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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	Oman	Barbados	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	51,181	2,348	273	138
Dec 31, 2000	52,782	2,403	274	141
Dec 31, 2001	54,453	2,457	275	144
Dec 31, 2002	56,170	2,510	276	147
Dec 31, 2003	57,860	2,562	278	151
Dec 31, 2004	59,599	2,613	279	154
Dec 31, 2005	61,474	2,663	280	158
Dec 31, 2006	63,479	2,713	281	161
Dec 31, 2007	65,590	2,764	282	165
Dec 31, 2008	67,800	2,816	283	168
Dec 31, 2009	70,114	2,871	285	172
Dec 31, 2010	72,550	2,928	286	176
Dec 31, 2011	75,138	2,986	287	180
Dec 31, 2012	77,792	3,047	288	183
Dec 31, 2013	80,534	3,110	289	187
Dec 31, 2014	83,368	3,174	290	190
Dec 31, 2015	86,229	3,240	291	194
Dec 31, 2016	89,193	3,307	291	198
Dec 31, 2017	92,209	3,375	292	201
Dec 31, 2018	95,232	3,444	293	204
Dec 31, 2019	98,320	3,512	294	208
Dec 31, 2020	101,499	3,582	294	212
Dec 31, 2021	104,767	3,651	295	216
Dec 31, 2022	108,171	3,696	295	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, Oman, Barbados, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.