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	Oman	Botswana
Dec 31, 1999	273	70	2,348	1,630
Dec 31, 2000	274	71	2,403	1,665
Dec 31, 2001	275	71	2,457	1,698
Dec 31, 2002	276	72	2,510	1,730
Dec 31, 2003	278	72	2,562	1,761
Dec 31, 2004	279	72	2,613	1,792
Dec 31, 2005	280	72	2,663	1,824
Dec 31, 2006	281	72	2,713	1,857
Dec 31, 2007	282	72	2,764	1,890
Dec 31, 2008	283	73	2,816	1,923
Dec 31, 2009	285	73	2,871	1,956
Dec 31, 2010	286	73	2,928	1,990
Dec 31, 2011	287	73	2,986	2,023
Dec 31, 2012	288	73	3,047	2,057
Dec 31, 2013	289	73	3,110	2,091
Dec 31, 2014	290	73	3,174	2,125
Dec 31, 2015	291	74	3,240	2,159
Dec 31, 2016	291	74	3,307	2,194
Dec 31, 2017	292	74	3,375	2,228
Dec 31, 2018	293	74	3,444	2,262
Dec 31, 2019	294	75	3,512	2,297
Dec 31, 2020	294	75	3,582	2,331
Dec 31, 2021	295	76	3,651	2,365
Dec 31, 2022	295	76	3,696	2,403

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