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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date MaltaDenmarkOmanEstonia
3875,3222,3481,378
3905,3392,4031,400
3935,3582,4571,391
3965,3772,5101,382
3985,3912,5621,374
4015,4042,6131,365
4045,4202,6631,357
4055,4382,7131,349
4065,4612,7641,341
4095,4942,8161,337
4125,5242,8711,334
4145,5482,9281,332
4165,5712,9861,328
4205,5923,0471,324
4265,6143,1101,319
4355,6443,1741,314
4455,6833,2401,312
4555,7303,3071,314
4685,7663,3751,314
4855,7953,4441,318
5045,8183,5121,323
5165,8313,5821,327
5185,8553,6511,329
5305,9073,6961,330

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, Denmark, Oman, Estonia; the database as a whole is cited above.