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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	Austria	Oman	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	387	8,039	2,348	273
Dec 31, 2000	390	8,059	2,403	274
Dec 31, 2001	393	8,090	2,457	275
Dec 31, 2002	396	8,130	2,510	276
Dec 31, 2003	398	8,166	2,562	278
Dec 31, 2004	401	8,217	2,613	279
Dec 31, 2005	404	8,274	2,663	280
Dec 31, 2006	405	8,317	2,713	281
Dec 31, 2007	406	8,344	2,764	282
Dec 31, 2008	409	8,370	2,816	283
Dec 31, 2009	412	8,390	2,871	285
Dec 31, 2010	414	8,410	2,928	286
Dec 31, 2011	416	8,438	2,986	287
Dec 31, 2012	420	8,476	3,047	288
Dec 31, 2013	426	8,527	3,110	289
Dec 31, 2014	435	8,594	3,174	290
Dec 31, 2015	445	8,680	3,240	291
Dec 31, 2016	455	8,791	3,307	291
Dec 31, 2017	468	8,847	3,375	292
Dec 31, 2018	485	8,890	3,444	293
Dec 31, 2019	504	8,930	3,512	294
Dec 31, 2020	516	8,969	3,582	294
Dec 31, 2021	518	9,004	3,651	295
Dec 31, 2022	530	9,107	3,696	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

Austria

1830-1913: Kausel, "Oster-reichs Volkseinkommen 1830 bis 1913" in Geschichte und Ergebnisse der zentralen amtlichen Statistik in Österreich 1829-1979, Beitrage zur österreichischen Statistik, Heft 550, Vienna, 1979, pp. 692-3.
1913-50: A. Kausel, N. Nemeth, and H. Seidel, "Oster-reichs Volkseinkommen, 1913-63", Monatsberichte des Osterreichischen Institutes für Wirtschaftsforschung, 14th Sonderheft, Vienna, August 1965, p. 38 and 42;

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