Population, long-run history: compare countries

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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	Laos	Palestinian Territories
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	5,286	2,996
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	5,397	3,075
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	5,499	3,155
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	5,578	3,235
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	5,654	3,315
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	5,746	3,396
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	5,836	3,478
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	5,931	3,559
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	6,035	3,642
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	6,145	3,727
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	6,257	3,817
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	6,368	3,907
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	6,477	3,997
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	6,586	4,088
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	6,695	4,178
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	6,804	4,269
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	6,912	4,359
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	7,019	4,451
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	7,127	4,533
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	7,234	4,615
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	7,343	4,715
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	7,452	4,820
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	7,560	4,930
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	7,666	5,042

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, Laos, Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.