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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	Palestinian Territories
Dec 31, 1999	387	51,181	2,348	2,996
Dec 31, 2000	390	52,782	2,403	3,075
Dec 31, 2001	393	54,453	2,457	3,155
Dec 31, 2002	396	56,170	2,510	3,235
Dec 31, 2003	398	57,860	2,562	3,315
Dec 31, 2004	401	59,599	2,613	3,396
Dec 31, 2005	404	61,474	2,663	3,478
Dec 31, 2006	405	63,479	2,713	3,559
Dec 31, 2007	406	65,590	2,764	3,642
Dec 31, 2008	409	67,800	2,816	3,727
Dec 31, 2009	412	70,114	2,871	3,817
Dec 31, 2010	414	72,550	2,928	3,907
Dec 31, 2011	416	75,138	2,986	3,997
Dec 31, 2012	420	77,792	3,047	4,088
Dec 31, 2013	426	80,534	3,110	4,178
Dec 31, 2014	435	83,368	3,174	4,269
Dec 31, 2015	445	86,229	3,240	4,359
Dec 31, 2016	455	89,193	3,307	4,451
Dec 31, 2017	468	92,209	3,375	4,533
Dec 31, 2018	485	95,232	3,444	4,615
Dec 31, 2019	504	98,320	3,512	4,715
Dec 31, 2020	516	101,499	3,582	4,820
Dec 31, 2021	518	104,767	3,651	4,930
Dec 31, 2022	530	108,171	3,696	5,042

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, Oman, Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.