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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	Barbados	Albania	Paraguay
Dec 31, 1999	387	273	3,085	5,366
Dec 31, 2000	390	274	3,065	5,473
Dec 31, 2001	393	275	3,047	5,579
Dec 31, 2002	396	276	3,038	5,683
Dec 31, 2003	398	278	3,026	5,786
Dec 31, 2004	401	279	3,014	5,886
Dec 31, 2005	404	280	2,998	5,984
Dec 31, 2006	405	281	2,979	6,080
Dec 31, 2007	406	282	2,957	6,173
Dec 31, 2008	409	283	2,934	6,264
Dec 31, 2009	412	285	2,915	6,352
Dec 31, 2010	414	286	2,900	6,438
Dec 31, 2011	416	287	2,892	6,522
Dec 31, 2012	420	288	2,888	6,605
Dec 31, 2013	426	289	2,882	6,688
Dec 31, 2014	435	290	2,876	6,769
Dec 31, 2015	445	291	2,868	6,850
Dec 31, 2016	455	291	2,863	6,930
Dec 31, 2017	468	292	2,861	7,012
Dec 31, 2018	485	293	2,854	7,095
Dec 31, 2019	504	294	2,842	7,179
Dec 31, 2020	516	294	2,825	7,263
Dec 31, 2021	518	295	2,799	7,348
Dec 31, 2022	530	295	2,787	7,432

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

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