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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	Oman	Liberia
Dec 31, 1999	152	2,348	2,741
Dec 31, 2000	153	2,403	2,847
Dec 31, 2001	154	2,457	2,917
Dec 31, 2002	155	2,510	2,978
Dec 31, 2003	156	2,562	2,983
Dec 31, 2004	157	2,613	3,005
Dec 31, 2005	157	2,663	3,138
Dec 31, 2006	158	2,713	3,311
Dec 31, 2007	159	2,764	3,469
Dec 31, 2008	160	2,816	3,603
Dec 31, 2009	160	2,871	3,708
Dec 31, 2010	161	2,928	3,817
Dec 31, 2011	162	2,986	3,984
Dec 31, 2012	162	3,047	4,141
Dec 31, 2013	163	3,110	4,244
Dec 31, 2014	163	3,174	4,348
Dec 31, 2015	164	3,240	4,460
Dec 31, 2016	164	3,307	4,576
Dec 31, 2017	165	3,375	4,689
Dec 31, 2018	166	3,444	4,810
Dec 31, 2019	166	3,512	4,904
Dec 31, 2020	167	3,582	5,005
Dec 31, 2021	167	3,651	5,109
Dec 31, 2022	167	3,696	5,216

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

Liberia

1845-1950: Gardner, L. (2022). Sovereignty without Power: Liberia in the Age of Empires, 1822-1980. Cambridge University Press.

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