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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	Qatar	United Arab Emirates
Dec 31, 1999	273	433	627	3,101
Dec 31, 2000	274	438	659	3,284
Dec 31, 2001	275	443	691	3,458
Dec 31, 2002	276	448	724	3,613
Dec 31, 2003	278	454	757	3,754
Dec 31, 2004	279	460	850	3,882
Dec 31, 2005	280	467	1,001	4,000
Dec 31, 2006	281	474	1,153	4,532
Dec 31, 2007	282	482	1,306	5,623
Dec 31, 2008	283	491	1,460	7,277
Dec 31, 2009	285	500	1,615	8,164
Dec 31, 2010	286	509	1,770	8,152
Dec 31, 2011	287	521	1,904	8,438
Dec 31, 2012	288	533	2,010	8,747
Dec 31, 2013	289	547	2,103	9,077
Dec 31, 2014	290	560	2,187	9,321
Dec 31, 2015	291	571	2,261	9,461
Dec 31, 2016	291	586	2,326	9,587
Dec 31, 2017	292	599	2,384	9,699
Dec 31, 2018	293	610	2,435	9,796
Dec 31, 2019	294	623	2,480	9,879
Dec 31, 2020	294	633	2,519	9,953
Dec 31, 2021	295	643	2,553	10,018
Dec 31, 2022	295	651	2,559	10,099

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, Qatar, United Arab Emirates; the database as a whole is cited above.