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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	Qatar	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	273	152	627	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	274	153	659	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	275	154	691	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	276	155	724	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	278	156	757	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	279	157	850	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	280	157	1,001	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	281	158	1,153	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	282	159	1,306	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	283	160	1,460	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	285	160	1,615	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	286	161	1,770	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	287	162	1,904	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	288	162	2,010	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	289	163	2,103	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	290	163	2,187	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	291	164	2,261	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	291	164	2,326	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	292	165	2,384	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	293	166	2,435	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	294	166	2,480	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	294	167	2,519	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	295	167	2,553	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	295	167	2,559	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

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