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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	Switzerland	Central African Republic	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	273	7,258	3,889	387
Dec 31, 2000	274	7,296	3,980	390
Dec 31, 2001	275	7,332	4,054	393
Dec 31, 2002	276	7,384	4,128	396
Dec 31, 2003	278	7,438	4,215	398
Dec 31, 2004	279	7,488	4,289	401
Dec 31, 2005	280	7,532	4,363	404
Dec 31, 2006	281	7,579	4,449	405
Dec 31, 2007	282	7,647	4,544	406
Dec 31, 2008	283	7,738	4,641	409
Dec 31, 2009	285	7,825	4,742	412
Dec 31, 2010	286	7,884	4,845	414
Dec 31, 2011	287	7,959	4,950	416
Dec 31, 2012	288	8,044	5,057	420
Dec 31, 2013	289	8,137	5,167	426
Dec 31, 2014	290	8,237	5,278	435
Dec 31, 2015	291	8,332	5,392	445
Dec 31, 2016	291	8,423	5,507	455
Dec 31, 2017	292	8,502	5,625	468
Dec 31, 2018	293	8,565	5,745	485
Dec 31, 2019	294	8,626	5,874	504
Dec 31, 2020	294	8,689	6,025	516
Dec 31, 2021	295	8,756	6,154	518
Dec 31, 2022	295	8,834	6,291	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

Switzerland

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
1850-2011: Stohr, Christian (2016), Trading Gains: new estimates of Swiss GDP, 1851-2008. Economic History Working Papers, 245/2016. London School of Economics and Political Science, Economic History Department, London, UK

No separate list is published for Barbados, Central African Republic, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.