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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	Moldova	Spain	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	273	4,244	40,378	387
Dec 31, 2000	274	4,199	40,563	390
Dec 31, 2001	275	4,154	40,775	393
Dec 31, 2002	276	4,108	41,433	396
Dec 31, 2003	278	4,059	42,205	398
Dec 31, 2004	279	4,013	42,869	401
Dec 31, 2005	280	3,966	43,672	404
Dec 31, 2006	281	3,919	44,370	405
Dec 31, 2007	282	3,873	45,246	406
Dec 31, 2008	283	3,829	45,993	409
Dec 31, 2009	285	3,788	46,378	412
Dec 31, 2010	286	3,748	46,573	414
Dec 31, 2011	287	3,709	46,746	416
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,671	46,777	420
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,633	46,603	426
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,595	46,465	435
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,558	46,420	445
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,522	46,460	455
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,485	46,543	468
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,448	46,739	485
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,412	47,116	504
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,376	47,366	516
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,339	47,342	518
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,570	47,625	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

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, Moldova, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.