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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	Hong Kong SAR China	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	273	4,244	6,587	387
Dec 31, 2000	274	4,199	6,646	390
Dec 31, 2001	275	4,154	6,695	393
Dec 31, 2002	276	4,108	6,725	396
Dec 31, 2003	278	4,059	6,712	398
Dec 31, 2004	279	4,013	6,765	401
Dec 31, 2005	280	3,966	6,794	404
Dec 31, 2006	281	3,919	6,838	405
Dec 31, 2007	282	3,873	6,897	406
Dec 31, 2008	283	3,829	6,938	409
Dec 31, 2009	285	3,788	6,953	412
Dec 31, 2010	286	3,748	7,004	414
Dec 31, 2011	287	3,709	7,052	416
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,671	7,130	420
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,633	7,159	426
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,595	7,209	435
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,558	7,271	445
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,522	7,316	455
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,485	7,372	468
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,448	7,432	485
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,412	7,487	504
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,376	7,460	516
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,339	7,392	518
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,570	7,387	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, Moldova, Hong Kong SAR China, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.