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	Central African Republic	Seychelles
Dec 31, 1999	273	2,348	3,889	78
Dec 31, 2000	274	2,403	3,980	79
Dec 31, 2001	275	2,457	4,054	80
Dec 31, 2002	276	2,510	4,128	81
Dec 31, 2003	278	2,562	4,215	82
Dec 31, 2004	279	2,613	4,289	83
Dec 31, 2005	280	2,663	4,363	84
Dec 31, 2006	281	2,713	4,449	85
Dec 31, 2007	282	2,764	4,544	86
Dec 31, 2008	283	2,816	4,641	87
Dec 31, 2009	285	2,871	4,742	87
Dec 31, 2010	286	2,928	4,845	88
Dec 31, 2011	287	2,986	4,950	89
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,047	5,057	90
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,110	5,167	91
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,174	5,278	92
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,240	5,392	92
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,307	5,507	93
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,375	5,625	94
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,444	5,745	95
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,512	5,874	96
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,582	6,025	97
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,651	6,154	98
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,696	6,291	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, Central African Republic, Seychelles; the database as a whole is cited above.