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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	Ghana	Oman	Chile
Dec 31, 1999	273	19,327	2,348	15,140
Dec 31, 2000	274	19,792	2,403	15,340
Dec 31, 2001	275	20,280	2,457	15,513
Dec 31, 2002	276	20,806	2,510	15,686
Dec 31, 2003	278	21,350	2,562	15,859
Dec 31, 2004	279	21,900	2,613	16,029
Dec 31, 2005	280	22,469	2,663	16,222
Dec 31, 2006	281	23,058	2,713	16,364
Dec 31, 2007	282	23,661	2,764	16,536
Dec 31, 2008	283	24,270	2,816	16,700
Dec 31, 2009	285	24,899	2,871	16,864
Dec 31, 2010	286	25,559	2,928	16,999
Dec 31, 2011	287	26,244	2,986	17,189
Dec 31, 2012	288	26,945	3,047	17,378
Dec 31, 2013	289	27,664	3,110	17,545
Dec 31, 2014	290	28,405	3,174	17,720
Dec 31, 2015	291	29,146	3,240	17,904
Dec 31, 2016	291	29,879	3,307	18,099
Dec 31, 2017	292	30,617	3,375	18,350
Dec 31, 2018	293	31,362	3,444	18,681
Dec 31, 2019	294	32,111	3,512	19,035
Dec 31, 2020	294	32,864	3,582	19,385
Dec 31, 2021	295	33,622	3,651	19,604
Dec 31, 2022	295	34,280	3,696	19,715

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

Ghana

1885-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

Chile

1810–2004: Díaz, J.B. Lüders, R. and Wagner, G. (2007) Economia Chilena 1810 - 2000, Producto total y sectorial una nueva mirada, Pontificia universidad Catolica de Chile, Insituto de Economia, Documeno de Trabajo no. 315

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