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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	Luxembourg	Barbados	Oman	Denmark
Dec 31, 1999	433	273	2,348	5,322
Dec 31, 2000	438	274	2,403	5,339
Dec 31, 2001	443	275	2,457	5,358
Dec 31, 2002	448	276	2,510	5,377
Dec 31, 2003	454	278	2,562	5,391
Dec 31, 2004	460	279	2,613	5,404
Dec 31, 2005	467	280	2,663	5,420
Dec 31, 2006	474	281	2,713	5,438
Dec 31, 2007	482	282	2,764	5,461
Dec 31, 2008	491	283	2,816	5,494
Dec 31, 2009	500	285	2,871	5,524
Dec 31, 2010	509	286	2,928	5,548
Dec 31, 2011	521	287	2,986	5,571
Dec 31, 2012	533	288	3,047	5,592
Dec 31, 2013	547	289	3,110	5,614
Dec 31, 2014	560	290	3,174	5,644
Dec 31, 2015	571	291	3,240	5,683
Dec 31, 2016	586	291	3,307	5,730
Dec 31, 2017	599	292	3,375	5,766
Dec 31, 2018	610	293	3,444	5,795
Dec 31, 2019	623	294	3,512	5,818
Dec 31, 2020	633	294	3,582	5,831
Dec 31, 2021	643	295	3,651	5,855
Dec 31, 2022	651	295	3,696	5,907

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 Luxembourg, Barbados, Oman, Denmark; the database as a whole is cited above.