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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date BarbadosMaltaOmanComoros
2733872,348531
2743902,403545
2753932,457559
2763962,510574
2783982,562590
2794012,613606
2804042,663623
2814052,713640
2824062,764657
2834092,816674
2854122,871690
2864142,928706
2874162,986722
2884203,047737
2894263,110752
2904353,174767
2914453,240781
2914553,307795
2924683,375808
2934853,444821
2945043,512837
2945163,582853
2955183,651869
2955303,696885

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