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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	Spain	Denmark	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	40,378	5,322	387
Dec 31, 2000	40,563	5,339	390
Dec 31, 2001	40,775	5,358	393
Dec 31, 2002	41,433	5,377	396
Dec 31, 2003	42,205	5,391	398
Dec 31, 2004	42,869	5,404	401
Dec 31, 2005	43,672	5,420	404
Dec 31, 2006	44,370	5,438	405
Dec 31, 2007	45,246	5,461	406
Dec 31, 2008	45,993	5,494	409
Dec 31, 2009	46,378	5,524	412
Dec 31, 2010	46,573	5,548	414
Dec 31, 2011	46,746	5,571	416
Dec 31, 2012	46,777	5,592	420
Dec 31, 2013	46,603	5,614	426
Dec 31, 2014	46,465	5,644	435
Dec 31, 2015	46,420	5,683	445
Dec 31, 2016	46,460	5,730	455
Dec 31, 2017	46,543	5,766	468
Dec 31, 2018	46,739	5,795	485
Dec 31, 2019	47,116	5,818	504
Dec 31, 2020	47,366	5,831	516
Dec 31, 2021	47,342	5,855	518
Dec 31, 2022	47,625	5,907	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.

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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

Spain

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1270-1850: Álvarez-Nogal, C. and L. Prados de la Escosura (2013). "The Rise and Fall of Spain (1270-1850)," Economic History Review, 66, 1, 1-37, using their annual benchmarks
1850–2011: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2017), Spanish Economic Growth, 1850-2015 (London: Palgrave Macmillan)

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