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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	Switzerland	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	7,258	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	7,296	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	7,332	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	7,384	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	7,438	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	7,488	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	7,532	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	7,579	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	7,647	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	7,738	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	7,825	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	7,884	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	7,959	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	8,044	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	8,137	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	8,237	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	8,332	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	8,423	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	8,502	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	8,565	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	8,626	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	8,689	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	8,756	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	8,834	6,291

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

Switzerland

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
1850-2011: Stohr, Christian (2016), Trading Gains: new estimates of Swiss GDP, 1851-2008. Economic History Working Papers, 245/2016. London School of Economics and Political Science, Economic History Department, London, UK

No separate list is published for Barbados, Malta, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.