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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	Congo - Kinshasa
Dec 31, 1999	70	273	2,348	51,181
Dec 31, 2000	71	274	2,403	52,782
Dec 31, 2001	71	275	2,457	54,453
Dec 31, 2002	72	276	2,510	56,170
Dec 31, 2003	72	278	2,562	57,860
Dec 31, 2004	72	279	2,613	59,599
Dec 31, 2005	72	280	2,663	61,474
Dec 31, 2006	72	281	2,713	63,479
Dec 31, 2007	72	282	2,764	65,590
Dec 31, 2008	73	283	2,816	67,800
Dec 31, 2009	73	285	2,871	70,114
Dec 31, 2010	73	286	2,928	72,550
Dec 31, 2011	73	287	2,986	75,138
Dec 31, 2012	73	288	3,047	77,792
Dec 31, 2013	73	289	3,110	80,534
Dec 31, 2014	73	290	3,174	83,368
Dec 31, 2015	74	291	3,240	86,229
Dec 31, 2016	74	291	3,307	89,193
Dec 31, 2017	74	292	3,375	92,209
Dec 31, 2018	74	293	3,444	95,232
Dec 31, 2019	75	294	3,512	98,320
Dec 31, 2020	75	294	3,582	101,499
Dec 31, 2021	76	295	3,651	104,767
Dec 31, 2022	76	295	3,696	108,171

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, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.