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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	Cyprus	Oman	Yemen
Dec 31, 1999	273	818	2,348	16,728
Dec 31, 2000	274	826	2,403	17,236
Dec 31, 2001	275	835	2,457	17,762
Dec 31, 2002	276	845	2,510	18,310
Dec 31, 2003	278	855	2,562	18,855
Dec 31, 2004	279	867	2,613	19,410
Dec 31, 2005	280	879	2,663	20,000
Dec 31, 2006	281	894	2,713	20,611
Dec 31, 2007	282	913	2,764	21,236
Dec 31, 2008	283	937	2,816	21,878
Dec 31, 2009	285	962	2,871	22,533
Dec 31, 2010	286	988	2,928	23,195
Dec 31, 2011	287	1,013	2,986	23,880
Dec 31, 2012	288	1,029	3,047	24,594
Dec 31, 2013	289	1,026	3,110	25,311
Dec 31, 2014	290	1,015	3,174	26,020
Dec 31, 2015	291	1,009	3,240	26,698
Dec 31, 2016	291	1,014	3,307	27,347
Dec 31, 2017	292	1,023	3,375	27,985
Dec 31, 2018	293	1,036	3,444	28,608
Dec 31, 2019	294	1,050	3,512	29,216
Dec 31, 2020	294	1,062	3,582	29,811
Dec 31, 2021	295	1,072	3,651	30,399
Dec 31, 2022	295	1,087	3,696	31,058

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, Cyprus, Oman, Yemen; the database as a whole is cited above.