Population, long-run history: compare countries

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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	Sierra Leone	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	273	4,244	3,736	387
Dec 31, 2000	274	4,199	3,809	390
Dec 31, 2001	275	4,154	4,043	393
Dec 31, 2002	276	4,108	4,287	396
Dec 31, 2003	278	4,059	4,466	398
Dec 31, 2004	279	4,013	4,602	401
Dec 31, 2005	280	3,966	4,708	404
Dec 31, 2006	281	3,919	4,818	405
Dec 31, 2007	282	3,873	4,918	406
Dec 31, 2008	283	3,829	5,023	409
Dec 31, 2009	285	3,788	5,132	412
Dec 31, 2010	286	3,748	5,246	414
Dec 31, 2011	287	3,709	5,364	416
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,671	5,486	420
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,633	5,613	426
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,595	5,744	435
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,558	5,879	445
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,522	6,019	455
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,485	6,163	468
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,448	6,312	485
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,412	6,461	504
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,376	6,611	516
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,339	6,761	518
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,570	6,910	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, Sierra Leone, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.