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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	Zimbabwe
Dec 31, 1999	273	627	11,985
Dec 31, 2000	274	659	12,104
Dec 31, 2001	275	691	12,208
Dec 31, 2002	276	724	12,281
Dec 31, 2003	278	757	12,318
Dec 31, 2004	279	850	12,336
Dec 31, 2005	280	1,001	12,329
Dec 31, 2006	281	1,153	12,394
Dec 31, 2007	282	1,306	12,494
Dec 31, 2008	283	1,460	12,568
Dec 31, 2009	285	1,615	12,666
Dec 31, 2010	286	1,770	12,782
Dec 31, 2011	287	1,904	12,907
Dec 31, 2012	288	2,010	13,036
Dec 31, 2013	289	2,103	13,169
Dec 31, 2014	290	2,187	13,314
Dec 31, 2015	291	2,261	13,479
Dec 31, 2016	291	2,326	13,665
Dec 31, 2017	292	2,384	13,870
Dec 31, 2018	293	2,435	14,097
Dec 31, 2019	294	2,480	14,345
Dec 31, 2020	294	2,519	14,615
Dec 31, 2021	295	2,553	14,900
Dec 31, 2022	295	2,559	15,205

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.

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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

Zimbabwe

1914-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

No separate list is published for Barbados, Qatar; the database as a whole is cited above.