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	Turkmenistan	Seychelles
Dec 31, 1999	273	2,348	4,324	78
Dec 31, 2000	274	2,403	4,385	79
Dec 31, 2001	275	2,457	4,444	80
Dec 31, 2002	276	2,510	4,502	81
Dec 31, 2003	278	2,562	4,556	82
Dec 31, 2004	279	2,613	4,608	83
Dec 31, 2005	280	2,663	4,664	84
Dec 31, 2006	281	2,713	4,719	85
Dec 31, 2007	282	2,764	4,773	86
Dec 31, 2008	283	2,816	4,828	87
Dec 31, 2009	285	2,871	4,884	87
Dec 31, 2010	286	2,928	4,940	88
Dec 31, 2011	287	2,986	4,996	89
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,047	5,053	90
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,110	5,110	91
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,174	5,169	92
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,240	5,227	92
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,307	5,287	93
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,375	5,346	94
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,444	5,405	95
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,512	5,464	96
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,582	5,522	97
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,651	5,579	98
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,696	5,657	98

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, Seychelles; the database as a whole is cited above.