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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	Germany	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	387	2,348	81,439	273
Dec 31, 2000	390	2,403	81,474	274
Dec 31, 2001	393	2,457	81,534	275
Dec 31, 2002	396	2,510	81,595	276
Dec 31, 2003	398	2,562	81,566	278
Dec 31, 2004	401	2,613	81,473	279
Dec 31, 2005	404	2,663	81,354	280
Dec 31, 2006	405	2,713	81,190	281
Dec 31, 2007	406	2,764	81,009	282
Dec 31, 2008	409	2,816	80,781	283
Dec 31, 2009	412	2,871	80,500	285
Dec 31, 2010	414	2,928	80,301	286
Dec 31, 2011	416	2,986	80,292	287
Dec 31, 2012	420	3,047	80,443	288
Dec 31, 2013	426	3,110	80,663	289
Dec 31, 2014	435	3,174	81,000	290
Dec 31, 2015	445	3,240	81,704	291
Dec 31, 2016	455	3,307	82,366	291
Dec 31, 2017	468	3,375	82,674	292
Dec 31, 2018	485	3,444	82,923	293
Dec 31, 2019	504	3,512	83,110	294
Dec 31, 2020	516	3,582	83,178	294
Dec 31, 2021	518	3,651	83,213	295
Dec 31, 2022	530	3,696	83,811	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

Germany

1500-1850: Pfister, U. (2022). Economic Growth in Germany, 1500–1850. The Journal of Economic History, 82(4), 1071–1107
1850-1950: Hoffmann, Grumbach and Hesse, op. cit., pp. 454-5.

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