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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	Finland	Malta	Congo - Kinshasa
Dec 31, 1999	5,166	387	51,181
Dec 31, 2000	5,176	390	52,782
Dec 31, 2001	5,188	393	54,453
Dec 31, 2002	5,201	396	56,170
Dec 31, 2003	5,213	398	57,860
Dec 31, 2004	5,228	401	59,599
Dec 31, 2005	5,246	404	61,474
Dec 31, 2006	5,266	405	63,479
Dec 31, 2007	5,289	406	65,590
Dec 31, 2008	5,313	409	67,800
Dec 31, 2009	5,339	412	70,114
Dec 31, 2010	5,363	414	72,550
Dec 31, 2011	5,388	416	75,138
Dec 31, 2012	5,414	420	77,792
Dec 31, 2013	5,439	426	80,534
Dec 31, 2014	5,463	435	83,368
Dec 31, 2015	5,481	445	86,229
Dec 31, 2016	5,495	455	89,193
Dec 31, 2017	5,508	468	92,209
Dec 31, 2018	5,516	485	95,232
Dec 31, 2019	5,522	504	98,320
Dec 31, 2020	5,531	516	101,499
Dec 31, 2021	5,542	518	104,767
Dec 31, 2022	5,556	530	108,171

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

Finland

1600–1860: Eloranta, J., Voutilainen, M. and Nummela, I. (2016). “Estimating Finnish Economic Growth Before 1860” mimeo.
1860-1960: R. Hjerppe, The Finnish Economy 1860-1985: Growth and Structural Change, Bank of Finland, Helsinki, 1989, pp. 198-200.

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