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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	Moldova	South Africa
Dec 31, 1999	387	4,244	46,257
Dec 31, 2000	390	4,199	46,958
Dec 31, 2001	393	4,154	47,820
Dec 31, 2002	396	4,108	48,480
Dec 31, 2003	398	4,059	48,951
Dec 31, 2004	401	4,013	49,478
Dec 31, 2005	404	3,966	50,054
Dec 31, 2006	405	3,919	50,667
Dec 31, 2007	406	3,873	51,339
Dec 31, 2008	409	3,829	52,077
Dec 31, 2009	412	3,788	52,862
Dec 31, 2010	414	3,748	53,682
Dec 31, 2011	416	3,709	54,518
Dec 31, 2012	420	3,671	55,356
Dec 31, 2013	426	3,633	56,215
Dec 31, 2014	435	3,595	57,075
Dec 31, 2015	445	3,558	57,947
Dec 31, 2016	455	3,522	58,830
Dec 31, 2017	468	3,485	59,715
Dec 31, 2018	485	3,448	60,595
Dec 31, 2019	504	3,412	61,469
Dec 31, 2020	516	3,376	62,355
Dec 31, 2021	518	3,339	62,900
Dec 31, 2022	530	3,570	63,382

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

South Africa

1700–1900 (Cape Colony): Fourie, J. and Van Zanden, J.L. (2013). GDP in the Dutch Cape Colony: the Nationals Accounts of a Slave-Based Society, South African Journal of Economics, vol. 81 (4): 467 - 490

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