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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	Bolivia	Oman	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	273	8,007	2,348	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	274	8,177	2,403	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	275	8,351	2,457	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	276	8,529	2,510	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	278	8,711	2,562	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	279	8,895	2,613	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	280	9,081	2,663	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	281	9,268	2,713	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	282	9,457	2,764	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	283	9,647	2,816	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	285	9,836	2,871	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	286	10,024	2,928	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	287	10,211	2,986	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	288	10,397	3,047	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	289	10,581	3,110	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	290	10,763	3,174	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	291	10,942	3,240	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	291	11,118	3,307	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	292	11,289	3,375	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	293	11,456	3,444	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	294	11,621	3,512	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	294	11,775	3,582	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	295	11,917	3,651	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	295	12,060	3,696	6,291

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

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, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.