Population, long-run history: compare countries

See Population, long-run history for up to four countries side by side.

Countries being compared

Four countries are being compared, the most the chart can show clearly. Remove one to add another.

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	Guinea	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	2,348	7,610	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	2,403	7,780	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	2,457	7,821	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	2,510	7,906	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	2,562	8,121	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	2,613	8,317	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	2,663	8,478	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	2,713	8,650	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	2,764	8,860	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	2,816	9,091	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	2,871	9,327	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	2,928	9,571	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	2,986	9,825	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,047	10,084	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,110	10,351	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,174	10,632	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,240	10,924	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,307	11,225	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,375	11,534	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,444	11,855	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,512	12,160	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,582	12,469	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,651	12,778	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,696	13,087	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, Guinea, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.