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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	Liberia
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	2,348	2,741
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	2,403	2,847
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	2,457	2,917
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	2,510	2,978
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	2,562	2,983
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	2,613	3,005
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	2,663	3,138
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	2,713	3,311
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	2,764	3,469
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	2,816	3,603
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	2,871	3,708
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	2,928	3,817
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	2,986	3,984
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	3,047	4,141
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	3,110	4,244
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	3,174	4,348
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	3,240	4,460
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	3,307	4,576
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	3,375	4,689
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	3,444	4,810
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	3,512	4,904
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	3,582	5,005
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	3,651	5,109
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	3,696	5,216

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

Liberia

1845-1950: Gardner, L. (2022). Sovereignty without Power: Liberia in the Age of Empires, 1822-1980. Cambridge University Press.

No separate list is published for Barbados, Malta, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.