	14,709	80,292	319
Dec 31, 2012	15,165	80,443	321
Dec 31, 2013	15,631	80,663	324
Dec 31, 2014	16,121	81,000	327
Dec 31, 2015	16,624	81,704	331
Dec 31, 2016	17,140	82,366	335
Dec 31, 2017	17,674	82,674	343
Dec 31, 2018	18,222	82,923	353
Dec 31, 2019	18,780	83,110	361
Dec 31, 2020	19,349	83,178	366
Dec 31, 2021	19,928	83,213	372
Dec 31, 2022	20,485	83,811	380

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

Zambia

1906-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

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.