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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	Djibouti	Oman	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	273	646	2,348	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	274	669	2,403	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	275	693	2,457	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	276	716	2,510	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	278	691	2,562	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	279	657	2,613	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	280	666	2,663	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	281	679	2,713	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	282	694	2,764	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	283	709	2,816	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	285	725	2,871	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	286	741	2,928	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	287	757	2,986	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	288	774	3,047	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	289	792	3,110	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	290	810	3,174	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	291	828	3,240	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	291	847	3,307	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	292	865	3,375	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	293	884	3,444	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	294	898	3,512	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	294	912	3,582	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	295	924	3,651	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	295	937	3,696	6,291

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, Djibouti, Oman, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.