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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date BarbadosPakistanOmanCongo - Kinshasa
273141,4972,34851,181
274145,7592,40352,782
275150,4482,45754,453
276154,5852,51056,170
278158,2092,56257,860
279161,5562,61359,599
280165,0752,66361,474
281168,8462,71363,479
282172,8822,76465,590
283176,8092,81667,800
285180,6902,87170,114
286184,9892,92872,550
287189,3142,98675,138
288193,5693,04777,792
289197,9943,11080,534
290202,3873,17483,368
291206,7163,24086,229
291210,9293,30789,193
292215,2763,37592,209
293219,9273,44495,232
294224,6043,51298,320
294229,2763,582101,499
295233,9423,651104,767
295238,4133,696108,171

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, Pakistan, Oman, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.