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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	Sudan	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	40,378	26,168	273
Dec 31, 2000	40,563	26,771	274
Dec 31, 2001	40,775	27,387	275
Dec 31, 2002	41,433	28,017	276
Dec 31, 2003	42,205	28,662	278
Dec 31, 2004	42,869	29,321	279
Dec 31, 2005	43,672	29,996	280
Dec 31, 2006	44,370	30,686	281
Dec 31, 2007	45,246	31,393	282
Dec 31, 2008	45,993	32,137	283
Dec 31, 2009	46,378	33,078	285
Dec 31, 2010	46,573	33,891	286
Dec 31, 2011	46,746	34,568	287
Dec 31, 2012	46,777	35,293	288
Dec 31, 2013	46,603	36,093	289
Dec 31, 2014	46,465	37,058	290
Dec 31, 2015	46,420	38,165	291
Dec 31, 2016	46,460	39,294	291
Dec 31, 2017	46,543	40,512	292
Dec 31, 2018	46,739	41,764	293
Dec 31, 2019	47,116	42,952	294
Dec 31, 2020	47,366	44,121	294
Dec 31, 2021	47,342	45,290	295
Dec 31, 2022	47,625	46,498	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 Sudan, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.