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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	Malta	Congo - Kinshasa	Spain
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	51,181	40,378
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	52,782	40,563
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	54,453	40,775
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	56,170	41,433
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	57,860	42,205
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	59,599	42,869
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	61,474	43,672
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	63,479	44,370
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	65,590	45,246
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	67,800	45,993
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	70,114	46,378
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	72,550	46,573
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	75,138	46,746
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	77,792	46,777
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	80,534	46,603
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	83,368	46,465
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	86,229	46,420
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	89,193	46,460
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	92,209	46,543
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	95,232	46,739
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	98,320	47,116
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	101,499	47,366
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	104,767	47,342
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	108,171	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

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, Malta, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.