Population, long-run history: compare countries

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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	Oman	Guinea
Dec 31, 1999	273	152	2,348	7,610
Dec 31, 2000	274	153	2,403	7,780
Dec 31, 2001	275	154	2,457	7,821
Dec 31, 2002	276	155	2,510	7,906
Dec 31, 2003	278	156	2,562	8,121
Dec 31, 2004	279	157	2,613	8,317
Dec 31, 2005	280	157	2,663	8,478
Dec 31, 2006	281	158	2,713	8,650
Dec 31, 2007	282	159	2,764	8,860
Dec 31, 2008	283	160	2,816	9,091
Dec 31, 2009	285	160	2,871	9,327
Dec 31, 2010	286	161	2,928	9,571
Dec 31, 2011	287	162	2,986	9,825
Dec 31, 2012	288	162	3,047	10,084
Dec 31, 2013	289	163	3,110	10,351
Dec 31, 2014	290	163	3,174	10,632
Dec 31, 2015	291	164	3,240	10,924
Dec 31, 2016	291	164	3,307	11,225
Dec 31, 2017	292	165	3,375	11,534
Dec 31, 2018	293	166	3,444	11,855
Dec 31, 2019	294	166	3,512	12,160
Dec 31, 2020	294	167	3,582	12,469
Dec 31, 2021	295	167	3,651	12,778
Dec 31, 2022	295	167	3,696	13,087

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