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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	Denmark	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	5,322	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	5,339	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	5,358	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	5,377	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	5,391	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	5,404	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	5,420	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	5,438	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	5,461	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	5,494	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	5,524	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	5,548	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	5,571	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	5,592	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	5,614	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	5,644	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	5,683	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	5,730	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	5,766	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	5,795	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	5,818	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	5,831	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	5,855	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	5,907	7,666

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