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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	South Africa
Dec 31, 1999	273	7,258	2,348	46,257
Dec 31, 2000	274	7,296	2,403	46,958
Dec 31, 2001	275	7,332	2,457	47,820
Dec 31, 2002	276	7,384	2,510	48,480
Dec 31, 2003	278	7,438	2,562	48,951
Dec 31, 2004	279	7,488	2,613	49,478
Dec 31, 2005	280	7,532	2,663	50,054
Dec 31, 2006	281	7,579	2,713	50,667
Dec 31, 2007	282	7,647	2,764	51,339
Dec 31, 2008	283	7,738	2,816	52,077
Dec 31, 2009	285	7,825	2,871	52,862
Dec 31, 2010	286	7,884	2,928	53,682
Dec 31, 2011	287	7,959	2,986	54,518
Dec 31, 2012	288	8,044	3,047	55,356
Dec 31, 2013	289	8,137	3,110	56,215
Dec 31, 2014	290	8,237	3,174	57,075
Dec 31, 2015	291	8,332	3,240	57,947
Dec 31, 2016	291	8,423	3,307	58,830
Dec 31, 2017	292	8,502	3,375	59,715
Dec 31, 2018	293	8,565	3,444	60,595
Dec 31, 2019	294	8,626	3,512	61,469
Dec 31, 2020	294	8,689	3,582	62,355
Dec 31, 2021	295	8,756	3,651	62,900
Dec 31, 2022	295	8,834	3,696	63,382

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

South Africa

1700–1900 (Cape Colony): Fourie, J. and Van Zanden, J.L. (2013). GDP in the Dutch Cape Colony: the Nationals Accounts of a Slave-Based Society, South African Journal of Economics, vol. 81 (4): 467 - 490

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