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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	Afghanistan	Oman	Laos	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	22,206	2,348	5,286	273
Dec 31, 2000	22,461	2,403	5,397	274
Dec 31, 2001	22,507	2,457	5,499	275
Dec 31, 2002	23,600	2,510	5,578	276
Dec 31, 2003	25,005	2,562	5,654	278
Dec 31, 2004	25,698	2,613	5,746	279
Dec 31, 2005	26,335	2,663	5,836	280
Dec 31, 2006	27,154	2,713	5,931	281
Dec 31, 2007	27,387	2,764	6,035	282
Dec 31, 2008	27,706	2,816	6,145	283
Dec 31, 2009	28,484	2,871	6,257	285
Dec 31, 2010	29,121	2,928	6,368	286
Dec 31, 2011	29,758	2,986	6,477	287
Dec 31, 2012	30,420	3,047	6,586	288
Dec 31, 2013	31,108	3,110	6,695	289
Dec 31, 2014	31,823	3,174	6,804	290
Dec 31, 2015	32,564	3,240	6,912	291
Dec 31, 2016	33,332	3,307	7,019	291
Dec 31, 2017	34,125	3,375	7,127	292
Dec 31, 2018	34,941	3,444	7,234	293
Dec 31, 2019	35,972	3,512	7,343	294
Dec 31, 2020	37,034	3,582	7,452	294
Dec 31, 2021	38,127	3,651	7,560	295
Dec 31, 2022	39,252	3,696	7,666	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 Afghanistan, Oman, Laos, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.