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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	Iceland	Chile	Oman
Dec 31, 1999	273	277	15,140	2,348
Dec 31, 2000	274	281	15,340	2,403
Dec 31, 2001	275	285	15,513	2,457
Dec 31, 2002	276	288	15,686	2,510
Dec 31, 2003	278	289	15,859	2,562
Dec 31, 2004	279	293	16,029	2,613
Dec 31, 2005	280	296	16,222	2,663
Dec 31, 2006	281	304	16,364	2,713
Dec 31, 2007	282	311	16,536	2,764
Dec 31, 2008	283	319	16,700	2,816
Dec 31, 2009	285	319	16,864	2,871
Dec 31, 2010	286	318	16,999	2,928
Dec 31, 2011	287	319	17,189	2,986
Dec 31, 2012	288	321	17,378	3,047
Dec 31, 2013	289	324	17,545	3,110
Dec 31, 2014	290	327	17,720	3,174
Dec 31, 2015	291	331	17,904	3,240
Dec 31, 2016	291	335	18,099	3,307
Dec 31, 2017	292	343	18,350	3,375
Dec 31, 2018	293	353	18,681	3,444
Dec 31, 2019	294	361	19,035	3,512
Dec 31, 2020	294	366	19,385	3,582
Dec 31, 2021	295	372	19,604	3,651
Dec 31, 2022	295	380	19,715	3,696

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

Iceland

1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

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.