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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	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	387	273	138
Dec 31, 2000	390	274	141
Dec 31, 2001	393	275	144
Dec 31, 2002	396	276	147
Dec 31, 2003	398	278	151
Dec 31, 2004	401	279	154
Dec 31, 2005	404	280	158
Dec 31, 2006	405	281	161
Dec 31, 2007	406	282	165
Dec 31, 2008	409	283	168
Dec 31, 2009	412	285	172
Dec 31, 2010	414	286	176
Dec 31, 2011	416	287	180
Dec 31, 2012	420	288	183
Dec 31, 2013	426	289	187
Dec 31, 2014	435	290	190
Dec 31, 2015	445	291	194
Dec 31, 2016	455	291	198
Dec 31, 2017	468	292	201
Dec 31, 2018	485	293	204
Dec 31, 2019	504	294	208
Dec 31, 2020	516	294	212
Dec 31, 2021	518	295	216
Dec 31, 2022	530	295	220

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

No separate list is published for Malta, Barbados, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.