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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	Hong Kong SAR China	Paraguay
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	6,587	5,366
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	6,646	5,473
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	6,695	5,579
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	6,725	5,683
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	6,712	5,786
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	6,765	5,886
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	6,794	5,984
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	6,838	6,080
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	6,897	6,173
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	6,938	6,264
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	6,953	6,352
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	7,004	6,438
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	7,052	6,522
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	7,130	6,605
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	7,159	6,688
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	7,209	6,769
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	7,271	6,850
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	7,316	6,930
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	7,372	7,012
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	7,432	7,095
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	7,487	7,179
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	7,460	7,263
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	7,392	7,348
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	7,387	7,432

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, Hong Kong SAR China, Paraguay; the database as a whole is cited above.