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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	Oman	Bahrain
Dec 31, 1999	273	627	2,348	633
Dec 31, 2000	274	659	2,403	648
Dec 31, 2001	275	691	2,457	665
Dec 31, 2002	276	724	2,510	707
Dec 31, 2003	278	757	2,562	773
Dec 31, 2004	279	850	2,613	839
Dec 31, 2005	280	1,001	2,663	907
Dec 31, 2006	281	1,153	2,713	974
Dec 31, 2007	282	1,306	2,764	1,043
Dec 31, 2008	283	1,460	2,816	1,096
Dec 31, 2009	285	1,615	2,871	1,133
Dec 31, 2010	286	1,770	2,928	1,168
Dec 31, 2011	287	1,904	2,986	1,202
Dec 31, 2012	288	2,010	3,047	1,236
Dec 31, 2013	289	2,103	3,110	1,268
Dec 31, 2014	290	2,187	3,174	1,301
Dec 31, 2015	291	2,261	3,240	1,333
Dec 31, 2016	291	2,326	3,307	1,365
Dec 31, 2017	292	2,384	3,375	1,396
Dec 31, 2018	293	2,435	3,444	1,428
Dec 31, 2019	294	2,480	3,512	1,459
Dec 31, 2020	294	2,519	3,582	1,489
Dec 31, 2021	295	2,553	3,651	1,511
Dec 31, 2022	295	2,559	3,696	1,521

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, Oman, Bahrain; the database as a whole is cited above.