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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	Congo - Kinshasa	Ghana	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	273	51,181	19,327	387
Dec 31, 2000	274	52,782	19,792	390
Dec 31, 2001	275	54,453	20,280	393
Dec 31, 2002	276	56,170	20,806	396
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,860	21,350	398
Dec 31, 2004	279	59,599	21,900	401
Dec 31, 2005	280	61,474	22,469	404
Dec 31, 2006	281	63,479	23,058	405
Dec 31, 2007	282	65,590	23,661	406
Dec 31, 2008	283	67,800	24,270	409
Dec 31, 2009	285	70,114	24,899	412
Dec 31, 2010	286	72,550	25,559	414
Dec 31, 2011	287	75,138	26,244	416
Dec 31, 2012	288	77,792	26,945	420
Dec 31, 2013	289	80,534	27,664	426
Dec 31, 2014	290	83,368	28,405	435
Dec 31, 2015	291	86,229	29,146	445
Dec 31, 2016	291	89,193	29,879	455
Dec 31, 2017	292	92,209	30,617	468
Dec 31, 2018	293	95,232	31,362	485
Dec 31, 2019	294	98,320	32,111	504
Dec 31, 2020	294	101,499	32,864	516
Dec 31, 2021	295	104,767	33,622	518
Dec 31, 2022	295	108,171	34,280	530

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

Ghana

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

No separate list is published for Barbados, Congo - Kinshasa, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.