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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	Ghana	Oman
Dec 31, 1999	152	19,327	2,348
Dec 31, 2000	153	19,792	2,403
Dec 31, 2001	154	20,280	2,457
Dec 31, 2002	155	20,806	2,510
Dec 31, 2003	156	21,350	2,562
Dec 31, 2004	157	21,900	2,613
Dec 31, 2005	157	22,469	2,663
Dec 31, 2006	158	23,058	2,713
Dec 31, 2007	159	23,661	2,764
Dec 31, 2008	160	24,270	2,816
Dec 31, 2009	160	24,899	2,871
Dec 31, 2010	161	25,559	2,928
Dec 31, 2011	162	26,244	2,986
Dec 31, 2012	162	26,945	3,047
Dec 31, 2013	163	27,664	3,110
Dec 31, 2014	163	28,405	3,174
Dec 31, 2015	164	29,146	3,240
Dec 31, 2016	164	29,879	3,307
Dec 31, 2017	165	30,617	3,375
Dec 31, 2018	166	31,362	3,444
Dec 31, 2019	166	32,111	3,512
Dec 31, 2020	167	32,864	3,582
Dec 31, 2021	167	33,622	3,651
Dec 31, 2022	167	34,280	3,696

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.

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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

Ghana

1885-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

No separate list is published for St. Lucia, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.