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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	Barbados	Bangladesh	Spain
Dec 31, 1999	273	132,907	40,378
Dec 31, 2000	274	135,207	40,563
Dec 31, 2001	275	137,420	40,775
Dec 31, 2002	276	139,573	41,433
Dec 31, 2003	278	141,650	42,205
Dec 31, 2004	279	143,644	42,869
Dec 31, 2005	280	145,546	43,672
Dec 31, 2006	281	147,376	44,370
Dec 31, 2007	282	149,047	45,246
Dec 31, 2008	283	150,562	45,993
Dec 31, 2009	285	152,189	46,378
Dec 31, 2010	286	153,927	46,573
Dec 31, 2011	287	155,634	46,746
Dec 31, 2012	288	157,326	46,777
Dec 31, 2013	289	158,999	46,603
Dec 31, 2014	290	160,650	46,465
Dec 31, 2015	291	162,273	46,420
Dec 31, 2016	291	163,938	46,460
Dec 31, 2017	292	165,655	46,543
Dec 31, 2018	293	167,358	46,739
Dec 31, 2019	294	169,045	47,116
Dec 31, 2020	294	170,709	47,366
Dec 31, 2021	295	172,354	47,342
Dec 31, 2022	295	174,217	47,625

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

Bangladesh

1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

Spain

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
1270-1850: Álvarez-Nogal, C. and L. Prados de la Escosura (2013). "The Rise and Fall of Spain (1270-1850)," Economic History Review, 66, 1, 1-37, using their annual benchmarks
1850–2011: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2017), Spanish Economic Growth, 1850-2015 (London: Palgrave Macmillan)

No separate list is published for Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.