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	São Tomé & Príncipe	Moldova	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	273	138	4,244	387
Dec 31, 2000	274	141	4,199	390
Dec 31, 2001	275	144	4,154	393
Dec 31, 2002	276	147	4,108	396
Dec 31, 2003	278	151	4,059	398
Dec 31, 2004	279	154	4,013	401
Dec 31, 2005	280	158	3,966	404
Dec 31, 2006	281	161	3,919	405
Dec 31, 2007	282	165	3,873	406
Dec 31, 2008	283	168	3,829	409
Dec 31, 2009	285	172	3,788	412
Dec 31, 2010	286	176	3,748	414
Dec 31, 2011	287	180	3,709	416
Dec 31, 2012	288	183	3,671	420
Dec 31, 2013	289	187	3,633	426
Dec 31, 2014	290	190	3,595	435
Dec 31, 2015	291	194	3,558	445
Dec 31, 2016	291	198	3,522	455
Dec 31, 2017	292	201	3,485	468
Dec 31, 2018	293	204	3,448	485
Dec 31, 2019	294	208	3,412	504
Dec 31, 2020	294	212	3,376	516
Dec 31, 2021	295	216	3,339	518
Dec 31, 2022	295	220	3,570	530

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, São Tomé & Príncipe, Moldova, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.