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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	Turkmenistan
Dec 31, 1999	273	63,575	2,348	4,324
Dec 31, 2000	274	65,213	2,403	4,385
Dec 31, 2001	275	66,889	2,457	4,444
Dec 31, 2002	276	68,649	2,510	4,502
Dec 31, 2003	278	70,491	2,562	4,556
Dec 31, 2004	279	72,389	2,613	4,608
Dec 31, 2005	280	74,327	2,663	4,664
Dec 31, 2006	281	76,326	2,713	4,719
Dec 31, 2007	282	78,411	2,764	4,773
Dec 31, 2008	283	80,564	2,816	4,828
Dec 31, 2009	285	82,787	2,871	4,884
Dec 31, 2010	286	85,096	2,928	4,940
Dec 31, 2011	287	87,530	2,986	4,996
Dec 31, 2012	288	90,066	3,047	5,053
Dec 31, 2013	289	92,632	3,110	5,110
Dec 31, 2014	290	95,337	3,174	5,169
Dec 31, 2015	291	98,114	3,240	5,227
Dec 31, 2016	291	100,858	3,307	5,287
Dec 31, 2017	292	103,654	3,375	5,346
Dec 31, 2018	293	106,466	3,444	5,405
Dec 31, 2019	294	109,267	3,512	5,464
Dec 31, 2020	294	112,100	3,582	5,522
Dec 31, 2021	295	114,964	3,651	5,579
Dec 31, 2022	295	117,924	3,696	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, Ethiopia, Oman, Turkmenistan; the database as a whole is cited above.