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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	Ghana	Laos	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	19,327	5,286	387
Dec 31, 2000	19,792	5,397	390
Dec 31, 2001	20,280	5,499	393
Dec 31, 2002	20,806	5,578	396
Dec 31, 2003	21,350	5,654	398
Dec 31, 2004	21,900	5,746	401
Dec 31, 2005	22,469	5,836	404
Dec 31, 2006	23,058	5,931	405
Dec 31, 2007	23,661	6,035	406
Dec 31, 2008	24,270	6,145	409
Dec 31, 2009	24,899	6,257	412
Dec 31, 2010	25,559	6,368	414
Dec 31, 2011	26,244	6,477	416
Dec 31, 2012	26,945	6,586	420
Dec 31, 2013	27,664	6,695	426
Dec 31, 2014	28,405	6,804	435
Dec 31, 2015	29,146	6,912	445
Dec 31, 2016	29,879	7,019	455
Dec 31, 2017	30,617	7,127	468
Dec 31, 2018	31,362	7,234	485
Dec 31, 2019	32,111	7,343	504
Dec 31, 2020	32,864	7,452	516
Dec 31, 2021	33,622	7,560	518
Dec 31, 2022	34,280	7,666	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

Ghana

1885-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

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