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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	Liberia
Dec 31, 1999	22,206	2,348	2,741
Dec 31, 2000	22,461	2,403	2,847
Dec 31, 2001	22,507	2,457	2,917
Dec 31, 2002	23,600	2,510	2,978
Dec 31, 2003	25,005	2,562	2,983
Dec 31, 2004	25,698	2,613	3,005
Dec 31, 2005	26,335	2,663	3,138
Dec 31, 2006	27,154	2,713	3,311
Dec 31, 2007	27,387	2,764	3,469
Dec 31, 2008	27,706	2,816	3,603
Dec 31, 2009	28,484	2,871	3,708
Dec 31, 2010	29,121	2,928	3,817
Dec 31, 2011	29,758	2,986	3,984
Dec 31, 2012	30,420	3,047	4,141
Dec 31, 2013	31,108	3,110	4,244
Dec 31, 2014	31,823	3,174	4,348
Dec 31, 2015	32,564	3,240	4,460
Dec 31, 2016	33,332	3,307	4,576
Dec 31, 2017	34,125	3,375	4,689
Dec 31, 2018	34,941	3,444	4,810
Dec 31, 2019	35,972	3,512	4,904
Dec 31, 2020	37,034	3,582	5,005
Dec 31, 2021	38,127	3,651	5,109
Dec 31, 2022	39,252	3,696	5,216

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

Liberia

1845-1950: Gardner, L. (2022). Sovereignty without Power: Liberia in the Age of Empires, 1822-1980. Cambridge University Press.

No separate list is published for Afghanistan, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.