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	Afghanistan	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	2,348	22,206	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	2,403	22,461	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	2,457	22,507	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	2,510	23,600	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	2,562	25,005	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	2,613	25,698	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	2,663	26,335	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	2,713	27,154	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	2,764	27,387	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	2,816	27,706	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	2,871	28,484	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	2,928	29,121	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	2,986	29,758	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,047	30,420	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,110	31,108	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,174	31,823	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,240	32,564	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,307	33,332	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,375	34,125	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,444	34,941	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,512	35,972	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,582	37,034	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,651	38,127	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,696	39,252	220

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, Afghanistan, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.