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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	Chile	Oman	Finland
Dec 31, 1999	273	15,140	2,348	5,166
Dec 31, 2000	274	15,340	2,403	5,176
Dec 31, 2001	275	15,513	2,457	5,188
Dec 31, 2002	276	15,686	2,510	5,201
Dec 31, 2003	278	15,859	2,562	5,213
Dec 31, 2004	279	16,029	2,613	5,228
Dec 31, 2005	280	16,222	2,663	5,246
Dec 31, 2006	281	16,364	2,713	5,266
Dec 31, 2007	282	16,536	2,764	5,289
Dec 31, 2008	283	16,700	2,816	5,313
Dec 31, 2009	285	16,864	2,871	5,339
Dec 31, 2010	286	16,999	2,928	5,363
Dec 31, 2011	287	17,189	2,986	5,388
Dec 31, 2012	288	17,378	3,047	5,414
Dec 31, 2013	289	17,545	3,110	5,439
Dec 31, 2014	290	17,720	3,174	5,463
Dec 31, 2015	291	17,904	3,240	5,481
Dec 31, 2016	291	18,099	3,307	5,495
Dec 31, 2017	292	18,350	3,375	5,508
Dec 31, 2018	293	18,681	3,444	5,516
Dec 31, 2019	294	19,035	3,512	5,522
Dec 31, 2020	294	19,385	3,582	5,531
Dec 31, 2021	295	19,604	3,651	5,542
Dec 31, 2022	295	19,715	3,696	5,556

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

Chile

1810–2004: Díaz, J.B. Lüders, R. and Wagner, G. (2007) Economia Chilena 1810 - 2000, Producto total y sectorial una nueva mirada, Pontificia universidad Catolica de Chile, Insituto de Economia, Documeno de Trabajo no. 315

Finland

1600–1860: Eloranta, J., Voutilainen, M. and Nummela, I. (2016). “Estimating Finnish Economic Growth Before 1860” mimeo.
1860-1960: R. Hjerppe, The Finnish Economy 1860-1985: Growth and Structural Change, Bank of Finland, Helsinki, 1989, pp. 198-200.

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