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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	Switzerland	Oman	Comoros
Dec 31, 1999	273	7,258	2,348	531
Dec 31, 2000	274	7,296	2,403	545
Dec 31, 2001	275	7,332	2,457	559
Dec 31, 2002	276	7,384	2,510	574
Dec 31, 2003	278	7,438	2,562	590
Dec 31, 2004	279	7,488	2,613	606
Dec 31, 2005	280	7,532	2,663	623
Dec 31, 2006	281	7,579	2,713	640
Dec 31, 2007	282	7,647	2,764	657
Dec 31, 2008	283	7,738	2,816	674
Dec 31, 2009	285	7,825	2,871	690
Dec 31, 2010	286	7,884	2,928	706
Dec 31, 2011	287	7,959	2,986	722
Dec 31, 2012	288	8,044	3,047	737
Dec 31, 2013	289	8,137	3,110	752
Dec 31, 2014	290	8,237	3,174	767
Dec 31, 2015	291	8,332	3,240	781
Dec 31, 2016	291	8,423	3,307	795
Dec 31, 2017	292	8,502	3,375	808
Dec 31, 2018	293	8,565	3,444	821
Dec 31, 2019	294	8,626	3,512	837
Dec 31, 2020	294	8,689	3,582	853
Dec 31, 2021	295	8,756	3,651	869
Dec 31, 2022	295	8,834	3,696	885

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

Switzerland

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1850-2011: Stohr, Christian (2016), Trading Gains: new estimates of Swiss GDP, 1851-2008. Economic History Working Papers, 245/2016. London School of Economics and Political Science, Economic History Department, London, UK

No separate list is published for Barbados, Oman, Comoros; the database as a whole is cited above.