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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	Guinea	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	51,181	2,348	7,610	273
Dec 31, 2000	52,782	2,403	7,780	274
Dec 31, 2001	54,453	2,457	7,821	275
Dec 31, 2002	56,170	2,510	7,906	276
Dec 31, 2003	57,860	2,562	8,121	278
Dec 31, 2004	59,599	2,613	8,317	279
Dec 31, 2005	61,474	2,663	8,478	280
Dec 31, 2006	63,479	2,713	8,650	281
Dec 31, 2007	65,590	2,764	8,860	282
Dec 31, 2008	67,800	2,816	9,091	283
Dec 31, 2009	70,114	2,871	9,327	285
Dec 31, 2010	72,550	2,928	9,571	286
Dec 31, 2011	75,138	2,986	9,825	287
Dec 31, 2012	77,792	3,047	10,084	288
Dec 31, 2013	80,534	3,110	10,351	289
Dec 31, 2014	83,368	3,174	10,632	290
Dec 31, 2015	86,229	3,240	10,924	291
Dec 31, 2016	89,193	3,307	11,225	291
Dec 31, 2017	92,209	3,375	11,534	292
Dec 31, 2018	95,232	3,444	11,855	293
Dec 31, 2019	98,320	3,512	12,160	294
Dec 31, 2020	101,499	3,582	12,469	294
Dec 31, 2021	104,767	3,651	12,778	295
Dec 31, 2022	108,171	3,696	13,087	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

No separate list is published for Congo - Kinshasa, Oman, Guinea, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.