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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	North Korea	Spain
Dec 31, 1999	273	22,594	40,378
Dec 31, 2000	274	22,785	40,563
Dec 31, 2001	275	22,977	40,775
Dec 31, 2002	276	23,165	41,433
Dec 31, 2003	278	23,330	42,205
Dec 31, 2004	279	23,477	42,869
Dec 31, 2005	280	23,621	43,672
Dec 31, 2006	281	23,764	44,370
Dec 31, 2007	282	23,908	45,246
Dec 31, 2008	283	24,051	45,993
Dec 31, 2009	285	24,191	46,378
Dec 31, 2010	286	24,326	46,573
Dec 31, 2011	287	24,457	46,746
Dec 31, 2012	288	24,589	46,777
Dec 31, 2013	289	24,720	46,603
Dec 31, 2014	290	24,852	46,465
Dec 31, 2015	291	24,983	46,420
Dec 31, 2016	291	25,115	46,460
Dec 31, 2017	292	25,248	46,543
Dec 31, 2018	293	25,381	46,739
Dec 31, 2019	294	25,497	47,116
Dec 31, 2020	294	25,608	47,366
Dec 31, 2021	295	25,711	47,342
Dec 31, 2022	295	25,808	47,625

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

North Korea

1911-1940: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing.
1990-2011: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing.

Spain

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1270-1850: Álvarez-Nogal, C. and L. Prados de la Escosura (2013). "The Rise and Fall of Spain (1270-1850)," Economic History Review, 66, 1, 1-37, using their annual benchmarks
1850–2011: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2017), Spanish Economic Growth, 1850-2015 (London: Palgrave Macmillan)

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