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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	Spain	Congo - Kinshasa
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	40,378	51,181
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	40,563	52,782
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	40,775	54,453
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	41,433	56,170
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	42,205	57,860
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	42,869	59,599
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	43,672	61,474
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	44,370	63,479
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	45,246	65,590
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	45,993	67,800
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	46,378	70,114
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	46,573	72,550
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	46,746	75,138
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	46,777	77,792
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	46,603	80,534
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	46,465	83,368
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	46,420	86,229
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	46,460	89,193
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	46,543	92,209
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	46,739	95,232
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	47,116	98,320
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	47,366	101,499
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	47,342	104,767
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	47,625	108,171

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.