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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	Luxembourg	Oman	Niger
Dec 31, 1999	273	433	2,348	10,424
Dec 31, 2000	274	438	2,403	10,785
Dec 31, 2001	275	443	2,457	11,170
Dec 31, 2002	276	448	2,510	11,580
Dec 31, 2003	278	454	2,562	12,015
Dec 31, 2004	279	460	2,613	12,472
Dec 31, 2005	280	467	2,663	12,954
Dec 31, 2006	281	474	2,713	13,459
Dec 31, 2007	282	482	2,764	13,986
Dec 31, 2008	283	491	2,816	14,532
Dec 31, 2009	285	500	2,871	15,092
Dec 31, 2010	286	509	2,928	15,669
Dec 31, 2011	287	521	2,986	16,263
Dec 31, 2012	288	533	3,047	16,903
Dec 31, 2013	289	547	3,110	17,569
Dec 31, 2014	290	560	3,174	18,242
Dec 31, 2015	291	571	3,240	18,957
Dec 31, 2016	291	586	3,307	19,708
Dec 31, 2017	292	599	3,375	20,462
Dec 31, 2018	293	610	3,444	21,228
Dec 31, 2019	294	623	3,512	22,023
Dec 31, 2020	294	633	3,582	22,842
Dec 31, 2021	295	643	3,651	23,691
Dec 31, 2022	295	651	3,696	24,587

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