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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	St. Lucia	Moldova	Oman
Dec 31, 1999	273	152	4,244	2,348
Dec 31, 2000	274	153	4,199	2,403
Dec 31, 2001	275	154	4,154	2,457
Dec 31, 2002	276	155	4,108	2,510
Dec 31, 2003	278	156	4,059	2,562
Dec 31, 2004	279	157	4,013	2,613
Dec 31, 2005	280	157	3,966	2,663
Dec 31, 2006	281	158	3,919	2,713
Dec 31, 2007	282	159	3,873	2,764
Dec 31, 2008	283	160	3,829	2,816
Dec 31, 2009	285	160	3,788	2,871
Dec 31, 2010	286	161	3,748	2,928
Dec 31, 2011	287	162	3,709	2,986
Dec 31, 2012	288	162	3,671	3,047
Dec 31, 2013	289	163	3,633	3,110
Dec 31, 2014	290	163	3,595	3,174
Dec 31, 2015	291	164	3,558	3,240
Dec 31, 2016	291	164	3,522	3,307
Dec 31, 2017	292	165	3,485	3,375
Dec 31, 2018	293	166	3,448	3,444
Dec 31, 2019	294	166	3,412	3,512
Dec 31, 2020	294	167	3,376	3,582
Dec 31, 2021	295	167	3,339	3,651
Dec 31, 2022	295	167	3,570	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

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