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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	Belgium	Oman	Palestinian Territories	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	10,227	2,348	2,996	273
Dec 31, 2000	10,252	2,403	3,075	274
Dec 31, 2001	10,288	2,457	3,155	275
Dec 31, 2002	10,334	2,510	3,235	276
Dec 31, 2003	10,377	2,562	3,315	278
Dec 31, 2004	10,422	2,613	3,396	279
Dec 31, 2005	10,480	2,663	3,478	280
Dec 31, 2006	10,549	2,713	3,559	281
Dec 31, 2007	10,627	2,764	3,642	282
Dec 31, 2008	10,711	2,816	3,727	283
Dec 31, 2009	10,797	2,871	3,817	285
Dec 31, 2010	10,897	2,928	3,907	286
Dec 31, 2011	11,039	2,986	3,997	287
Dec 31, 2012	11,108	3,047	4,088	288
Dec 31, 2013	11,160	3,110	4,178	289
Dec 31, 2014	11,210	3,174	4,269	290
Dec 31, 2015	11,275	3,240	4,359	291
Dec 31, 2016	11,332	3,307	4,451	291
Dec 31, 2017	11,376	3,375	4,533	292
Dec 31, 2018	11,429	3,444	4,615	293
Dec 31, 2019	11,491	3,512	4,715	294
Dec 31, 2020	11,546	3,582	4,820	294
Dec 31, 2021	11,594	3,651	4,930	295
Dec 31, 2022	11,695	3,696	5,042	295

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

Belgium

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1500- 1846: Buyst, E. (2011), “Towards Estimates of Long Term Growth in the Southern Low Countries, ca.1500-1846”, Results presented at the Conference on Quantifying Long Run Economic Development, Venice, 22-24 March, 2011
1846-1913: J. Gadisseur, "Contribution à l'étude de la production agricole en Belgique de 1846 à 1913", Revue belge d'histoire contemporaine, vol. IV, 1-2, 1973,
1913-1950: C. Carbonnelle, "Recherches sur levolution de la production en Belgique de 1900à 1957", Cahiers Economiques de Bruxelles, no. 3, April 1959, p. 358.

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