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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	Tanzania	Oman	United Arab Emirates
Dec 31, 1999	273	32,912	2,348	3,101
Dec 31, 2000	274	33,953	2,403	3,284
Dec 31, 2001	275	34,974	2,457	3,458
Dec 31, 2002	276	36,021	2,510	3,613
Dec 31, 2003	278	37,100	2,562	3,754
Dec 31, 2004	279	38,167	2,613	3,882
Dec 31, 2005	280	39,262	2,663	4,000
Dec 31, 2006	281	40,387	2,713	4,532
Dec 31, 2007	282	41,557	2,764	5,623
Dec 31, 2008	283	42,741	2,816	7,277
Dec 31, 2009	285	43,889	2,871	8,164
Dec 31, 2010	286	45,132	2,928	8,152
Dec 31, 2011	287	46,531	2,986	8,438
Dec 31, 2012	288	47,965	3,047	8,747
Dec 31, 2013	289	49,437	3,110	9,077
Dec 31, 2014	290	50,965	3,174	9,321
Dec 31, 2015	291	52,604	3,240	9,461
Dec 31, 2016	291	54,336	3,307	9,587
Dec 31, 2017	292	56,062	3,375	9,699
Dec 31, 2018	293	57,765	3,444	9,796
Dec 31, 2019	294	59,465	3,512	9,879
Dec 31, 2020	294	61,191	3,582	9,953
Dec 31, 2021	295	62,944	3,651	10,018
Dec 31, 2022	295	64,835	3,696	10,099

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, Tanzania, Oman, United Arab Emirates; the database as a whole is cited above.