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	Azerbaijan	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	273	2,348	8,056	152
Dec 31, 2000	274	2,403	8,127	153
Dec 31, 2001	275	2,457	8,194	154
Dec 31, 2002	276	2,510	8,257	155
Dec 31, 2003	278	2,562	8,319	156
Dec 31, 2004	279	2,613	8,391	157
Dec 31, 2005	280	2,663	8,475	157
Dec 31, 2006	281	2,713	8,565	158
Dec 31, 2007	282	2,764	8,657	159
Dec 31, 2008	283	2,816	8,750	160
Dec 31, 2009	285	2,871	8,842	160
Dec 31, 2010	286	2,928	8,933	161
Dec 31, 2011	287	2,986	9,025	162
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,047	9,117	162
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,110	9,210	163
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,174	9,302	163
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,240	9,393	164
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,307	9,481	164
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,375	9,567	165
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,444	9,649	166
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,512	9,727	166
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,582	9,802	167
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,651	9,874	167
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,696	9,918	167

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, Azerbaijan, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.