Population, long-run history: compare countries
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Population, long-run history by country
Population, long-run history
Annual, Persons, thousands
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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
| Date | Barbados | Malta | Laos | Finland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 273 | 387 | 5,286 | 5,166 | |
| 274 | 390 | 5,397 | 5,176 | |
| 275 | 393 | 5,499 | 5,188 | |
| 276 | 396 | 5,578 | 5,201 | |
| 278 | 398 | 5,654 | 5,213 | |
| 279 | 401 | 5,746 | 5,228 | |
| 280 | 404 | 5,836 | 5,246 | |
| 281 | 405 | 5,931 | 5,266 | |
| 282 | 406 | 6,035 | 5,289 | |
| 283 | 409 | 6,145 | 5,313 | |
| 285 | 412 | 6,257 | 5,339 | |
| 286 | 414 | 6,368 | 5,363 | |
| 287 | 416 | 6,477 | 5,388 | |
| 288 | 420 | 6,586 | 5,414 | |
| 289 | 426 | 6,695 | 5,439 | |
| 290 | 435 | 6,804 | 5,463 | |
| 291 | 445 | 6,912 | 5,481 | |
| 291 | 455 | 7,019 | 5,495 | |
| 292 | 468 | 7,127 | 5,508 | |
| 293 | 485 | 7,234 | 5,516 | |
| 294 | 504 | 7,343 | 5,522 | |
| 294 | 516 | 7,452 | 5,531 | |
| 295 | 518 | 7,560 | 5,542 | |
| 295 | 530 | 7,666 | 5,556 |
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.
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
Finland
- 1600–1860: Eloranta, J., Voutilainen, M. and Nummela, I. (2016). “Estimating Finnish Economic Growth Before 1860” mimeo.
- 1860-1960: R. Hjerppe, The Finnish Economy 1860-1985: Growth and Structural Change, Bank of Finland, Helsinki, 1989, pp. 198-200.
No separate list is published for Barbados, Malta, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.