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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	Djibouti	Albania	Paraguay
Dec 31, 1999	273	646	3,085	5,366
Dec 31, 2000	274	669	3,065	5,473
Dec 31, 2001	275	693	3,047	5,579
Dec 31, 2002	276	716	3,038	5,683
Dec 31, 2003	278	691	3,026	5,786
Dec 31, 2004	279	657	3,014	5,886
Dec 31, 2005	280	666	2,998	5,984
Dec 31, 2006	281	679	2,979	6,080
Dec 31, 2007	282	694	2,957	6,173
Dec 31, 2008	283	709	2,934	6,264
Dec 31, 2009	285	725	2,915	6,352
Dec 31, 2010	286	741	2,900	6,438
Dec 31, 2011	287	757	2,892	6,522
Dec 31, 2012	288	774	2,888	6,605
Dec 31, 2013	289	792	2,882	6,688
Dec 31, 2014	290	810	2,876	6,769
Dec 31, 2015	291	828	2,868	6,850
Dec 31, 2016	291	847	2,863	6,930
Dec 31, 2017	292	865	2,861	7,012
Dec 31, 2018	293	884	2,854	7,095
Dec 31, 2019	294	898	2,842	7,179
Dec 31, 2020	294	912	2,825	7,263
Dec 31, 2021	295	924	2,799	7,348
Dec 31, 2022	295	937	2,787	7,432

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

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