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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	Central African Republic	Oman	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	70	3,889	2,348	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	71	3,980	2,403	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	71	4,054	2,457	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	72	4,128	2,510	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	72	4,215	2,562	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	72	4,289	2,613	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	72	4,363	2,663	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	72	4,449	2,713	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	72	4,544	2,764	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	73	4,641	2,816	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	73	4,742	2,871	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	73	4,845	2,928	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	73	4,950	2,986	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	73	5,057	3,047	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	73	5,167	3,110	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	73	5,278	3,174	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	74	5,392	3,240	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	74	5,507	3,307	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	74	5,625	3,375	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	74	5,745	3,444	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	75	5,874	3,512	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	75	6,025	3,582	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	76	6,154	3,651	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	76	6,291	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.

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, Central African Republic, Oman, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.