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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	Chad	Oman	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	273	7,559	2,348	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	274	7,821	2,403	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	275	8,092	2,457	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	276	8,395	2,510	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	278	8,763	2,562	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	279	9,191	2,613	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	280	9,594	2,663	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	281	9,967	2,713	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	282	10,338	2,764	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	283	10,728	2,816	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	285	11,139	2,871	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	286	11,550	2,928	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	287	11,983	2,986	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	288	12,427	3,047	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	289	12,895	3,110	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	290	13,379	3,174	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	291	13,823	3,240	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	291	14,277	3,307	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	292	14,765	3,375	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	293	15,252	3,444	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	294	15,750	3,512	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	294	16,257	3,582	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	295	16,776	3,651	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	295	17,307	3,696	6,291

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, Chad, Oman, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.