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

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