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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	Spain	Oman	Israel
Dec 31, 1999	273	40,378	2,348	5,927
Dec 31, 2000	274	40,563	2,403	6,088
Dec 31, 2001	275	40,775	2,457	6,236
Dec 31, 2002	276	41,433	2,510	6,366
Dec 31, 2003	278	42,205	2,562	6,484
Dec 31, 2004	279	42,869	2,613	6,603
Dec 31, 2005	280	43,672	2,663	6,723
Dec 31, 2006	281	44,370	2,713	6,846
Dec 31, 2007	282	45,246	2,764	6,972
Dec 31, 2008	283	45,993	2,816	7,100
Dec 31, 2009	285	46,378	2,871	7,226
Dec 31, 2010	286	46,573	2,928	7,360
Dec 31, 2011	287	46,746	2,986	7,498
Dec 31, 2012	288	46,777	3,047	7,637
Dec 31, 2013	289	46,603	3,110	7,781
Dec 31, 2014	290	46,465	3,174	7,931
Dec 31, 2015	291	46,420	3,240	8,091
Dec 31, 2016	291	46,460	3,307	8,251
Dec 31, 2017	292	46,543	3,375	8,412
Dec 31, 2018	293	46,739	3,444	8,576
Dec 31, 2019	294	47,116	3,512	8,742
Dec 31, 2020	294	47,366	3,582	8,899
Dec 31, 2021	295	47,342	3,651	9,047
Dec 31, 2022	295	47,625	3,696	9,188

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

Spain

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1270-1850: Álvarez-Nogal, C. and L. Prados de la Escosura (2013). "The Rise and Fall of Spain (1270-1850)," Economic History Review, 66, 1, 1-37, using their annual benchmarks
1850–2011: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2017), Spanish Economic Growth, 1850-2015 (London: Palgrave Macmillan)

Israel

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91

No separate list is published for Barbados, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.