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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	Dominican Republic
Dec 31, 1999	273	627	2,348	8,175
Dec 31, 2000	274	659	2,403	8,301
Dec 31, 2001	275	691	2,457	8,427
Dec 31, 2002	276	724	2,510	8,553
Dec 31, 2003	278	757	2,562	8,678
Dec 31, 2004	279	850	2,613	8,801
Dec 31, 2005	280	1,001	2,663	8,924
Dec 31, 2006	281	1,153	2,713	9,044
Dec 31, 2007	282	1,306	2,764	9,164
Dec 31, 2008	283	1,460	2,816	9,281
Dec 31, 2009	285	1,615	2,871	9,398
Dec 31, 2010	286	1,770	2,928	9,512
Dec 31, 2011	287	1,904	2,986	9,627
Dec 31, 2012	288	2,010	3,047	9,742
Dec 31, 2013	289	2,103	3,110	9,855
Dec 31, 2014	290	2,187	3,174	9,965
Dec 31, 2015	291	2,261	3,240	10,072
Dec 31, 2016	291	2,326	3,307	10,177
Dec 31, 2017	292	2,384	3,375	10,281
Dec 31, 2018	293	2,435	3,444	10,385
Dec 31, 2019	294	2,480	3,512	10,487
Dec 31, 2020	294	2,519	3,582	10,587
Dec 31, 2021	295	2,553	3,651	10,686
Dec 31, 2022	295	2,559	3,696	10,793

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, Dominican Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.