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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	Luxembourg	Brazil
Dec 31, 1999	387	433	174,320
Dec 31, 2000	390	438	176,902
Dec 31, 2001	393	443	179,389
Dec 31, 2002	396	448	181,721
Dec 31, 2003	398	454	183,970
Dec 31, 2004	401	460	186,165
Dec 31, 2005	404	467	188,330
Dec 31, 2006	405	474	190,438
Dec 31, 2007	406	482	192,450
Dec 31, 2008	409	491	194,458
Dec 31, 2009	412	500	196,464
Dec 31, 2010	414	509	198,408
Dec 31, 2011	416	521	200,152
Dec 31, 2012	420	533	201,894
Dec 31, 2013	426	547	203,614
Dec 31, 2014	435	560	205,358
Dec 31, 2015	445	571	207,148
Dec 31, 2016	455	586	208,859
Dec 31, 2017	468	599	210,537
Dec 31, 2018	485	610	212,258
Dec 31, 2019	504	623	213,940
Dec 31, 2020	516	633	215,577
Dec 31, 2021	518	643	216,720
Dec 31, 2022	530	651	217,718

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

Brazil

1800 - 1870: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2009). “Lost Decades? Economic Performance in Post-Independence Latin America,” Journal of Latin America Studies 41: 279–307 (updated data)
1850–1899: Barro, R.J. and J.F. Ursua, (2008). “Macroeconomic Crises since 1870” Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 39(1 (Spring), pages 255-350
1900-1950: A. Maddison and Associates, The Political Economy of Poverty, Equity and Growth: Brazil and Mexico, Oxford University Press, New York 1992;

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