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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	El Salvador
Dec 31, 1999	273	51,181	2,348	5,767
Dec 31, 2000	274	52,782	2,403	5,825
Dec 31, 2001	275	54,453	2,457	5,856
Dec 31, 2002	276	56,170	2,510	5,869
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,860	2,562	5,880
Dec 31, 2004	279	59,599	2,613	5,888
Dec 31, 2005	280	61,474	2,663	5,899
Dec 31, 2006	281	63,479	2,713	5,906
Dec 31, 2007	282	65,590	2,764	5,911
Dec 31, 2008	283	67,800	2,816	5,934
Dec 31, 2009	285	70,114	2,871	5,954
Dec 31, 2010	286	72,550	2,928	5,967
Dec 31, 2011	287	75,138	2,986	5,984
Dec 31, 2012	288	77,792	3,047	6,033
Dec 31, 2013	289	80,534	3,110	6,121
Dec 31, 2014	290	83,368	3,174	6,179
Dec 31, 2015	291	86,229	3,240	6,205
Dec 31, 2016	291	89,193	3,307	6,248
Dec 31, 2017	292	92,209	3,375	6,304
Dec 31, 2018	293	95,232	3,444	6,368
Dec 31, 2019	294	98,320	3,512	6,372
Dec 31, 2020	294	101,499	3,582	6,385
Dec 31, 2021	295	104,767	3,651	6,407
Dec 31, 2022	295	108,171	3,696	6,429

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, El Salvador; the database as a whole is cited above.