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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	North Korea	Oman	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	273	22,594	2,348	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	274	22,785	2,403	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	275	22,977	2,457	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	276	23,165	2,510	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	278	23,330	2,562	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	279	23,477	2,613	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	280	23,621	2,663	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	281	23,764	2,713	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	282	23,908	2,764	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	283	24,051	2,816	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	285	24,191	2,871	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	286	24,326	2,928	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	287	24,457	2,986	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	288	24,589	3,047	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	289	24,720	3,110	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	290	24,852	3,174	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	291	24,983	3,240	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	291	25,115	3,307	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	292	25,248	3,375	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	293	25,381	3,444	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	294	25,497	3,512	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	294	25,608	3,582	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	295	25,711	3,651	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	295	25,808	3,696	7,666

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

North Korea

1911-1940: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing.
1990-2011: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing.

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