Population, long-run history: compare countries

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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	Yemen
Dec 31, 1999	387	273	2,348	16,728
Dec 31, 2000	390	274	2,403	17,236
Dec 31, 2001	393	275	2,457	17,762
Dec 31, 2002	396	276	2,510	18,310
Dec 31, 2003	398	278	2,562	18,855
Dec 31, 2004	401	279	2,613	19,410
Dec 31, 2005	404	280	2,663	20,000
Dec 31, 2006	405	281	2,713	20,611
Dec 31, 2007	406	282	2,764	21,236
Dec 31, 2008	409	283	2,816	21,878
Dec 31, 2009	412	285	2,871	22,533
Dec 31, 2010	414	286	2,928	23,195
Dec 31, 2011	416	287	2,986	23,880
Dec 31, 2012	420	288	3,047	24,594
Dec 31, 2013	426	289	3,110	25,311
Dec 31, 2014	435	290	3,174	26,020
Dec 31, 2015	445	291	3,240	26,698
Dec 31, 2016	455	291	3,307	27,347
Dec 31, 2017	468	292	3,375	27,985
Dec 31, 2018	485	293	3,444	28,608
Dec 31, 2019	504	294	3,512	29,216
Dec 31, 2020	516	294	3,582	29,811
Dec 31, 2021	518	295	3,651	30,399
Dec 31, 2022	530	295	3,696	31,058

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