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	Cape Verde	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	273	2,348	422	152
Dec 31, 2000	274	2,403	430	153
Dec 31, 2001	275	2,457	438	154
Dec 31, 2002	276	2,510	447	155
Dec 31, 2003	278	2,562	455	156
Dec 31, 2004	279	2,613	463	157
Dec 31, 2005	280	2,663	471	157
Dec 31, 2006	281	2,713	478	158
Dec 31, 2007	282	2,764	486	159
Dec 31, 2008	283	2,816	494	160
Dec 31, 2009	285	2,871	501	160
Dec 31, 2010	286	2,928	509	161
Dec 31, 2011	287	2,986	516	162
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,047	524	162
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,110	531	163
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,174	539	163
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,240	546	164
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,307	553	164
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,375	562	165
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,444	568	166
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,512	574	166
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,582	580	167
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,651	585	167
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,696	590	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, Cape Verde, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.