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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	Malta	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	51,181	2,348	387	273
Dec 31, 2000	52,782	2,403	390	274
Dec 31, 2001	54,453	2,457	393	275
Dec 31, 2002	56,170	2,510	396	276
Dec 31, 2003	57,860	2,562	398	278
Dec 31, 2004	59,599	2,613	401	279
Dec 31, 2005	61,474	2,663	404	280
Dec 31, 2006	63,479	2,713	405	281
Dec 31, 2007	65,590	2,764	406	282
Dec 31, 2008	67,800	2,816	409	283
Dec 31, 2009	70,114	2,871	412	285
Dec 31, 2010	72,550	2,928	414	286
Dec 31, 2011	75,138	2,986	416	287
Dec 31, 2012	77,792	3,047	420	288
Dec 31, 2013	80,534	3,110	426	289
Dec 31, 2014	83,368	3,174	435	290
Dec 31, 2015	86,229	3,240	445	291
Dec 31, 2016	89,193	3,307	455	291
Dec 31, 2017	92,209	3,375	468	292
Dec 31, 2018	95,232	3,444	485	293
Dec 31, 2019	98,320	3,512	504	294
Dec 31, 2020	101,499	3,582	516	294
Dec 31, 2021	104,767	3,651	518	295
Dec 31, 2022	108,171	3,696	530	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, Malta, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.