Population, long-run history: compare countries

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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	Oman	Sri Lanka
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	2,348	19,354
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	2,403	19,610
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	2,457	19,838
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	2,510	20,060
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	2,562	20,297
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	2,613	20,529
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	2,663	20,703
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	2,713	20,917
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	2,764	21,120
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	2,816	21,315
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	2,871	21,503
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	2,928	21,713
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	2,986	21,918
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	3,047	22,120
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	3,110	22,320
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	3,174	22,517
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	3,240	22,711
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	3,307	22,899
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	3,375	23,080
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	3,444	23,254
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	3,512	23,420
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	3,582	23,579
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	3,651	23,732
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	3,696	23,796

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, Sri Lanka; the database as a whole is cited above.