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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	Malta	Hong Kong SAR China	Oman
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	6,587	2,348
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	6,646	2,403
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	6,695	2,457
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	6,725	2,510
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	6,712	2,562
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	6,765	2,613
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	6,794	2,663
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	6,838	2,713
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	6,897	2,764
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	6,938	2,816
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	6,953	2,871
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	7,004	2,928
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	7,052	2,986
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	7,130	3,047
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	7,159	3,110
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	7,209	3,174
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	7,271	3,240
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	7,316	3,307
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	7,372	3,375
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	7,432	3,444
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	7,487	3,512
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	7,460	3,582
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	7,392	3,651
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	7,387	3,696

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, Malta, Hong Kong SAR China, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.