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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	Congo - Kinshasa	Laos	Moldova
Dec 31, 1999	387	51,181	5,286	4,244
Dec 31, 2000	390	52,782	5,397	4,199
Dec 31, 2001	393	54,453	5,499	4,154
Dec 31, 2002	396	56,170	5,578	4,108
Dec 31, 2003	398	57,860	5,654	4,059
Dec 31, 2004	401	59,599	5,746	4,013
Dec 31, 2005	404	61,474	5,836	3,966
Dec 31, 2006	405	63,479	5,931	3,919
Dec 31, 2007	406	65,590	6,035	3,873
Dec 31, 2008	409	67,800	6,145	3,829
Dec 31, 2009	412	70,114	6,257	3,788
Dec 31, 2010	414	72,550	6,368	3,748
Dec 31, 2011	416	75,138	6,477	3,709
Dec 31, 2012	420	77,792	6,586	3,671
Dec 31, 2013	426	80,534	6,695	3,633
Dec 31, 2014	435	83,368	6,804	3,595
Dec 31, 2015	445	86,229	6,912	3,558
Dec 31, 2016	455	89,193	7,019	3,522
Dec 31, 2017	468	92,209	7,127	3,485
Dec 31, 2018	485	95,232	7,234	3,448
Dec 31, 2019	504	98,320	7,343	3,412
Dec 31, 2020	516	101,499	7,452	3,376
Dec 31, 2021	518	104,767	7,560	3,339
Dec 31, 2022	530	108,171	7,666	3,570

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, Congo - Kinshasa, Laos, Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.