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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	Oman	Switzerland
Dec 31, 1999	387	51,181	2,348	7,258
Dec 31, 2000	390	52,782	2,403	7,296
Dec 31, 2001	393	54,453	2,457	7,332
Dec 31, 2002	396	56,170	2,510	7,384
Dec 31, 2003	398	57,860	2,562	7,438
Dec 31, 2004	401	59,599	2,613	7,488
Dec 31, 2005	404	61,474	2,663	7,532
Dec 31, 2006	405	63,479	2,713	7,579
Dec 31, 2007	406	65,590	2,764	7,647
Dec 31, 2008	409	67,800	2,816	7,738
Dec 31, 2009	412	70,114	2,871	7,825
Dec 31, 2010	414	72,550	2,928	7,884
Dec 31, 2011	416	75,138	2,986	7,959
Dec 31, 2012	420	77,792	3,047	8,044
Dec 31, 2013	426	80,534	3,110	8,137
Dec 31, 2014	435	83,368	3,174	8,237
Dec 31, 2015	445	86,229	3,240	8,332
Dec 31, 2016	455	89,193	3,307	8,423
Dec 31, 2017	468	92,209	3,375	8,502
Dec 31, 2018	485	95,232	3,444	8,565
Dec 31, 2019	504	98,320	3,512	8,626
Dec 31, 2020	516	101,499	3,582	8,689
Dec 31, 2021	518	104,767	3,651	8,756
Dec 31, 2022	530	108,171	3,696	8,834

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

Switzerland

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1850-2011: Stohr, Christian (2016), Trading Gains: new estimates of Swiss GDP, 1851-2008. Economic History Working Papers, 245/2016. London School of Economics and Political Science, Economic History Department, London, UK

No separate list is published for Malta, Congo - Kinshasa, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.