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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	Cyprus	Oman	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	818	2,348	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	826	2,403	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	835	2,457	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	845	2,510	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	855	2,562	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	867	2,613	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	879	2,663	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	894	2,713	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	913	2,764	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	937	2,816	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	962	2,871	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	988	2,928	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	1,013	2,986	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	1,029	3,047	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	1,026	3,110	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	1,015	3,174	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	1,009	3,240	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	1,014	3,307	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	1,023	3,375	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	1,036	3,444	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	1,050	3,512	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	1,062	3,582	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	1,072	3,651	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	1,087	3,696	7,666

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.

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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 Cyprus, Oman, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.