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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	Iceland	Barbados	Qatar	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	277	273	627	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	281	274	659	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	285	275	691	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	288	276	724	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	289	278	757	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	293	279	850	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	296	280	1,001	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	304	281	1,153	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	311	282	1,306	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	319	283	1,460	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	319	285	1,615	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	318	286	1,770	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	319	287	1,904	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	321	288	2,010	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	324	289	2,103	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	327	290	2,187	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	331	291	2,261	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	335	291	2,326	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	343	292	2,384	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	353	293	2,435	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	361	294	2,480	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	366	294	2,519	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	372	295	2,553	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	380	295	2,559	6,291

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

Iceland

1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

No separate list is published for Barbados, Qatar, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.