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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	Dominica	Barbados	Oman	United Arab Emirates
Dec 31, 1999	70	273	2,348	3,101
Dec 31, 2000	71	274	2,403	3,284
Dec 31, 2001	71	275	2,457	3,458
Dec 31, 2002	72	276	2,510	3,613
Dec 31, 2003	72	278	2,562	3,754
Dec 31, 2004	72	279	2,613	3,882
Dec 31, 2005	72	280	2,663	4,000
Dec 31, 2006	72	281	2,713	4,532
Dec 31, 2007	72	282	2,764	5,623
Dec 31, 2008	73	283	2,816	7,277
Dec 31, 2009	73	285	2,871	8,164
Dec 31, 2010	73	286	2,928	8,152
Dec 31, 2011	73	287	2,986	8,438
Dec 31, 2012	73	288	3,047	8,747
Dec 31, 2013	73	289	3,110	9,077
Dec 31, 2014	73	290	3,174	9,321
Dec 31, 2015	74	291	3,240	9,461
Dec 31, 2016	74	291	3,307	9,587
Dec 31, 2017	74	292	3,375	9,699
Dec 31, 2018	74	293	3,444	9,796
Dec 31, 2019	75	294	3,512	9,879
Dec 31, 2020	75	294	3,582	9,953
Dec 31, 2021	76	295	3,651	10,018
Dec 31, 2022	76	295	3,696	10,099

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 Dominica, Barbados, Oman, United Arab Emirates; the database as a whole is cited above.