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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	Burkina Faso	Finland
Dec 31, 1999	387	2,348	11,075	5,166
Dec 31, 2000	390	2,403	11,405	5,176
Dec 31, 2001	393	2,457	11,828	5,188
Dec 31, 2002	396	2,510	12,380	5,201
Dec 31, 2003	398	2,562	12,829	5,213
Dec 31, 2004	401	2,613	13,178	5,228
Dec 31, 2005	404	2,663	13,540	5,246
Dec 31, 2006	405	2,713	13,917	5,266
Dec 31, 2007	406	2,764	14,309	5,289
Dec 31, 2008	409	2,816	14,722	5,313
Dec 31, 2009	412	2,871	15,152	5,339
Dec 31, 2010	414	2,928	15,600	5,363
Dec 31, 2011	416	2,986	16,064	5,388
Dec 31, 2012	420	3,047	16,563	5,414
Dec 31, 2013	426	3,110	17,072	5,439
Dec 31, 2014	435	3,174	17,575	5,463
Dec 31, 2015	445	3,240	18,094	5,481
Dec 31, 2016	455	3,307	18,621	5,495
Dec 31, 2017	468	3,375	19,157	5,508
Dec 31, 2018	485	3,444	19,698	5,516
Dec 31, 2019	504	3,512	20,242	5,522
Dec 31, 2020	516	3,582	20,788	5,531
Dec 31, 2021	518	3,651	21,336	5,542
Dec 31, 2022	530	3,696	21,889	5,556

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

Finland

1600–1860: Eloranta, J., Voutilainen, M. and Nummela, I. (2016). “Estimating Finnish Economic Growth Before 1860” mimeo.
1860-1960: R. Hjerppe, The Finnish Economy 1860-1985: Growth and Structural Change, Bank of Finland, Helsinki, 1989, pp. 198-200.

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