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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	Germany	Central African Republic	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	273	81,439	3,889	387
Dec 31, 2000	274	81,474	3,980	390
Dec 31, 2001	275	81,534	4,054	393
Dec 31, 2002	276	81,595	4,128	396
Dec 31, 2003	278	81,566	4,215	398
Dec 31, 2004	279	81,473	4,289	401
Dec 31, 2005	280	81,354	4,363	404
Dec 31, 2006	281	81,190	4,449	405
Dec 31, 2007	282	81,009	4,544	406
Dec 31, 2008	283	80,781	4,641	409
Dec 31, 2009	285	80,500	4,742	412
Dec 31, 2010	286	80,301	4,845	414
Dec 31, 2011	287	80,292	4,950	416
Dec 31, 2012	288	80,443	5,057	420
Dec 31, 2013	289	80,663	5,167	426
Dec 31, 2014	290	81,000	5,278	435
Dec 31, 2015	291	81,704	5,392	445
Dec 31, 2016	291	82,366	5,507	455
Dec 31, 2017	292	82,674	5,625	468
Dec 31, 2018	293	82,923	5,745	485
Dec 31, 2019	294	83,110	5,874	504
Dec 31, 2020	294	83,178	6,025	516
Dec 31, 2021	295	83,213	6,154	518
Dec 31, 2022	295	83,811	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

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 Barbados, Central African Republic, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.