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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	Congo - Kinshasa	Oman	Central African Republic	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	51,181	2,348	3,889	387
Dec 31, 2000	52,782	2,403	3,980	390
Dec 31, 2001	54,453	2,457	4,054	393
Dec 31, 2002	56,170	2,510	4,128	396
Dec 31, 2003	57,860	2,562	4,215	398
Dec 31, 2004	59,599	2,613	4,289	401
Dec 31, 2005	61,474	2,663	4,363	404
Dec 31, 2006	63,479	2,713	4,449	405
Dec 31, 2007	65,590	2,764	4,544	406
Dec 31, 2008	67,800	2,816	4,641	409
Dec 31, 2009	70,114	2,871	4,742	412
Dec 31, 2010	72,550	2,928	4,845	414
Dec 31, 2011	75,138	2,986	4,950	416
Dec 31, 2012	77,792	3,047	5,057	420
Dec 31, 2013	80,534	3,110	5,167	426
Dec 31, 2014	83,368	3,174	5,278	435
Dec 31, 2015	86,229	3,240	5,392	445
Dec 31, 2016	89,193	3,307	5,507	455
Dec 31, 2017	92,209	3,375	5,625	468
Dec 31, 2018	95,232	3,444	5,745	485
Dec 31, 2019	98,320	3,512	5,874	504
Dec 31, 2020	101,499	3,582	6,025	516
Dec 31, 2021	104,767	3,651	6,154	518
Dec 31, 2022	108,171	3,696	6,291	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 Congo - Kinshasa, Oman, Central African Republic, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.