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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	São Tomé & Príncipe	Albania
Dec 31, 1999	387	138	3,085
Dec 31, 2000	390	141	3,065
Dec 31, 2001	393	144	3,047
Dec 31, 2002	396	147	3,038
Dec 31, 2003	398	151	3,026
Dec 31, 2004	401	154	3,014
Dec 31, 2005	404	158	2,998
Dec 31, 2006	405	161	2,979
Dec 31, 2007	406	165	2,957
Dec 31, 2008	409	168	2,934
Dec 31, 2009	412	172	2,915
Dec 31, 2010	414	176	2,900
Dec 31, 2011	416	180	2,892
Dec 31, 2012	420	183	2,888
Dec 31, 2013	426	187	2,882
Dec 31, 2014	435	190	2,876
Dec 31, 2015	445	194	2,868
Dec 31, 2016	455	198	2,863
Dec 31, 2017	468	201	2,861
Dec 31, 2018	485	204	2,854
Dec 31, 2019	504	208	2,842
Dec 31, 2020	516	212	2,825
Dec 31, 2021	518	216	2,799
Dec 31, 2022	530	220	2,787

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, São Tomé & Príncipe, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.