Population, long-run history: compare countries

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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	Palestinian Territories	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	387	2,348	2,996	273
Dec 31, 2000	390	2,403	3,075	274
Dec 31, 2001	393	2,457	3,155	275
Dec 31, 2002	396	2,510	3,235	276
Dec 31, 2003	398	2,562	3,315	278
Dec 31, 2004	401	2,613	3,396	279
Dec 31, 2005	404	2,663	3,478	280
Dec 31, 2006	405	2,713	3,559	281
Dec 31, 2007	406	2,764	3,642	282
Dec 31, 2008	409	2,816	3,727	283
Dec 31, 2009	412	2,871	3,817	285
Dec 31, 2010	414	2,928	3,907	286
Dec 31, 2011	416	2,986	3,997	287
Dec 31, 2012	420	3,047	4,088	288
Dec 31, 2013	426	3,110	4,178	289
Dec 31, 2014	435	3,174	4,269	290
Dec 31, 2015	445	3,240	4,359	291
Dec 31, 2016	455	3,307	4,451	291
Dec 31, 2017	468	3,375	4,533	292
Dec 31, 2018	485	3,444	4,615	293
Dec 31, 2019	504	3,512	4,715	294
Dec 31, 2020	516	3,582	4,820	294
Dec 31, 2021	518	3,651	4,930	295
Dec 31, 2022	530	3,696	5,042	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

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