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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	Cape Verde	Oman	Chile
Dec 31, 1999	273	422	2,348	15,140
Dec 31, 2000	274	430	2,403	15,340
Dec 31, 2001	275	438	2,457	15,513
Dec 31, 2002	276	447	2,510	15,686
Dec 31, 2003	278	455	2,562	15,859
Dec 31, 2004	279	463	2,613	16,029
Dec 31, 2005	280	471	2,663	16,222
Dec 31, 2006	281	478	2,713	16,364
Dec 31, 2007	282	486	2,764	16,536
Dec 31, 2008	283	494	2,816	16,700
Dec 31, 2009	285	501	2,871	16,864
Dec 31, 2010	286	509	2,928	16,999
Dec 31, 2011	287	516	2,986	17,189
Dec 31, 2012	288	524	3,047	17,378
Dec 31, 2013	289	531	3,110	17,545
Dec 31, 2014	290	539	3,174	17,720
Dec 31, 2015	291	546	3,240	17,904
Dec 31, 2016	291	553	3,307	18,099
Dec 31, 2017	292	562	3,375	18,350
Dec 31, 2018	293	568	3,444	18,681
Dec 31, 2019	294	574	3,512	19,035
Dec 31, 2020	294	580	3,582	19,385
Dec 31, 2021	295	585	3,651	19,604
Dec 31, 2022	295	590	3,696	19,715

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

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