Population, long-run history: compare countries

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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	Denmark	Qatar	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	273	5,322	627	152
Dec 31, 2000	274	5,339	659	153
Dec 31, 2001	275	5,358	691	154
Dec 31, 2002	276	5,377	724	155
Dec 31, 2003	278	5,391	757	156
Dec 31, 2004	279	5,404	850	157
Dec 31, 2005	280	5,420	1,001	157
Dec 31, 2006	281	5,438	1,153	158
Dec 31, 2007	282	5,461	1,306	159
Dec 31, 2008	283	5,494	1,460	160
Dec 31, 2009	285	5,524	1,615	160
Dec 31, 2010	286	5,548	1,770	161
Dec 31, 2011	287	5,571	1,904	162
Dec 31, 2012	288	5,592	2,010	162
Dec 31, 2013	289	5,614	2,103	163
Dec 31, 2014	290	5,644	2,187	163
Dec 31, 2015	291	5,683	2,261	164
Dec 31, 2016	291	5,730	2,326	164
Dec 31, 2017	292	5,766	2,384	165
Dec 31, 2018	293	5,795	2,435	166
Dec 31, 2019	294	5,818	2,480	166
Dec 31, 2020	294	5,831	2,519	167
Dec 31, 2021	295	5,855	2,553	167
Dec 31, 2022	295	5,907	2,559	167

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, Denmark, Qatar, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.