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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	Qatar	Turkmenistan
Dec 31, 1999	273	70	627	4,324
Dec 31, 2000	274	71	659	4,385
Dec 31, 2001	275	71	691	4,444
Dec 31, 2002	276	72	724	4,502
Dec 31, 2003	278	72	757	4,556
Dec 31, 2004	279	72	850	4,608
Dec 31, 2005	280	72	1,001	4,664
Dec 31, 2006	281	72	1,153	4,719
Dec 31, 2007	282	72	1,306	4,773
Dec 31, 2008	283	73	1,460	4,828
Dec 31, 2009	285	73	1,615	4,884
Dec 31, 2010	286	73	1,770	4,940
Dec 31, 2011	287	73	1,904	4,996
Dec 31, 2012	288	73	2,010	5,053
Dec 31, 2013	289	73	2,103	5,110
Dec 31, 2014	290	73	2,187	5,169
Dec 31, 2015	291	74	2,261	5,227
Dec 31, 2016	291	74	2,326	5,287
Dec 31, 2017	292	74	2,384	5,346
Dec 31, 2018	293	74	2,435	5,405
Dec 31, 2019	294	75	2,480	5,464
Dec 31, 2020	294	75	2,519	5,522
Dec 31, 2021	295	76	2,553	5,579
Dec 31, 2022	295	76	2,559	5,657

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, Qatar, Turkmenistan; the database as a whole is cited above.