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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	Turkmenistan
Dec 31, 1999	273	138	2,348	4,324
Dec 31, 2000	274	141	2,403	4,385
Dec 31, 2001	275	144	2,457	4,444
Dec 31, 2002	276	147	2,510	4,502
Dec 31, 2003	278	151	2,562	4,556
Dec 31, 2004	279	154	2,613	4,608
Dec 31, 2005	280	158	2,663	4,664
Dec 31, 2006	281	161	2,713	4,719
Dec 31, 2007	282	165	2,764	4,773
Dec 31, 2008	283	168	2,816	4,828
Dec 31, 2009	285	172	2,871	4,884
Dec 31, 2010	286	176	2,928	4,940
Dec 31, 2011	287	180	2,986	4,996
Dec 31, 2012	288	183	3,047	5,053
Dec 31, 2013	289	187	3,110	5,110
Dec 31, 2014	290	190	3,174	5,169
Dec 31, 2015	291	194	3,240	5,227
Dec 31, 2016	291	198	3,307	5,287
Dec 31, 2017	292	201	3,375	5,346
Dec 31, 2018	293	204	3,444	5,405
Dec 31, 2019	294	208	3,512	5,464
Dec 31, 2020	294	212	3,582	5,522
Dec 31, 2021	295	216	3,651	5,579
Dec 31, 2022	295	220	3,696	5,657

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