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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	Qatar	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	387	627	138
Dec 31, 2000	390	659	141
Dec 31, 2001	393	691	144
Dec 31, 2002	396	724	147
Dec 31, 2003	398	757	151
Dec 31, 2004	401	850	154
Dec 31, 2005	404	1,001	158
Dec 31, 2006	405	1,153	161
Dec 31, 2007	406	1,306	165
Dec 31, 2008	409	1,460	168
Dec 31, 2009	412	1,615	172
Dec 31, 2010	414	1,770	176
Dec 31, 2011	416	1,904	180
Dec 31, 2012	420	2,010	183
Dec 31, 2013	426	2,103	187
Dec 31, 2014	435	2,187	190
Dec 31, 2015	445	2,261	194
Dec 31, 2016	455	2,326	198
Dec 31, 2017	468	2,384	201
Dec 31, 2018	485	2,435	204
Dec 31, 2019	504	2,480	208
Dec 31, 2020	516	2,519	212
Dec 31, 2021	518	2,553	216
Dec 31, 2022	530	2,559	220

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

No separate list is published for Malta, Qatar, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.