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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	Latvia
Dec 31, 1999	273	138	2,348	2,386
Dec 31, 2000	274	141	2,403	2,363
Dec 31, 2001	275	144	2,457	2,333
Dec 31, 2002	276	147	2,510	2,306
Dec 31, 2003	278	151	2,562	2,284
Dec 31, 2004	279	154	2,613	2,259
Dec 31, 2005	280	158	2,663	2,235
Dec 31, 2006	281	161	2,713	2,215
Dec 31, 2007	282	165	2,764	2,197
Dec 31, 2008	283	168	2,816	2,174
Dec 31, 2009	285	172	2,871	2,138
Dec 31, 2010	286	176	2,928	2,093
Dec 31, 2011	287	180	2,986	2,055
Dec 31, 2012	288	183	3,047	2,030
Dec 31, 2013	289	187	3,110	2,009
Dec 31, 2014	290	190	3,174	1,991
Dec 31, 2015	291	194	3,240	1,974
Dec 31, 2016	291	198	3,307	1,956
Dec 31, 2017	292	201	3,375	1,938
Dec 31, 2018	293	204	3,444	1,923
Dec 31, 2019	294	208	3,512	1,910
Dec 31, 2020	294	212	3,582	1,897
Dec 31, 2021	295	216	3,651	1,880
Dec 31, 2022	295	220	3,696	1,883

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, Latvia; the database as a whole is cited above.