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	Paraguay	Seychelles
Dec 31, 1999	273	627	5,366	78
Dec 31, 2000	274	659	5,473	79
Dec 31, 2001	275	691	5,579	80
Dec 31, 2002	276	724	5,683	81
Dec 31, 2003	278	757	5,786	82
Dec 31, 2004	279	850	5,886	83
Dec 31, 2005	280	1,001	5,984	84
Dec 31, 2006	281	1,153	6,080	85
Dec 31, 2007	282	1,306	6,173	86
Dec 31, 2008	283	1,460	6,264	87
Dec 31, 2009	285	1,615	6,352	87
Dec 31, 2010	286	1,770	6,438	88
Dec 31, 2011	287	1,904	6,522	89
Dec 31, 2012	288	2,010	6,605	90
Dec 31, 2013	289	2,103	6,688	91
Dec 31, 2014	290	2,187	6,769	92
Dec 31, 2015	291	2,261	6,850	92
Dec 31, 2016	291	2,326	6,930	93
Dec 31, 2017	292	2,384	7,012	94
Dec 31, 2018	293	2,435	7,095	95
Dec 31, 2019	294	2,480	7,179	96
Dec 31, 2020	294	2,519	7,263	97
Dec 31, 2021	295	2,553	7,348	98
Dec 31, 2022	295	2,559	7,432	98

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, Paraguay, Seychelles; the database as a whole is cited above.