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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	Malta	Albania	Malawi
Dec 31, 1999	387	3,085	11,310
Dec 31, 2000	390	3,065	11,658
Dec 31, 2001	393	3,047	12,020
Dec 31, 2002	396	3,038	12,395
Dec 31, 2003	398	3,026	12,786
Dec 31, 2004	401	3,014	13,196
Dec 31, 2005	404	2,998	13,625
Dec 31, 2006	405	2,979	14,072
Dec 31, 2007	406	2,957	14,539
Dec 31, 2008	409	2,934	15,026
Dec 31, 2009	412	2,915	15,525
Dec 31, 2010	414	2,900	16,028
Dec 31, 2011	416	2,892	16,534
Dec 31, 2012	420	2,888	17,042
Dec 31, 2013	426	2,882	17,551
Dec 31, 2014	435	2,876	18,060
Dec 31, 2015	445	2,868	18,571
Dec 31, 2016	455	2,863	19,086
Dec 31, 2017	468	2,861	19,603
Dec 31, 2018	485	2,854	20,122
Dec 31, 2019	504	2,842	20,640
Dec 31, 2020	516	2,825	21,159
Dec 31, 2021	518	2,799	21,677
Dec 31, 2022	530	2,787	22,239

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

Malawi

1904-1950: 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 Malta, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.