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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	Qatar	Albania	Benin
Dec 31, 1999	273	627	3,085	6,461
Dec 31, 2000	274	659	3,065	6,677
Dec 31, 2001	275	691	3,047	6,902
Dec 31, 2002	276	724	3,038	7,130
Dec 31, 2003	278	757	3,026	7,360
Dec 31, 2004	279	850	3,014	7,589
Dec 31, 2005	280	1,001	2,998	7,838
Dec 31, 2006	281	1,153	2,979	8,089
Dec 31, 2007	282	1,306	2,957	8,335
Dec 31, 2008	283	1,460	2,934	8,603
Dec 31, 2009	285	1,615	2,915	8,884
Dec 31, 2010	286	1,770	2,900	9,179
Dec 31, 2011	287	1,904	2,892	9,486
Dec 31, 2012	288	2,010	2,888	9,805
Dec 31, 2013	289	2,103	2,882	10,135
Dec 31, 2014	290	2,187	2,876	10,480
Dec 31, 2015	291	2,261	2,868	10,842
Dec 31, 2016	291	2,326	2,863	11,220
Dec 31, 2017	292	2,384	2,861	11,613
Dec 31, 2018	293	2,435	2,854	12,018
Dec 31, 2019	294	2,480	2,842	12,370
Dec 31, 2020	294	2,519	2,825	12,725
Dec 31, 2021	295	2,553	2,799	13,081
Dec 31, 2022	295	2,559	2,787	13,439

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, Qatar, Albania, Benin; the database as a whole is cited above.