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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	Bangladesh	Oman	Bolivia
Dec 31, 1999	273	132,907	2,348	8,007
Dec 31, 2000	274	135,207	2,403	8,177
Dec 31, 2001	275	137,420	2,457	8,351
Dec 31, 2002	276	139,573	2,510	8,529
Dec 31, 2003	278	141,650	2,562	8,711
Dec 31, 2004	279	143,644	2,613	8,895
Dec 31, 2005	280	145,546	2,663	9,081
Dec 31, 2006	281	147,376	2,713	9,268
Dec 31, 2007	282	149,047	2,764	9,457
Dec 31, 2008	283	150,562	2,816	9,647
Dec 31, 2009	285	152,189	2,871	9,836
Dec 31, 2010	286	153,927	2,928	10,024
Dec 31, 2011	287	155,634	2,986	10,211
Dec 31, 2012	288	157,326	3,047	10,397
Dec 31, 2013	289	158,999	3,110	10,581
Dec 31, 2014	290	160,650	3,174	10,763
Dec 31, 2015	291	162,273	3,240	10,942
Dec 31, 2016	291	163,938	3,307	11,118
Dec 31, 2017	292	165,655	3,375	11,289
Dec 31, 2018	293	167,358	3,444	11,456
Dec 31, 2019	294	169,045	3,512	11,621
Dec 31, 2020	294	170,709	3,582	11,775
Dec 31, 2021	295	172,354	3,651	11,917
Dec 31, 2022	295	174,217	3,696	12,060

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

Bangladesh

1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

Bolivia

1846-1950: Herranz-Loncán, A. and Peres-Cajías (2016). “Bolivian GDP per capita since the mid-nineteenth century” Cliometrica 10: 99-128

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