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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	Palestinian Territories	Paraguay
Dec 31, 1999	273	70	2,996	5,366
Dec 31, 2000	274	71	3,075	5,473
Dec 31, 2001	275	71	3,155	5,579
Dec 31, 2002	276	72	3,235	5,683
Dec 31, 2003	278	72	3,315	5,786
Dec 31, 2004	279	72	3,396	5,886
Dec 31, 2005	280	72	3,478	5,984
Dec 31, 2006	281	72	3,559	6,080
Dec 31, 2007	282	72	3,642	6,173
Dec 31, 2008	283	73	3,727	6,264
Dec 31, 2009	285	73	3,817	6,352
Dec 31, 2010	286	73	3,907	6,438
Dec 31, 2011	287	73	3,997	6,522
Dec 31, 2012	288	73	4,088	6,605
Dec 31, 2013	289	73	4,178	6,688
Dec 31, 2014	290	73	4,269	6,769
Dec 31, 2015	291	74	4,359	6,850
Dec 31, 2016	291	74	4,451	6,930
Dec 31, 2017	292	74	4,533	7,012
Dec 31, 2018	293	74	4,615	7,095
Dec 31, 2019	294	75	4,715	7,179
Dec 31, 2020	294	75	4,820	7,263
Dec 31, 2021	295	76	4,930	7,348
Dec 31, 2022	295	76	5,042	7,432

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