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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	Madagascar
Dec 31, 1999	273	7,258	2,348	15,259
Dec 31, 2000	274	7,296	2,403	15,707
Dec 31, 2001	275	7,332	2,457	16,162
Dec 31, 2002	276	7,384	2,510	16,631
Dec 31, 2003	278	7,438	2,562	17,114
Dec 31, 2004	279	7,488	2,613	17,610
Dec 31, 2005	280	7,532	2,663	18,120
Dec 31, 2006	281	7,579	2,713	18,641
Dec 31, 2007	282	7,647	2,764	19,173
Dec 31, 2008	283	7,738	2,816	19,717
Dec 31, 2009	285	7,825	2,871	20,272
Dec 31, 2010	286	7,884	2,928	20,837
Dec 31, 2011	287	7,959	2,986	21,413
Dec 31, 2012	288	8,044	3,047	21,999
Dec 31, 2013	289	8,137	3,110	22,593
Dec 31, 2014	290	8,237	3,174	23,196
Dec 31, 2015	291	8,332	3,240	23,806
Dec 31, 2016	291	8,423	3,307	24,423
Dec 31, 2017	292	8,502	3,375	25,044
Dec 31, 2018	293	8,565	3,444	25,671
Dec 31, 2019	294	8,626	3,512	26,302
Dec 31, 2020	294	8,689	3,582	26,936
Dec 31, 2021	295	8,756	3,651	27,573
Dec 31, 2022	295	8,834	3,696	28,237

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, Madagascar; the database as a whole is cited above.