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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	Turkmenistan	Comoros
Dec 31, 1999	273	2,348	4,324	531
Dec 31, 2000	274	2,403	4,385	545
Dec 31, 2001	275	2,457	4,444	559
Dec 31, 2002	276	2,510	4,502	574
Dec 31, 2003	278	2,562	4,556	590
Dec 31, 2004	279	2,613	4,608	606
Dec 31, 2005	280	2,663	4,664	623
Dec 31, 2006	281	2,713	4,719	640
Dec 31, 2007	282	2,764	4,773	657
Dec 31, 2008	283	2,816	4,828	674
Dec 31, 2009	285	2,871	4,884	690
Dec 31, 2010	286	2,928	4,940	706
Dec 31, 2011	287	2,986	4,996	722
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,047	5,053	737
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,110	5,110	752
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,174	5,169	767
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,240	5,227	781
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,307	5,287	795
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,375	5,346	808
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,444	5,405	821
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,512	5,464	837
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,582	5,522	853
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,651	5,579	869
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,696	5,657	885

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, Turkmenistan, Comoros; the database as a whole is cited above.