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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	Moldova	Oman	Congo - Kinshasa
Dec 31, 1999	273	4,244	2,348	51,181
Dec 31, 2000	274	4,199	2,403	52,782
Dec 31, 2001	275	4,154	2,457	54,453
Dec 31, 2002	276	4,108	2,510	56,170
Dec 31, 2003	278	4,059	2,562	57,860
Dec 31, 2004	279	4,013	2,613	59,599
Dec 31, 2005	280	3,966	2,663	61,474
Dec 31, 2006	281	3,919	2,713	63,479
Dec 31, 2007	282	3,873	2,764	65,590
Dec 31, 2008	283	3,829	2,816	67,800
Dec 31, 2009	285	3,788	2,871	70,114
Dec 31, 2010	286	3,748	2,928	72,550
Dec 31, 2011	287	3,709	2,986	75,138
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,671	3,047	77,792
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,633	3,110	80,534
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,595	3,174	83,368
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,558	3,240	86,229
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,522	3,307	89,193
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,485	3,375	92,209
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,448	3,444	95,232
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,412	3,512	98,320
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,376	3,582	101,499
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,339	3,651	104,767
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,570	3,696	108,171

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, Moldova, Oman, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.