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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	Cameroon	Oman	Turkmenistan
Dec 31, 1999	273	15,483	2,348	4,324
Dec 31, 2000	274	15,913	2,403	4,385
Dec 31, 2001	275	16,354	2,457	4,444
Dec 31, 2002	276	16,815	2,510	4,502
Dec 31, 2003	278	17,289	2,562	4,556
Dec 31, 2004	279	17,764	2,613	4,608
Dec 31, 2005	280	18,249	2,663	4,664
Dec 31, 2006	281	18,746	2,713	4,719
Dec 31, 2007	282	19,278	2,764	4,773
Dec 31, 2008	283	19,843	2,816	4,828
Dec 31, 2009	285	20,419	2,871	4,884
Dec 31, 2010	286	21,002	2,928	4,940
Dec 31, 2011	287	21,586	2,986	4,996
Dec 31, 2012	288	22,181	3,047	5,053
Dec 31, 2013	289	22,800	3,110	5,110
Dec 31, 2014	290	23,513	3,174	5,169
Dec 31, 2015	291	24,273	3,240	5,227
Dec 31, 2016	291	24,995	3,307	5,287
Dec 31, 2017	292	25,680	3,375	5,346
Dec 31, 2018	293	26,373	3,444	5,405
Dec 31, 2019	294	27,114	3,512	5,464
Dec 31, 2020	294	27,878	3,582	5,522
Dec 31, 2021	295	28,663	3,651	5,579
Dec 31, 2022	295	29,417	3,696	5,657

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, Cameroon, Oman, Turkmenistan; the database as a whole is cited above.