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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	Laos	São Tomé & Príncipe	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	273	5,286	138	387
Dec 31, 2000	274	5,397	141	390
Dec 31, 2001	275	5,499	144	393
Dec 31, 2002	276	5,578	147	396
Dec 31, 2003	278	5,654	151	398
Dec 31, 2004	279	5,746	154	401
Dec 31, 2005	280	5,836	158	404
Dec 31, 2006	281	5,931	161	405
Dec 31, 2007	282	6,035	165	406
Dec 31, 2008	283	6,145	168	409
Dec 31, 2009	285	6,257	172	412
Dec 31, 2010	286	6,368	176	414
Dec 31, 2011	287	6,477	180	416
Dec 31, 2012	288	6,586	183	420
Dec 31, 2013	289	6,695	187	426
Dec 31, 2014	290	6,804	190	435
Dec 31, 2015	291	6,912	194	445
Dec 31, 2016	291	7,019	198	455
Dec 31, 2017	292	7,127	201	468
Dec 31, 2018	293	7,234	204	485
Dec 31, 2019	294	7,343	208	504
Dec 31, 2020	294	7,452	212	516
Dec 31, 2021	295	7,560	216	518
Dec 31, 2022	295	7,666	220	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

No separate list is published for Barbados, Laos, São Tomé & Príncipe, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.