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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	South Africa
Dec 31, 1999	387	273	46,257
Dec 31, 2000	390	274	46,958
Dec 31, 2001	393	275	47,820
Dec 31, 2002	396	276	48,480
Dec 31, 2003	398	278	48,951
Dec 31, 2004	401	279	49,478
Dec 31, 2005	404	280	50,054
Dec 31, 2006	405	281	50,667
Dec 31, 2007	406	282	51,339
Dec 31, 2008	409	283	52,077
Dec 31, 2009	412	285	52,862
Dec 31, 2010	414	286	53,682
Dec 31, 2011	416	287	54,518
Dec 31, 2012	420	288	55,356
Dec 31, 2013	426	289	56,215
Dec 31, 2014	435	290	57,075
Dec 31, 2015	445	291	57,947
Dec 31, 2016	455	291	58,830
Dec 31, 2017	468	292	59,715
Dec 31, 2018	485	293	60,595
Dec 31, 2019	504	294	61,469
Dec 31, 2020	516	294	62,355
Dec 31, 2021	518	295	62,900
Dec 31, 2022	530	295	63,382

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

South Africa

1700–1900 (Cape Colony): Fourie, J. and Van Zanden, J.L. (2013). GDP in the Dutch Cape Colony: the Nationals Accounts of a Slave-Based Society, South African Journal of Economics, vol. 81 (4): 467 - 490

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