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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	Comoros	Oman	Moldova
Dec 31, 1999	273	531	2,348	4,244
Dec 31, 2000	274	545	2,403	4,199
Dec 31, 2001	275	559	2,457	4,154
Dec 31, 2002	276	574	2,510	4,108
Dec 31, 2003	278	590	2,562	4,059
Dec 31, 2004	279	606	2,613	4,013
Dec 31, 2005	280	623	2,663	3,966
Dec 31, 2006	281	640	2,713	3,919
Dec 31, 2007	282	657	2,764	3,873
Dec 31, 2008	283	674	2,816	3,829
Dec 31, 2009	285	690	2,871	3,788
Dec 31, 2010	286	706	2,928	3,748
Dec 31, 2011	287	722	2,986	3,709
Dec 31, 2012	288	737	3,047	3,671
Dec 31, 2013	289	752	3,110	3,633
Dec 31, 2014	290	767	3,174	3,595
Dec 31, 2015	291	781	3,240	3,558
Dec 31, 2016	291	795	3,307	3,522
Dec 31, 2017	292	808	3,375	3,485
Dec 31, 2018	293	821	3,444	3,448
Dec 31, 2019	294	837	3,512	3,412
Dec 31, 2020	294	853	3,582	3,376
Dec 31, 2021	295	869	3,651	3,339
Dec 31, 2022	295	885	3,696	3,570

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, Comoros, Oman, Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.