Population, long-run history: compare countries

See Population, long-run history for up to four countries side by side.

Countries being compared

Four countries are being compared, the most the chart can show clearly. Remove one to add another.

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	Central African Republic	Luxembourg
Dec 31, 1999	273	627	3,889	433
Dec 31, 2000	274	659	3,980	438
Dec 31, 2001	275	691	4,054	443
Dec 31, 2002	276	724	4,128	448
Dec 31, 2003	278	757	4,215	454
Dec 31, 2004	279	850	4,289	460
Dec 31, 2005	280	1,001	4,363	467
Dec 31, 2006	281	1,153	4,449	474
Dec 31, 2007	282	1,306	4,544	482
Dec 31, 2008	283	1,460	4,641	491
Dec 31, 2009	285	1,615	4,742	500
Dec 31, 2010	286	1,770	4,845	509
Dec 31, 2011	287	1,904	4,950	521
Dec 31, 2012	288	2,010	5,057	533
Dec 31, 2013	289	2,103	5,167	547
Dec 31, 2014	290	2,187	5,278	560
Dec 31, 2015	291	2,261	5,392	571
Dec 31, 2016	291	2,326	5,507	586
Dec 31, 2017	292	2,384	5,625	599
Dec 31, 2018	293	2,435	5,745	610
Dec 31, 2019	294	2,480	5,874	623
Dec 31, 2020	294	2,519	6,025	633
Dec 31, 2021	295	2,553	6,154	643
Dec 31, 2022	295	2,559	6,291	651

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, Central African Republic, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.