Population, long-run history: compare countries

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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	Dominica
Dec 31, 1999	273	627	3,085	70
Dec 31, 2000	274	659	3,065	71
Dec 31, 2001	275	691	3,047	71
Dec 31, 2002	276	724	3,038	72
Dec 31, 2003	278	757	3,026	72
Dec 31, 2004	279	850	3,014	72
Dec 31, 2005	280	1,001	2,998	72
Dec 31, 2006	281	1,153	2,979	72
Dec 31, 2007	282	1,306	2,957	72
Dec 31, 2008	283	1,460	2,934	73
Dec 31, 2009	285	1,615	2,915	73
Dec 31, 2010	286	1,770	2,900	73
Dec 31, 2011	287	1,904	2,892	73
Dec 31, 2012	288	2,010	2,888	73
Dec 31, 2013	289	2,103	2,882	73
Dec 31, 2014	290	2,187	2,876	73
Dec 31, 2015	291	2,261	2,868	74
Dec 31, 2016	291	2,326	2,863	74
Dec 31, 2017	292	2,384	2,861	74
Dec 31, 2018	293	2,435	2,854	74
Dec 31, 2019	294	2,480	2,842	75
Dec 31, 2020	294	2,519	2,825	75
Dec 31, 2021	295	2,553	2,799	76
Dec 31, 2022	295	2,559	2,787	76

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, Dominica; the database as a whole is cited above.