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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	Côte d’Ivoire
Dec 31, 1999	273	627	2,348	17,106
Dec 31, 2000	274	659	2,403	17,552
Dec 31, 2001	275	691	2,457	18,010
Dec 31, 2002	276	724	2,510	18,438
Dec 31, 2003	278	757	2,562	18,895
Dec 31, 2004	279	850	2,613	19,432
Dec 31, 2005	280	1,001	2,663	19,968
Dec 31, 2006	281	1,153	2,713	20,512
Dec 31, 2007	282	1,306	2,764	21,097
Dec 31, 2008	283	1,460	2,816	21,699
Dec 31, 2009	285	1,615	2,871	22,285
Dec 31, 2010	286	1,770	2,928	22,845
Dec 31, 2011	287	1,904	2,986	23,343
Dec 31, 2012	288	2,010	3,047	23,879
Dec 31, 2013	289	2,103	3,110	24,492
Dec 31, 2014	290	2,187	3,174	25,104
Dec 31, 2015	291	2,261	3,240	25,719
Dec 31, 2016	291	2,326	3,307	26,348
Dec 31, 2017	292	2,384	3,375	26,984
Dec 31, 2018	293	2,435	3,444	27,614
Dec 31, 2019	294	2,480	3,512	28,252
Dec 31, 2020	294	2,519	3,582	28,895
Dec 31, 2021	295	2,553	3,651	29,546
Dec 31, 2022	295	2,559	3,696	30,279

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, Côte d’Ivoire; the database as a whole is cited above.