Population, long-run history: compare countries

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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	Oman	Central African Republic	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	70	2,348	3,889	273
Dec 31, 2000	71	2,403	3,980	274
Dec 31, 2001	71	2,457	4,054	275
Dec 31, 2002	72	2,510	4,128	276
Dec 31, 2003	72	2,562	4,215	278
Dec 31, 2004	72	2,613	4,289	279
Dec 31, 2005	72	2,663	4,363	280
Dec 31, 2006	72	2,713	4,449	281
Dec 31, 2007	72	2,764	4,544	282
Dec 31, 2008	73	2,816	4,641	283
Dec 31, 2009	73	2,871	4,742	285
Dec 31, 2010	73	2,928	4,845	286
Dec 31, 2011	73	2,986	4,950	287
Dec 31, 2012	73	3,047	5,057	288
Dec 31, 2013	73	3,110	5,167	289
Dec 31, 2014	73	3,174	5,278	290
Dec 31, 2015	74	3,240	5,392	291
Dec 31, 2016	74	3,307	5,507	291
Dec 31, 2017	74	3,375	5,625	292
Dec 31, 2018	74	3,444	5,745	293
Dec 31, 2019	75	3,512	5,874	294
Dec 31, 2020	75	3,582	6,025	294
Dec 31, 2021	76	3,651	6,154	295
Dec 31, 2022	76	3,696	6,291	295

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