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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	Chad
Dec 31, 1999	273	433	2,348	7,559
Dec 31, 2000	274	438	2,403	7,821
Dec 31, 2001	275	443	2,457	8,092
Dec 31, 2002	276	448	2,510	8,395
Dec 31, 2003	278	454	2,562	8,763
Dec 31, 2004	279	460	2,613	9,191
Dec 31, 2005	280	467	2,663	9,594
Dec 31, 2006	281	474	2,713	9,967
Dec 31, 2007	282	482	2,764	10,338
Dec 31, 2008	283	491	2,816	10,728
Dec 31, 2009	285	500	2,871	11,139
Dec 31, 2010	286	509	2,928	11,550
Dec 31, 2011	287	521	2,986	11,983
Dec 31, 2012	288	533	3,047	12,427
Dec 31, 2013	289	547	3,110	12,895
Dec 31, 2014	290	560	3,174	13,379
Dec 31, 2015	291	571	3,240	13,823
Dec 31, 2016	291	586	3,307	14,277
Dec 31, 2017	292	599	3,375	14,765
Dec 31, 2018	293	610	3,444	15,252
Dec 31, 2019	294	623	3,512	15,750
Dec 31, 2020	294	633	3,582	16,257
Dec 31, 2021	295	643	3,651	16,776
Dec 31, 2022	295	651	3,696	17,307

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, Chad; the database as a whole is cited above.