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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	Laos	Spain
Dec 31, 1999	387	5,286	40,378
Dec 31, 2000	390	5,397	40,563
Dec 31, 2001	393	5,499	40,775
Dec 31, 2002	396	5,578	41,433
Dec 31, 2003	398	5,654	42,205
Dec 31, 2004	401	5,746	42,869
Dec 31, 2005	404	5,836	43,672
Dec 31, 2006	405	5,931	44,370
Dec 31, 2007	406	6,035	45,246
Dec 31, 2008	409	6,145	45,993
Dec 31, 2009	412	6,257	46,378
Dec 31, 2010	414	6,368	46,573
Dec 31, 2011	416	6,477	46,746
Dec 31, 2012	420	6,586	46,777
Dec 31, 2013	426	6,695	46,603
Dec 31, 2014	435	6,804	46,465
Dec 31, 2015	445	6,912	46,420
Dec 31, 2016	455	7,019	46,460
Dec 31, 2017	468	7,127	46,543
Dec 31, 2018	485	7,234	46,739
Dec 31, 2019	504	7,343	47,116
Dec 31, 2020	516	7,452	47,366
Dec 31, 2021	518	7,560	47,342
Dec 31, 2022	530	7,666	47,625

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, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.