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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	Denmark	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	51,181	2,348	5,322	152
Dec 31, 2000	52,782	2,403	5,339	153
Dec 31, 2001	54,453	2,457	5,358	154
Dec 31, 2002	56,170	2,510	5,377	155
Dec 31, 2003	57,860	2,562	5,391	156
Dec 31, 2004	59,599	2,613	5,404	157
Dec 31, 2005	61,474	2,663	5,420	157
Dec 31, 2006	63,479	2,713	5,438	158
Dec 31, 2007	65,590	2,764	5,461	159
Dec 31, 2008	67,800	2,816	5,494	160
Dec 31, 2009	70,114	2,871	5,524	160
Dec 31, 2010	72,550	2,928	5,548	161
Dec 31, 2011	75,138	2,986	5,571	162
Dec 31, 2012	77,792	3,047	5,592	162
Dec 31, 2013	80,534	3,110	5,614	163
Dec 31, 2014	83,368	3,174	5,644	163
Dec 31, 2015	86,229	3,240	5,683	164
Dec 31, 2016	89,193	3,307	5,730	164
Dec 31, 2017	92,209	3,375	5,766	165
Dec 31, 2018	95,232	3,444	5,795	166
Dec 31, 2019	98,320	3,512	5,818	166
Dec 31, 2020	101,499	3,582	5,831	167
Dec 31, 2021	104,767	3,651	5,855	167
Dec 31, 2022	108,171	3,696	5,907	167

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, Denmark, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.