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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	Oman	Moldova	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	40,378	2,348	4,244	273
Dec 31, 2000	40,563	2,403	4,199	274
Dec 31, 2001	40,775	2,457	4,154	275
Dec 31, 2002	41,433	2,510	4,108	276
Dec 31, 2003	42,205	2,562	4,059	278
Dec 31, 2004	42,869	2,613	4,013	279
Dec 31, 2005	43,672	2,663	3,966	280
Dec 31, 2006	44,370	2,713	3,919	281
Dec 31, 2007	45,246	2,764	3,873	282
Dec 31, 2008	45,993	2,816	3,829	283
Dec 31, 2009	46,378	2,871	3,788	285
Dec 31, 2010	46,573	2,928	3,748	286
Dec 31, 2011	46,746	2,986	3,709	287
Dec 31, 2012	46,777	3,047	3,671	288
Dec 31, 2013	46,603	3,110	3,633	289
Dec 31, 2014	46,465	3,174	3,595	290
Dec 31, 2015	46,420	3,240	3,558	291
Dec 31, 2016	46,460	3,307	3,522	291
Dec 31, 2017	46,543	3,375	3,485	292
Dec 31, 2018	46,739	3,444	3,448	293
Dec 31, 2019	47,116	3,512	3,412	294
Dec 31, 2020	47,366	3,582	3,376	294
Dec 31, 2021	47,342	3,651	3,339	295
Dec 31, 2022	47,625	3,696	3,570	295

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

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