Population, long-run history: compare countries

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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	Estonia	Malta	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	273	1,378	387	152
Dec 31, 2000	274	1,400	390	153
Dec 31, 2001	275	1,391	393	154
Dec 31, 2002	276	1,382	396	155
Dec 31, 2003	278	1,374	398	156
Dec 31, 2004	279	1,365	401	157
Dec 31, 2005	280	1,357	404	157
Dec 31, 2006	281	1,349	405	158
Dec 31, 2007	282	1,341	406	159
Dec 31, 2008	283	1,337	409	160
Dec 31, 2009	285	1,334	412	160
Dec 31, 2010	286	1,332	414	161
Dec 31, 2011	287	1,328	416	162
Dec 31, 2012	288	1,324	420	162
Dec 31, 2013	289	1,319	426	163
Dec 31, 2014	290	1,314	435	163
Dec 31, 2015	291	1,312	445	164
Dec 31, 2016	291	1,314	455	164
Dec 31, 2017	292	1,314	468	165
Dec 31, 2018	293	1,318	485	166
Dec 31, 2019	294	1,323	504	166
Dec 31, 2020	294	1,327	516	167
Dec 31, 2021	295	1,329	518	167
Dec 31, 2022	295	1,330	530	167

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, Estonia, Malta, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.