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	Qatar	Malta	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	273	627	387	152
Dec 31, 2000	274	659	390	153
Dec 31, 2001	275	691	393	154
Dec 31, 2002	276	724	396	155
Dec 31, 2003	278	757	398	156
Dec 31, 2004	279	850	401	157
Dec 31, 2005	280	1,001	404	157
Dec 31, 2006	281	1,153	405	158
Dec 31, 2007	282	1,306	406	159
Dec 31, 2008	283	1,460	409	160
Dec 31, 2009	285	1,615	412	160
Dec 31, 2010	286	1,770	414	161
Dec 31, 2011	287	1,904	416	162
Dec 31, 2012	288	2,010	420	162
Dec 31, 2013	289	2,103	426	163
Dec 31, 2014	290	2,187	435	163
Dec 31, 2015	291	2,261	445	164
Dec 31, 2016	291	2,326	455	164
Dec 31, 2017	292	2,384	468	165
Dec 31, 2018	293	2,435	485	166
Dec 31, 2019	294	2,480	504	166
Dec 31, 2020	294	2,519	516	167
Dec 31, 2021	295	2,553	518	167
Dec 31, 2022	295	2,559	530	167

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, Qatar, Malta, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.