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	Dominica	Laos	Palestinian Territories
Dec 31, 1999	273	70	5,286	2,996
Dec 31, 2000	274	71	5,397	3,075
Dec 31, 2001	275	71	5,499	3,155
Dec 31, 2002	276	72	5,578	3,235
Dec 31, 2003	278	72	5,654	3,315
Dec 31, 2004	279	72	5,746	3,396
Dec 31, 2005	280	72	5,836	3,478
Dec 31, 2006	281	72	5,931	3,559
Dec 31, 2007	282	72	6,035	3,642
Dec 31, 2008	283	73	6,145	3,727
Dec 31, 2009	285	73	6,257	3,817
Dec 31, 2010	286	73	6,368	3,907
Dec 31, 2011	287	73	6,477	3,997
Dec 31, 2012	288	73	6,586	4,088
Dec 31, 2013	289	73	6,695	4,178
Dec 31, 2014	290	73	6,804	4,269
Dec 31, 2015	291	74	6,912	4,359
Dec 31, 2016	291	74	7,019	4,451
Dec 31, 2017	292	74	7,127	4,533
Dec 31, 2018	293	74	7,234	4,615
Dec 31, 2019	294	75	7,343	4,715
Dec 31, 2020	294	75	7,452	4,820
Dec 31, 2021	295	76	7,560	4,930
Dec 31, 2022	295	76	7,666	5,042

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, Dominica, Laos, Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.