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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	Burkina Faso	Oman	Hong Kong SAR China
Dec 31, 1999	387	11,075	2,348	6,587
Dec 31, 2000	390	11,405	2,403	6,646
Dec 31, 2001	393	11,828	2,457	6,695
Dec 31, 2002	396	12,380	2,510	6,725
Dec 31, 2003	398	12,829	2,562	6,712
Dec 31, 2004	401	13,178	2,613	6,765
Dec 31, 2005	404	13,540	2,663	6,794
Dec 31, 2006	405	13,917	2,713	6,838
Dec 31, 2007	406	14,309	2,764	6,897
Dec 31, 2008	409	14,722	2,816	6,938
Dec 31, 2009	412	15,152	2,871	6,953
Dec 31, 2010	414	15,600	2,928	7,004
Dec 31, 2011	416	16,064	2,986	7,052
Dec 31, 2012	420	16,563	3,047	7,130
Dec 31, 2013	426	17,072	3,110	7,159
Dec 31, 2014	435	17,575	3,174	7,209
Dec 31, 2015	445	18,094	3,240	7,271
Dec 31, 2016	455	18,621	3,307	7,316
Dec 31, 2017	468	19,157	3,375	7,372
Dec 31, 2018	485	19,698	3,444	7,432
Dec 31, 2019	504	20,242	3,512	7,487
Dec 31, 2020	516	20,788	3,582	7,460
Dec 31, 2021	518	21,336	3,651	7,392
Dec 31, 2022	530	21,889	3,696	7,387

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, Burkina Faso, Oman, Hong Kong SAR China; the database as a whole is cited above.