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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	Guatemala
Dec 31, 1999	273	5,166	11,487
Dec 31, 2000	274	5,176	11,728
Dec 31, 2001	275	5,188	11,968
Dec 31, 2002	276	5,201	12,258
Dec 31, 2003	278	5,213	12,556
Dec 31, 2004	279	5,228	12,873
Dec 31, 2005	280	5,246	13,200
Dec 31, 2006	281	5,266	13,517
Dec 31, 2007	282	5,289	13,828
Dec 31, 2008	283	5,313	14,139
Dec 31, 2009	285	5,339	14,452
Dec 31, 2010	286	5,363	14,769
Dec 31, 2011	287	5,388	15,088
Dec 31, 2012	288	5,414	15,405
Dec 31, 2013	289	5,439	15,719
Dec 31, 2014	290	5,463	16,030
Dec 31, 2015	291	5,481	16,337
Dec 31, 2016	291	5,495	16,636
Dec 31, 2017	292	5,508	16,929
Dec 31, 2018	293	5,516	17,223
Dec 31, 2019	294	5,522	17,518
Dec 31, 2020	294	5,531	17,812
Dec 31, 2021	295	5,542	18,106
Dec 31, 2022	295	5,556	18,348

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, Guatemala; the database as a whole is cited above.