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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	Sudan	Burkina Faso	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	387	26,168	11,075	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	390	26,771	11,405	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	393	27,387	11,828	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	396	28,017	12,380	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	398	28,662	12,829	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	401	29,321	13,178	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	404	29,996	13,540	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	405	30,686	13,917	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	406	31,393	14,309	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	409	32,137	14,722	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	412	33,078	15,152	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	414	33,891	15,600	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	416	34,568	16,064	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	420	35,293	16,563	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	426	36,093	17,072	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	435	37,058	17,575	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	445	38,165	18,094	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	455	39,294	18,621	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	468	40,512	19,157	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	485	41,764	19,698	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	504	42,952	20,242	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	516	44,121	20,788	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	518	45,290	21,336	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	530	46,498	21,889	7,666

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, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.