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	Moldova	Libya
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	4,244	4,993
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	4,199	5,116
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	4,154	5,237
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	4,108	5,357
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	4,059	5,476
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	4,013	5,595
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	3,966	5,715
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	3,919	5,835
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	3,873	5,967
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	3,829	6,115
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	3,788	6,270
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	3,748	6,432
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	3,709	6,144
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	3,671	5,849
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	3,633	6,010
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	3,595	6,163
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	3,558	6,291
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	3,522	6,415
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	3,485	6,549
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	3,448	6,689
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	3,412	6,826
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	3,376	6,960
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	3,339	7,088
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	3,570	7,169

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, Moldova, Libya; the database as a whole is cited above.