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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	Congo - Brazzaville
Dec 31, 1999	273	79,346	2,348	2,886
Dec 31, 2000	274	81,131	2,403	2,999
Dec 31, 2001	275	83,023	2,457	3,113
Dec 31, 2002	276	84,876	2,510	3,181
Dec 31, 2003	278	86,697	2,562	3,274
Dec 31, 2004	279	88,568	2,613	3,400
Dec 31, 2005	280	90,418	2,663	3,543
Dec 31, 2006	281	92,253	2,713	3,702
Dec 31, 2007	282	94,098	2,764	3,859
Dec 31, 2008	283	95,923	2,816	3,989
Dec 31, 2009	285	97,627	2,871	4,146
Dec 31, 2010	286	99,317	2,928	4,324
Dec 31, 2011	287	100,999	2,986	4,468
Dec 31, 2012	288	102,618	3,047	4,581
Dec 31, 2013	289	104,299	3,110	4,667
Dec 31, 2014	290	106,076	3,174	4,757
Dec 31, 2015	291	107,868	3,240	4,851
Dec 31, 2016	291	109,493	3,307	4,951
Dec 31, 2017	292	111,094	3,375	5,055
Dec 31, 2018	293	112,843	3,444	5,164
Dec 31, 2019	294	114,636	3,512	5,279
Dec 31, 2020	294	117,026	3,582	5,400
Dec 31, 2021	295	119,473	3,651	5,527
Dec 31, 2022	295	121,234	3,696	5,655

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.

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