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	Oman	United Arab Emirates	Seychelles
Dec 31, 1999	273	2,348	3,101	78
Dec 31, 2000	274	2,403	3,284	79
Dec 31, 2001	275	2,457	3,458	80
Dec 31, 2002	276	2,510	3,613	81
Dec 31, 2003	278	2,562	3,754	82
Dec 31, 2004	279	2,613	3,882	83
Dec 31, 2005	280	2,663	4,000	84
Dec 31, 2006	281	2,713	4,532	85
Dec 31, 2007	282	2,764	5,623	86
Dec 31, 2008	283	2,816	7,277	87
Dec 31, 2009	285	2,871	8,164	87
Dec 31, 2010	286	2,928	8,152	88
Dec 31, 2011	287	2,986	8,438	89
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,047	8,747	90
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,110	9,077	91
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,174	9,321	92
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,240	9,461	92
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,307	9,587	93
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,375	9,699	94
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,444	9,796	95
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,512	9,879	96
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,582	9,953	97
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,651	10,018	98
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,696	10,099	98

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, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Seychelles; the database as a whole is cited above.