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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	Finland	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	2,348	5,166	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	2,403	5,176	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	2,457	5,188	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	2,510	5,201	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	2,562	5,213	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	2,613	5,228	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	2,663	5,246	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	2,713	5,266	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	2,764	5,289	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	2,816	5,313	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	2,871	5,339	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	2,928	5,363	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	2,986	5,388	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,047	5,414	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,110	5,439	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,174	5,463	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,240	5,481	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,307	5,495	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,375	5,508	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,444	5,516	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,512	5,522	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,582	5,531	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,651	5,542	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,696	5,556	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

Finland

1600–1860: Eloranta, J., Voutilainen, M. and Nummela, I. (2016). “Estimating Finnish Economic Growth Before 1860” mimeo.
1860-1960: R. Hjerppe, The Finnish Economy 1860-1985: Growth and Structural Change, Bank of Finland, Helsinki, 1989, pp. 198-200.

No separate list is published for Barbados, Oman, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.