Population, long-run history: compare countries

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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	Congo - Kinshasa	United Arab Emirates	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	273	51,181	3,101	152
Dec 31, 2000	274	52,782	3,284	153
Dec 31, 2001	275	54,453	3,458	154
Dec 31, 2002	276	56,170	3,613	155
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,860	3,754	156
Dec 31, 2004	279	59,599	3,882	157
Dec 31, 2005	280	61,474	4,000	157
Dec 31, 2006	281	63,479	4,532	158
Dec 31, 2007	282	65,590	5,623	159
Dec 31, 2008	283	67,800	7,277	160
Dec 31, 2009	285	70,114	8,164	160
Dec 31, 2010	286	72,550	8,152	161
Dec 31, 2011	287	75,138	8,438	162
Dec 31, 2012	288	77,792	8,747	162
Dec 31, 2013	289	80,534	9,077	163
Dec 31, 2014	290	83,368	9,321	163
Dec 31, 2015	291	86,229	9,461	164
Dec 31, 2016	291	89,193	9,587	164
Dec 31, 2017	292	92,209	9,699	165
Dec 31, 2018	293	95,232	9,796	166
Dec 31, 2019	294	98,320	9,879	166
Dec 31, 2020	294	101,499	9,953	167
Dec 31, 2021	295	104,767	10,018	167
Dec 31, 2022	295	108,171	10,099	167

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

No separate list is published for Barbados, Congo - Kinshasa, United Arab Emirates, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.