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	Dominica	Seychelles
Dec 31, 1999	273	51,181	70	78
Dec 31, 2000	274	52,782	71	79
Dec 31, 2001	275	54,453	71	80
Dec 31, 2002	276	56,170	72	81
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,860	72	82
Dec 31, 2004	279	59,599	72	83
Dec 31, 2005	280	61,474	72	84
Dec 31, 2006	281	63,479	72	85
Dec 31, 2007	282	65,590	72	86
Dec 31, 2008	283	67,800	73	87
Dec 31, 2009	285	70,114	73	87
Dec 31, 2010	286	72,550	73	88
Dec 31, 2011	287	75,138	73	89
Dec 31, 2012	288	77,792	73	90
Dec 31, 2013	289	80,534	73	91
Dec 31, 2014	290	83,368	73	92
Dec 31, 2015	291	86,229	74	92
Dec 31, 2016	291	89,193	74	93
Dec 31, 2017	292	92,209	74	94
Dec 31, 2018	293	95,232	74	95
Dec 31, 2019	294	98,320	75	96
Dec 31, 2020	294	101,499	75	97
Dec 31, 2021	295	104,767	76	98
Dec 31, 2022	295	108,171	76	98

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, Dominica, Seychelles; the database as a whole is cited above.