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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	South Africa	Oman	Palestinian Territories
Dec 31, 1999	273	46,257	2,348	2,996
Dec 31, 2000	274	46,958	2,403	3,075
Dec 31, 2001	275	47,820	2,457	3,155
Dec 31, 2002	276	48,480	2,510	3,235
Dec 31, 2003	278	48,951	2,562	3,315
Dec 31, 2004	279	49,478	2,613	3,396
Dec 31, 2005	280	50,054	2,663	3,478
Dec 31, 2006	281	50,667	2,713	3,559
Dec 31, 2007	282	51,339	2,764	3,642
Dec 31, 2008	283	52,077	2,816	3,727
Dec 31, 2009	285	52,862	2,871	3,817
Dec 31, 2010	286	53,682	2,928	3,907
Dec 31, 2011	287	54,518	2,986	3,997
Dec 31, 2012	288	55,356	3,047	4,088
Dec 31, 2013	289	56,215	3,110	4,178
Dec 31, 2014	290	57,075	3,174	4,269
Dec 31, 2015	291	57,947	3,240	4,359
Dec 31, 2016	291	58,830	3,307	4,451
Dec 31, 2017	292	59,715	3,375	4,533
Dec 31, 2018	293	60,595	3,444	4,615
Dec 31, 2019	294	61,469	3,512	4,715
Dec 31, 2020	294	62,355	3,582	4,820
Dec 31, 2021	295	62,900	3,651	4,930
Dec 31, 2022	295	63,382	3,696	5,042

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

South Africa

1700–1900 (Cape Colony): Fourie, J. and Van Zanden, J.L. (2013). GDP in the Dutch Cape Colony: the Nationals Accounts of a Slave-Based Society, South African Journal of Economics, vol. 81 (4): 467 - 490

No separate list is published for Barbados, Oman, Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.