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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	Paraguay	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	22,206	2,348	5,366	273
Dec 31, 2000	22,461	2,403	5,473	274
Dec 31, 2001	22,507	2,457	5,579	275
Dec 31, 2002	23,600	2,510	5,683	276
Dec 31, 2003	25,005	2,562	5,786	278
Dec 31, 2004	25,698	2,613	5,886	279
Dec 31, 2005	26,335	2,663	5,984	280
Dec 31, 2006	27,154	2,713	6,080	281
Dec 31, 2007	27,387	2,764	6,173	282
Dec 31, 2008	27,706	2,816	6,264	283
Dec 31, 2009	28,484	2,871	6,352	285
Dec 31, 2010	29,121	2,928	6,438	286
Dec 31, 2011	29,758	2,986	6,522	287
Dec 31, 2012	30,420	3,047	6,605	288
Dec 31, 2013	31,108	3,110	6,688	289
Dec 31, 2014	31,823	3,174	6,769	290
Dec 31, 2015	32,564	3,240	6,850	291
Dec 31, 2016	33,332	3,307	6,930	291
Dec 31, 2017	34,125	3,375	7,012	292
Dec 31, 2018	34,941	3,444	7,095	293
Dec 31, 2019	35,972	3,512	7,179	294
Dec 31, 2020	37,034	3,582	7,263	294
Dec 31, 2021	38,127	3,651	7,348	295
Dec 31, 2022	39,252	3,696	7,432	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, Paraguay, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.