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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date Congo - KinshasaOmanTrinidad & TobagoBarbados
51,1812,3481,301273
52,7822,4031,303274
54,4532,4571,308275
56,1702,5101,314276
57,8602,5621,320278
59,5992,6131,326279
61,4742,6631,332280
63,4792,7131,338281
65,5902,7641,344282
67,8002,8161,352283
70,1142,8711,359285
72,5502,9281,365286
75,1382,9861,372287
77,7923,0471,379288
80,5343,1101,386289
83,3683,1741,392290
86,2293,2401,399291
89,1933,3071,405291
92,2093,3751,411292
95,2323,4441,436293
98,3203,5121,452294
101,4993,5821,448294
104,7673,6511,450295
108,1713,6961,456295

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, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.