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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	Paraguay
Dec 31, 1999	273	8,007	2,348	5,366
Dec 31, 2000	274	8,177	2,403	5,473
Dec 31, 2001	275	8,351	2,457	5,579
Dec 31, 2002	276	8,529	2,510	5,683
Dec 31, 2003	278	8,711	2,562	5,786
Dec 31, 2004	279	8,895	2,613	5,886
Dec 31, 2005	280	9,081	2,663	5,984
Dec 31, 2006	281	9,268	2,713	6,080
Dec 31, 2007	282	9,457	2,764	6,173
Dec 31, 2008	283	9,647	2,816	6,264
Dec 31, 2009	285	9,836	2,871	6,352
Dec 31, 2010	286	10,024	2,928	6,438
Dec 31, 2011	287	10,211	2,986	6,522
Dec 31, 2012	288	10,397	3,047	6,605
Dec 31, 2013	289	10,581	3,110	6,688
Dec 31, 2014	290	10,763	3,174	6,769
Dec 31, 2015	291	10,942	3,240	6,850
Dec 31, 2016	291	11,118	3,307	6,930
Dec 31, 2017	292	11,289	3,375	7,012
Dec 31, 2018	293	11,456	3,444	7,095
Dec 31, 2019	294	11,621	3,512	7,179
Dec 31, 2020	294	11,775	3,582	7,263
Dec 31, 2021	295	11,917	3,651	7,348
Dec 31, 2022	295	12,060	3,696	7,432

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, Paraguay; the database as a whole is cited above.