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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	Finland	Congo - Kinshasa	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	273	5,166	51,181	387
Dec 31, 2000	274	5,176	52,782	390
Dec 31, 2001	275	5,188	54,453	393
Dec 31, 2002	276	5,201	56,170	396
Dec 31, 2003	278	5,213	57,860	398
Dec 31, 2004	279	5,228	59,599	401
Dec 31, 2005	280	5,246	61,474	404
Dec 31, 2006	281	5,266	63,479	405
Dec 31, 2007	282	5,289	65,590	406
Dec 31, 2008	283	5,313	67,800	409
Dec 31, 2009	285	5,339	70,114	412
Dec 31, 2010	286	5,363	72,550	414
Dec 31, 2011	287	5,388	75,138	416
Dec 31, 2012	288	5,414	77,792	420
Dec 31, 2013	289	5,439	80,534	426
Dec 31, 2014	290	5,463	83,368	435
Dec 31, 2015	291	5,481	86,229	445
Dec 31, 2016	291	5,495	89,193	455
Dec 31, 2017	292	5,508	92,209	468
Dec 31, 2018	293	5,516	95,232	485
Dec 31, 2019	294	5,522	98,320	504
Dec 31, 2020	294	5,531	101,499	516
Dec 31, 2021	295	5,542	104,767	518
Dec 31, 2022	295	5,556	108,171	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

Finland

1600–1860: Eloranta, J., Voutilainen, M. and Nummela, I. (2016). “Estimating Finnish Economic Growth Before 1860” mimeo.
1860-1960: R. Hjerppe, The Finnish Economy 1860-1985: Growth and Structural Change, Bank of Finland, Helsinki, 1989, pp. 198-200.

No separate list is published for Barbados, Congo - Kinshasa, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.