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	Palestinian Territories	Dominica
Dec 31, 1999	273	2,348	2,996	70
Dec 31, 2000	274	2,403	3,075	71
Dec 31, 2001	275	2,457	3,155	71
Dec 31, 2002	276	2,510	3,235	72
Dec 31, 2003	278	2,562	3,315	72
Dec 31, 2004	279	2,613	3,396	72
Dec 31, 2005	280	2,663	3,478	72
Dec 31, 2006	281	2,713	3,559	72
Dec 31, 2007	282	2,764	3,642	72
Dec 31, 2008	283	2,816	3,727	73
Dec 31, 2009	285	2,871	3,817	73
Dec 31, 2010	286	2,928	3,907	73
Dec 31, 2011	287	2,986	3,997	73
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,047	4,088	73
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,110	4,178	73
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,174	4,269	73
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,240	4,359	74
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,307	4,451	74
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,375	4,533	74
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,444	4,615	74
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,512	4,715	75
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,582	4,820	75
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,651	4,930	76
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,696	5,042	76

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, Palestinian Territories, Dominica; the database as a whole is cited above.