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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	Nepal	Oman	Turkmenistan
Dec 31, 1999	273	23,087	2,348	4,324
Dec 31, 2000	274	23,487	2,403	4,385
Dec 31, 2001	275	23,887	2,457	4,444
Dec 31, 2002	276	24,273	2,510	4,502
Dec 31, 2003	278	24,645	2,562	4,556
Dec 31, 2004	279	24,989	2,613	4,608
Dec 31, 2005	280	25,255	2,663	4,664
Dec 31, 2006	281	25,484	2,713	4,719
Dec 31, 2007	282	25,732	2,764	4,773
Dec 31, 2008	283	25,998	2,816	4,828
Dec 31, 2009	285	26,298	2,871	4,884
Dec 31, 2010	286	26,664	2,928	4,940
Dec 31, 2011	287	27,081	2,986	4,996
Dec 31, 2012	288	27,505	3,047	5,053
Dec 31, 2013	289	27,917	3,110	5,110
Dec 31, 2014	290	28,311	3,174	5,169
Dec 31, 2015	291	28,678	3,240	5,227
Dec 31, 2016	291	29,034	3,307	5,287
Dec 31, 2017	292	29,384	3,375	5,346
Dec 31, 2018	293	29,718	3,444	5,405
Dec 31, 2019	294	30,057	3,512	5,464
Dec 31, 2020	294	30,595	3,582	5,522
Dec 31, 2021	295	31,311	3,651	5,579
Dec 31, 2022	295	31,845	3,696	5,657

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