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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	South Africa
Dec 31, 1999	273	79,346	2,348	46,257
Dec 31, 2000	274	81,131	2,403	46,958
Dec 31, 2001	275	83,023	2,457	47,820
Dec 31, 2002	276	84,876	2,510	48,480
Dec 31, 2003	278	86,697	2,562	48,951
Dec 31, 2004	279	88,568	2,613	49,478
Dec 31, 2005	280	90,418	2,663	50,054
Dec 31, 2006	281	92,253	2,713	50,667
Dec 31, 2007	282	94,098	2,764	51,339
Dec 31, 2008	283	95,923	2,816	52,077
Dec 31, 2009	285	97,627	2,871	52,862
Dec 31, 2010	286	99,317	2,928	53,682
Dec 31, 2011	287	100,999	2,986	54,518
Dec 31, 2012	288	102,618	3,047	55,356
Dec 31, 2013	289	104,299	3,110	56,215
Dec 31, 2014	290	106,076	3,174	57,075
Dec 31, 2015	291	107,868	3,240	57,947
Dec 31, 2016	291	109,493	3,307	58,830
Dec 31, 2017	292	111,094	3,375	59,715
Dec 31, 2018	293	112,843	3,444	60,595
Dec 31, 2019	294	114,636	3,512	61,469
Dec 31, 2020	294	117,026	3,582	62,355
Dec 31, 2021	295	119,473	3,651	62,900
Dec 31, 2022	295	121,234	3,696	63,382

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.

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; the database as a whole is cited above.