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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	South Africa	Luxembourg
Dec 31, 1999	273	2,348	46,257	433
Dec 31, 2000	274	2,403	46,958	438
Dec 31, 2001	275	2,457	47,820	443
Dec 31, 2002	276	2,510	48,480	448
Dec 31, 2003	278	2,562	48,951	454
Dec 31, 2004	279	2,613	49,478	460
Dec 31, 2005	280	2,663	50,054	467
Dec 31, 2006	281	2,713	50,667	474
Dec 31, 2007	282	2,764	51,339	482
Dec 31, 2008	283	2,816	52,077	491
Dec 31, 2009	285	2,871	52,862	500
Dec 31, 2010	286	2,928	53,682	509
Dec 31, 2011	287	2,986	54,518	521
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,047	55,356	533
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,110	56,215	547
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,174	57,075	560
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,240	57,947	571
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,307	58,830	586
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,375	59,715	599
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,444	60,595	610
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,512	61,469	623
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,582	62,355	633
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,651	62,900	643
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,696	63,382	651

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

South Africa

1700–1900 (Cape Colony): Fourie, J. and Van Zanden, J.L. (2013). GDP in the Dutch Cape Colony: the Nationals Accounts of a Slave-Based Society, South African Journal of Economics, vol. 81 (4): 467 - 490

No separate list is published for Barbados, Oman, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.