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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	Oman	Austria	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	387	2,348	8,039	273
Dec 31, 2000	390	2,403	8,059	274
Dec 31, 2001	393	2,457	8,090	275
Dec 31, 2002	396	2,510	8,130	276
Dec 31, 2003	398	2,562	8,166	278
Dec 31, 2004	401	2,613	8,217	279
Dec 31, 2005	404	2,663	8,274	280
Dec 31, 2006	405	2,713	8,317	281
Dec 31, 2007	406	2,764	8,344	282
Dec 31, 2008	409	2,816	8,370	283
Dec 31, 2009	412	2,871	8,390	285
Dec 31, 2010	414	2,928	8,410	286
Dec 31, 2011	416	2,986	8,438	287
Dec 31, 2012	420	3,047	8,476	288
Dec 31, 2013	426	3,110	8,527	289
Dec 31, 2014	435	3,174	8,594	290
Dec 31, 2015	445	3,240	8,680	291
Dec 31, 2016	455	3,307	8,791	291
Dec 31, 2017	468	3,375	8,847	292
Dec 31, 2018	485	3,444	8,890	293
Dec 31, 2019	504	3,512	8,930	294
Dec 31, 2020	516	3,582	8,969	294
Dec 31, 2021	518	3,651	9,004	295
Dec 31, 2022	530	3,696	9,107	295

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

Austria

1830-1913: Kausel, "Oster-reichs Volkseinkommen 1830 bis 1913" in Geschichte und Ergebnisse der zentralen amtlichen Statistik in Österreich 1829-1979, Beitrage zur österreichischen Statistik, Heft 550, Vienna, 1979, pp. 692-3.
1913-50: A. Kausel, N. Nemeth, and H. Seidel, "Oster-reichs Volkseinkommen, 1913-63", Monatsberichte des Osterreichischen Institutes für Wirtschaftsforschung, 14th Sonderheft, Vienna, August 1965, p. 38 and 42;

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