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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	Moldova	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	40,378	4,244	152
Dec 31, 2000	40,563	4,199	153
Dec 31, 2001	40,775	4,154	154
Dec 31, 2002	41,433	4,108	155
Dec 31, 2003	42,205	4,059	156
Dec 31, 2004	42,869	4,013	157
Dec 31, 2005	43,672	3,966	157
Dec 31, 2006	44,370	3,919	158
Dec 31, 2007	45,246	3,873	159
Dec 31, 2008	45,993	3,829	160
Dec 31, 2009	46,378	3,788	160
Dec 31, 2010	46,573	3,748	161
Dec 31, 2011	46,746	3,709	162
Dec 31, 2012	46,777	3,671	162
Dec 31, 2013	46,603	3,633	163
Dec 31, 2014	46,465	3,595	163
Dec 31, 2015	46,420	3,558	164
Dec 31, 2016	46,460	3,522	164
Dec 31, 2017	46,543	3,485	165
Dec 31, 2018	46,739	3,448	166
Dec 31, 2019	47,116	3,412	166
Dec 31, 2020	47,366	3,376	167
Dec 31, 2021	47,342	3,339	167
Dec 31, 2022	47,625	3,570	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.

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