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	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	70	2,348	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	71	2,403	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	71	2,457	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	72	2,510	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	72	2,562	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	72	2,613	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	72	2,663	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	72	2,713	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	72	2,764	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	73	2,816	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	73	2,871	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	73	2,928	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	73	2,986	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	73	3,047	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	73	3,110	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	73	3,174	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	74	3,240	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	74	3,307	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	74	3,375	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	74	3,444	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	75	3,512	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	75	3,582	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	76	3,651	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	76	3,696	220

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, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.