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	St. Lucia	Albania
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	152	3,085
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	153	3,065
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	154	3,047
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	155	3,038
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	156	3,026
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	157	3,014
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	157	2,998
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	158	2,979
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	159	2,957
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	160	2,934
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	160	2,915
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	161	2,900
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	162	2,892
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	162	2,888
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	163	2,882
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	163	2,876
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	164	2,868
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	164	2,863
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	165	2,861
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	166	2,854
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	166	2,842
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	167	2,825
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	167	2,799
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	167	2,787

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, St. Lucia, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.