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	Mauritania	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	2,348	2,437	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	2,403	2,501	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	2,457	2,566	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	2,510	2,632	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	2,562	2,699	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	2,613	2,768	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	2,663	2,838	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	2,713	2,909	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	2,764	2,981	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	2,816	3,055	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	2,871	3,129	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	2,928	3,205	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	2,986	3,282	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,047	3,359	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,110	3,438	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,174	3,517	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,240	3,597	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,307	3,677	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,375	3,759	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,444	3,840	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,512	3,942	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,582	4,045	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,651	4,150	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,696	4,259	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, Mauritania, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.