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

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, Barbados, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.