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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	Venezuela
Dec 31, 1999	273	132,907	2,348	23,188
Dec 31, 2000	274	135,207	2,403	23,601
Dec 31, 2001	275	137,420	2,457	24,011
Dec 31, 2002	276	139,573	2,510	24,425
Dec 31, 2003	278	141,650	2,562	24,841
Dec 31, 2004	279	143,644	2,613	25,255
Dec 31, 2005	280	145,546	2,663	25,667
Dec 31, 2006	281	147,376	2,713	26,079
Dec 31, 2007	282	149,047	2,764	26,589
Dec 31, 2008	283	150,562	2,816	27,098
Dec 31, 2009	285	152,189	2,871	27,510
Dec 31, 2010	286	153,927	2,928	27,920
Dec 31, 2011	287	155,634	2,986	28,327
Dec 31, 2012	288	157,326	3,047	28,722
Dec 31, 2013	289	158,999	3,110	29,111
Dec 31, 2014	290	160,650	3,174	29,418
Dec 31, 2015	291	162,273	3,240	29,693
Dec 31, 2016	291	163,938	3,307	29,961
Dec 31, 2017	292	165,655	3,375	29,856
Dec 31, 2018	293	167,358	3,444	28,858
Dec 31, 2019	294	169,045	3,512	27,921
Dec 31, 2020	294	170,709	3,582	27,871
Dec 31, 2021	295	172,354	3,651	28,316
Dec 31, 2022	295	174,217	3,696	28,418

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

Venezuela

1830–2012: De Corso, G. (2013). El crecimiento economico de Venuzuela, Desde la Oligarquia Conservadora Hasta La Revolucion Bolivariana: 1830-2012. Uno Vision cuantitativa *: Venezuelan Economic Growth From The Conservative Oligarchy To The Bolivarian Revolution (1830-2012), Revista De Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 31(3), 321-357. doi:10.1017/S0212610913000190

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