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	Sierra Leone
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	4,244	3,736
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	4,199	3,809
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	4,154	4,043
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	4,108	4,287
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	4,059	4,466
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	4,013	4,602
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	3,966	4,708
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	3,919	4,818
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	3,873	4,918
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	3,829	5,023
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	3,788	5,132
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	3,748	5,246
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	3,709	5,364
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	3,671	5,486
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	3,633	5,613
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	3,595	5,744
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	3,558	5,879
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	3,522	6,019
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	3,485	6,163
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	3,448	6,312
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	3,412	6,461
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	3,376	6,611
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	3,339	6,761
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	3,570	6,910

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, Sierra Leone; the database as a whole is cited above.