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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	United Kingdom	Barbados	United Arab Emirates
Dec 31, 1999	58,946	273	3,101
Dec 31, 2000	59,149	274	3,284
Dec 31, 2001	59,377	275	3,458
Dec 31, 2002	59,631	276	3,613
Dec 31, 2003	59,903	278	3,754
Dec 31, 2004	60,217	279	3,882
Dec 31, 2005	60,682	280	4,000
Dec 31, 2006	61,098	281	4,532
Dec 31, 2007	61,593	282	5,623
Dec 31, 2008	62,100	283	7,277
Dec 31, 2009	62,539	285	8,164
Dec 31, 2010	63,040	286	8,152
Dec 31, 2011	63,567	287	8,438
Dec 31, 2012	63,989	288	8,747
Dec 31, 2013	64,392	289	9,077
Dec 31, 2014	64,885	290	9,321
Dec 31, 2015	65,400	291	9,461
Dec 31, 2016	65,941	291	9,587
Dec 31, 2017	66,335	292	9,699
Dec 31, 2018	66,732	293	9,796
Dec 31, 2019	67,095	294	9,879
Dec 31, 2020	67,380	294	9,953
Dec 31, 2021	67,651	295	10,018
Dec 31, 2022	68,093	295	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

United Kingdom

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1252–1700 (England): Broadberry, S.N., B. Campbell, A. Klein, M. Overton and B. van Leeuwen (2015), British Economic Growth 1270-1870 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
1700–1870: Broadberry, S.N., B. Campbell, A. Klein, M. Overton and B. van Leeuwen (2015), British Economic Growth 1270-1870 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
1870-1950: C.H. Feinstein, National Income Expenditure and Output of the United Kingdom 1855-1965, Cambridge, 1972

No separate list is published for Barbados, United Arab Emirates; the database as a whole is cited above.