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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	Ukraine	Oman	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	273	49,491	2,348	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	274	49,014	2,403	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	275	48,520	2,457	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	276	48,074	2,510	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	278	47,692	2,562	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	279	47,342	2,613	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	280	47,003	2,663	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	281	46,685	2,713	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	282	46,407	2,764	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	283	46,156	2,816	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	285	45,951	2,871	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	286	45,768	2,928	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	287	45,604	2,986	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	288	45,492	3,047	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	289	45,389	3,110	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	290	44,944	3,174	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	291	44,429	3,240	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	291	44,208	3,307	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	292	44,029	3,375	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	293	43,944	3,444	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	294	43,951	3,512	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	294	43,904	3,582	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	295	43,746	3,651	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	295	39,897	3,696	7,666

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, Ukraine, Oman, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.