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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	Ethiopia	Oman	United Arab Emirates
Dec 31, 1999	273	63,575	2,348	3,101
Dec 31, 2000	274	65,213	2,403	3,284
Dec 31, 2001	275	66,889	2,457	3,458
Dec 31, 2002	276	68,649	2,510	3,613
Dec 31, 2003	278	70,491	2,562	3,754
Dec 31, 2004	279	72,389	2,613	3,882
Dec 31, 2005	280	74,327	2,663	4,000
Dec 31, 2006	281	76,326	2,713	4,532
Dec 31, 2007	282	78,411	2,764	5,623
Dec 31, 2008	283	80,564	2,816	7,277
Dec 31, 2009	285	82,787	2,871	8,164
Dec 31, 2010	286	85,096	2,928	8,152
Dec 31, 2011	287	87,530	2,986	8,438
Dec 31, 2012	288	90,066	3,047	8,747
Dec 31, 2013	289	92,632	3,110	9,077
Dec 31, 2014	290	95,337	3,174	9,321
Dec 31, 2015	291	98,114	3,240	9,461
Dec 31, 2016	291	100,858	3,307	9,587
Dec 31, 2017	292	103,654	3,375	9,699
Dec 31, 2018	293	106,466	3,444	9,796
Dec 31, 2019	294	109,267	3,512	9,879
Dec 31, 2020	294	112,100	3,582	9,953
Dec 31, 2021	295	114,964	3,651	10,018
Dec 31, 2022	295	117,924	3,696	10,099

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, Ethiopia, Oman, United Arab Emirates; the database as a whole is cited above.