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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date BarbadosDominicaMaliMalta
2737010,596387
2747110,833390
2757110,890393
2767211,007396
2787211,307398
2797211,579401
2807211,804404
2817212,043405
2827212,337406
2837312,657409
2857312,986412
2867313,325414
2877313,679416
2887314,040420
2897314,412426
2907314,803435
2917415,210445
2917415,629455
2927416,060468
2937416,507485
2947516,967504
2947517,442516
2957617,930518
2957618,494530

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, Dominica, Mali, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.