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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	Oman	Congo - Brazzaville
Dec 31, 1999	273	51,181	2,348	2,886
Dec 31, 2000	274	52,782	2,403	2,999
Dec 31, 2001	275	54,453	2,457	3,113
Dec 31, 2002	276	56,170	2,510	3,181
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,860	2,562	3,274
Dec 31, 2004	279	59,599	2,613	3,400
Dec 31, 2005	280	61,474	2,663	3,543
Dec 31, 2006	281	63,479	2,713	3,702
Dec 31, 2007	282	65,590	2,764	3,859
Dec 31, 2008	283	67,800	2,816	3,989
Dec 31, 2009	285	70,114	2,871	4,146
Dec 31, 2010	286	72,550	2,928	4,324
Dec 31, 2011	287	75,138	2,986	4,468
Dec 31, 2012	288	77,792	3,047	4,581
Dec 31, 2013	289	80,534	3,110	4,667
Dec 31, 2014	290	83,368	3,174	4,757
Dec 31, 2015	291	86,229	3,240	4,851
Dec 31, 2016	291	89,193	3,307	4,951
Dec 31, 2017	292	92,209	3,375	5,055
Dec 31, 2018	293	95,232	3,444	5,164
Dec 31, 2019	294	98,320	3,512	5,279
Dec 31, 2020	294	101,499	3,582	5,400
Dec 31, 2021	295	104,767	3,651	5,527
Dec 31, 2022	295	108,171	3,696	5,655

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, Oman, Congo - Brazzaville; the database as a whole is cited above.