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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	Oman	Malta	Cyprus
Dec 31, 1999	273	2,348	387	818
Dec 31, 2000	274	2,403	390	826
Dec 31, 2001	275	2,457	393	835
Dec 31, 2002	276	2,510	396	845
Dec 31, 2003	278	2,562	398	855
Dec 31, 2004	279	2,613	401	867
Dec 31, 2005	280	2,663	404	879
Dec 31, 2006	281	2,713	405	894
Dec 31, 2007	282	2,764	406	913
Dec 31, 2008	283	2,816	409	937
Dec 31, 2009	285	2,871	412	962
Dec 31, 2010	286	2,928	414	988
Dec 31, 2011	287	2,986	416	1,013
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,047	420	1,029
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,110	426	1,026
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,174	435	1,015
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,240	445	1,009
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,307	455	1,014
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,375	468	1,023
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,444	485	1,036
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,512	504	1,050
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,582	516	1,062
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,651	518	1,072
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,696	530	1,087

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, Oman, Malta, Cyprus; the database as a whole is cited above.