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	São Tomé & Príncipe	Oman	Burkina Faso
Dec 31, 1999	273	138	2,348	11,075
Dec 31, 2000	274	141	2,403	11,405
Dec 31, 2001	275	144	2,457	11,828
Dec 31, 2002	276	147	2,510	12,380
Dec 31, 2003	278	151	2,562	12,829
Dec 31, 2004	279	154	2,613	13,178
Dec 31, 2005	280	158	2,663	13,540
Dec 31, 2006	281	161	2,713	13,917
Dec 31, 2007	282	165	2,764	14,309
Dec 31, 2008	283	168	2,816	14,722
Dec 31, 2009	285	172	2,871	15,152
Dec 31, 2010	286	176	2,928	15,600
Dec 31, 2011	287	180	2,986	16,064
Dec 31, 2012	288	183	3,047	16,563
Dec 31, 2013	289	187	3,110	17,072
Dec 31, 2014	290	190	3,174	17,575
Dec 31, 2015	291	194	3,240	18,094
Dec 31, 2016	291	198	3,307	18,621
Dec 31, 2017	292	201	3,375	19,157
Dec 31, 2018	293	204	3,444	19,698
Dec 31, 2019	294	208	3,512	20,242
Dec 31, 2020	294	212	3,582	20,788
Dec 31, 2021	295	216	3,651	21,336
Dec 31, 2022	295	220	3,696	21,889

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, São Tomé & Príncipe, Oman, Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.