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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	St. Lucia	Congo - Kinshasa	Oman	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	152	51,181	2,348	273
Dec 31, 2000	153	52,782	2,403	274
Dec 31, 2001	154	54,453	2,457	275
Dec 31, 2002	155	56,170	2,510	276
Dec 31, 2003	156	57,860	2,562	278
Dec 31, 2004	157	59,599	2,613	279
Dec 31, 2005	157	61,474	2,663	280
Dec 31, 2006	158	63,479	2,713	281
Dec 31, 2007	159	65,590	2,764	282
Dec 31, 2008	160	67,800	2,816	283
Dec 31, 2009	160	70,114	2,871	285
Dec 31, 2010	161	72,550	2,928	286
Dec 31, 2011	162	75,138	2,986	287
Dec 31, 2012	162	77,792	3,047	288
Dec 31, 2013	163	80,534	3,110	289
Dec 31, 2014	163	83,368	3,174	290
Dec 31, 2015	164	86,229	3,240	291
Dec 31, 2016	164	89,193	3,307	291
Dec 31, 2017	165	92,209	3,375	292
Dec 31, 2018	166	95,232	3,444	293
Dec 31, 2019	166	98,320	3,512	294
Dec 31, 2020	167	101,499	3,582	294
Dec 31, 2021	167	104,767	3,651	295
Dec 31, 2022	167	108,171	3,696	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 St. Lucia, Congo - Kinshasa, Oman, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.