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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	Spain	Qatar
Dec 31, 1999	387	40,378	627
Dec 31, 2000	390	40,563	659
Dec 31, 2001	393	40,775	691
Dec 31, 2002	396	41,433	724
Dec 31, 2003	398	42,205	757
Dec 31, 2004	401	42,869	850
Dec 31, 2005	404	43,672	1,001
Dec 31, 2006	405	44,370	1,153
Dec 31, 2007	406	45,246	1,306
Dec 31, 2008	409	45,993	1,460
Dec 31, 2009	412	46,378	1,615
Dec 31, 2010	414	46,573	1,770
Dec 31, 2011	416	46,746	1,904
Dec 31, 2012	420	46,777	2,010
Dec 31, 2013	426	46,603	2,103
Dec 31, 2014	435	46,465	2,187
Dec 31, 2015	445	46,420	2,261
Dec 31, 2016	455	46,460	2,326
Dec 31, 2017	468	46,543	2,384
Dec 31, 2018	485	46,739	2,435
Dec 31, 2019	504	47,116	2,480
Dec 31, 2020	516	47,366	2,519
Dec 31, 2021	518	47,342	2,553
Dec 31, 2022	530	47,625	2,559

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.

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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

Spain

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
1270-1850: Álvarez-Nogal, C. and L. Prados de la Escosura (2013). "The Rise and Fall of Spain (1270-1850)," Economic History Review, 66, 1, 1-37, using their annual benchmarks
1850–2011: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2017), Spanish Economic Growth, 1850-2015 (London: Palgrave Macmillan)

No separate list is published for Malta, Qatar; the database as a whole is cited above.