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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	Oman	Malawi
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	2,348	11,310
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	2,403	11,658
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	2,457	12,020
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	2,510	12,395
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	2,562	12,786
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	2,613	13,196
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	2,663	13,625
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	2,713	14,072
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	2,764	14,539
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	2,816	15,026
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	2,871	15,525
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	2,928	16,028
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	2,986	16,534
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	3,047	17,042
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	3,110	17,551
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	3,174	18,060
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	3,240	18,571
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	3,307	19,086
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	3,375	19,603
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	3,444	20,122
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	3,512	20,640
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	3,582	21,159
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	3,651	21,677
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	3,696	22,239

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

Malawi

1904-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

No separate list is published for Barbados, Malta, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.