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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	Oman	Paraguay
Dec 31, 1999	387	433	2,348	5,366
Dec 31, 2000	390	438	2,403	5,473
Dec 31, 2001	393	443	2,457	5,579
Dec 31, 2002	396	448	2,510	5,683
Dec 31, 2003	398	454	2,562	5,786
Dec 31, 2004	401	460	2,613	5,886
Dec 31, 2005	404	467	2,663	5,984
Dec 31, 2006	405	474	2,713	6,080
Dec 31, 2007	406	482	2,764	6,173
Dec 31, 2008	409	491	2,816	6,264
Dec 31, 2009	412	500	2,871	6,352
Dec 31, 2010	414	509	2,928	6,438
Dec 31, 2011	416	521	2,986	6,522
Dec 31, 2012	420	533	3,047	6,605
Dec 31, 2013	426	547	3,110	6,688
Dec 31, 2014	435	560	3,174	6,769
Dec 31, 2015	445	571	3,240	6,850
Dec 31, 2016	455	586	3,307	6,930
Dec 31, 2017	468	599	3,375	7,012
Dec 31, 2018	485	610	3,444	7,095
Dec 31, 2019	504	623	3,512	7,179
Dec 31, 2020	516	633	3,582	7,263
Dec 31, 2021	518	643	3,651	7,348
Dec 31, 2022	530	651	3,696	7,432

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, Luxembourg, Oman, Paraguay; the database as a whole is cited above.