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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	Barbados	Afghanistan	Oman	Spain
Dec 31, 1999	273	22,206	2,348	40,378
Dec 31, 2000	274	22,461	2,403	40,563
Dec 31, 2001	275	22,507	2,457	40,775
Dec 31, 2002	276	23,600	2,510	41,433
Dec 31, 2003	278	25,005	2,562	42,205
Dec 31, 2004	279	25,698	2,613	42,869
Dec 31, 2005	280	26,335	2,663	43,672
Dec 31, 2006	281	27,154	2,713	44,370
Dec 31, 2007	282	27,387	2,764	45,246
Dec 31, 2008	283	27,706	2,816	45,993
Dec 31, 2009	285	28,484	2,871	46,378
Dec 31, 2010	286	29,121	2,928	46,573
Dec 31, 2011	287	29,758	2,986	46,746
Dec 31, 2012	288	30,420	3,047	46,777
Dec 31, 2013	289	31,108	3,110	46,603
Dec 31, 2014	290	31,823	3,174	46,465
Dec 31, 2015	291	32,564	3,240	46,420
Dec 31, 2016	291	33,332	3,307	46,460
Dec 31, 2017	292	34,125	3,375	46,543
Dec 31, 2018	293	34,941	3,444	46,739
Dec 31, 2019	294	35,972	3,512	47,116
Dec 31, 2020	294	37,034	3,582	47,366
Dec 31, 2021	295	38,127	3,651	47,342
Dec 31, 2022	295	39,252	3,696	47,625

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

Spain

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1270-1850: Álvarez-Nogal, C. and L. Prados de la Escosura (2013). "The Rise and Fall of Spain (1270-1850)," Economic History Review, 66, 1, 1-37, using their annual benchmarks
1850–2011: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2017), Spanish Economic Growth, 1850-2015 (London: Palgrave Macmillan)

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