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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date BarbadosPalestinian TerritoriesThailandMalta
2732,99659,748387
2743,07560,165390
2753,15560,746393
2763,23561,323396
2783,31561,884398
2793,39662,425401
2803,47862,956404
2813,55963,467405
2823,64263,937406
2833,72764,381409
2853,81764,804412
2863,90765,208414
2873,99765,599416
2884,08865,970420
2894,17866,332426
2904,26966,673435
2914,35966,975445
2914,45167,250455
2924,53367,506468
2934,61567,750485
2944,71567,975504
2944,82068,180516
2954,93068,366518
2955,04268,457530

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

Thailand

  • 1820-1900: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995
  • 1900-50: Sompop Manarungsan, "Economic Development of Thailand, 1850-1950", University of Groningen, Ph. D. thesis, 1989

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