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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	Congo - Kinshasa	Burkina Faso	Oman	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	51,181	11,075	2,348	138
Dec 31, 2000	52,782	11,405	2,403	141
Dec 31, 2001	54,453	11,828	2,457	144
Dec 31, 2002	56,170	12,380	2,510	147
Dec 31, 2003	57,860	12,829	2,562	151
Dec 31, 2004	59,599	13,178	2,613	154
Dec 31, 2005	61,474	13,540	2,663	158
Dec 31, 2006	63,479	13,917	2,713	161
Dec 31, 2007	65,590	14,309	2,764	165
Dec 31, 2008	67,800	14,722	2,816	168
Dec 31, 2009	70,114	15,152	2,871	172
Dec 31, 2010	72,550	15,600	2,928	176
Dec 31, 2011	75,138	16,064	2,986	180
Dec 31, 2012	77,792	16,563	3,047	183
Dec 31, 2013	80,534	17,072	3,110	187
Dec 31, 2014	83,368	17,575	3,174	190
Dec 31, 2015	86,229	18,094	3,240	194
Dec 31, 2016	89,193	18,621	3,307	198
Dec 31, 2017	92,209	19,157	3,375	201
Dec 31, 2018	95,232	19,698	3,444	204
Dec 31, 2019	98,320	20,242	3,512	208
Dec 31, 2020	101,499	20,788	3,582	212
Dec 31, 2021	104,767	21,336	3,651	216
Dec 31, 2022	108,171	21,889	3,696	220

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 Congo - Kinshasa, Burkina Faso, Oman, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.