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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	Philippines	Oman	Bulgaria
Dec 31, 1999	273	79,346	2,348	8,091
Dec 31, 2000	274	81,131	2,403	8,052
Dec 31, 2001	275	83,023	2,457	7,798
Dec 31, 2002	276	84,876	2,510	7,755
Dec 31, 2003	278	86,697	2,562	7,710
Dec 31, 2004	279	88,568	2,613	7,668
Dec 31, 2005	280	90,418	2,663	7,628
Dec 31, 2006	281	92,253	2,713	7,587
Dec 31, 2007	282	94,098	2,764	7,549
Dec 31, 2008	283	95,923	2,816	7,513
Dec 31, 2009	285	97,627	2,871	7,475
Dec 31, 2010	286	99,317	2,928	7,425
Dec 31, 2011	287	100,999	2,986	7,242
Dec 31, 2012	288	102,618	3,047	7,200
Dec 31, 2013	289	104,299	3,110	7,160
Dec 31, 2014	290	106,076	3,174	7,119
Dec 31, 2015	291	107,868	3,240	7,074
Dec 31, 2016	291	109,493	3,307	7,024
Dec 31, 2017	292	111,094	3,375	6,973
Dec 31, 2018	293	112,843	3,444	6,923
Dec 31, 2019	294	114,636	3,512	6,874
Dec 31, 2020	294	117,026	3,582	6,833
Dec 31, 2021	295	119,473	3,651	6,778
Dec 31, 2022	295	121,234	3,696	6,720

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

Philippines

1820-1900: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995
1900-1950: R.W. Hooley, "Long Term Growth of the Philippine Economy, 1902-1961", , The Philippine Economic Journal, First Semester, 1968.

Bulgaria

1892-1945: Ivanov, M. (2006). “Bulgarian National Income between 1892 and 1924,” Bulgarian National Discussion Papers DP/54/2006

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