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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	Turkmenistan
Dec 31, 1999	387	11,075	2,348	4,324
Dec 31, 2000	390	11,405	2,403	4,385
Dec 31, 2001	393	11,828	2,457	4,444
Dec 31, 2002	396	12,380	2,510	4,502
Dec 31, 2003	398	12,829	2,562	4,556
Dec 31, 2004	401	13,178	2,613	4,608
Dec 31, 2005	404	13,540	2,663	4,664
Dec 31, 2006	405	13,917	2,713	4,719
Dec 31, 2007	406	14,309	2,764	4,773
Dec 31, 2008	409	14,722	2,816	4,828
Dec 31, 2009	412	15,152	2,871	4,884
Dec 31, 2010	414	15,600	2,928	4,940
Dec 31, 2011	416	16,064	2,986	4,996
Dec 31, 2012	420	16,563	3,047	5,053
Dec 31, 2013	426	17,072	3,110	5,110
Dec 31, 2014	435	17,575	3,174	5,169
Dec 31, 2015	445	18,094	3,240	5,227
Dec 31, 2016	455	18,621	3,307	5,287
Dec 31, 2017	468	19,157	3,375	5,346
Dec 31, 2018	485	19,698	3,444	5,405
Dec 31, 2019	504	20,242	3,512	5,464
Dec 31, 2020	516	20,788	3,582	5,522
Dec 31, 2021	518	21,336	3,651	5,579
Dec 31, 2022	530	21,889	3,696	5,657

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, Turkmenistan; the database as a whole is cited above.