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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	Qatar	Oman	Burkina Faso
Dec 31, 1999	433	627	2,348	11,075
Dec 31, 2000	438	659	2,403	11,405
Dec 31, 2001	443	691	2,457	11,828
Dec 31, 2002	448	724	2,510	12,380
Dec 31, 2003	454	757	2,562	12,829
Dec 31, 2004	460	850	2,613	13,178
Dec 31, 2005	467	1,001	2,663	13,540
Dec 31, 2006	474	1,153	2,713	13,917
Dec 31, 2007	482	1,306	2,764	14,309
Dec 31, 2008	491	1,460	2,816	14,722
Dec 31, 2009	500	1,615	2,871	15,152
Dec 31, 2010	509	1,770	2,928	15,600
Dec 31, 2011	521	1,904	2,986	16,064
Dec 31, 2012	533	2,010	3,047	16,563
Dec 31, 2013	547	2,103	3,110	17,072
Dec 31, 2014	560	2,187	3,174	17,575
Dec 31, 2015	571	2,261	3,240	18,094
Dec 31, 2016	586	2,326	3,307	18,621
Dec 31, 2017	599	2,384	3,375	19,157
Dec 31, 2018	610	2,435	3,444	19,698
Dec 31, 2019	623	2,480	3,512	20,242
Dec 31, 2020	633	2,519	3,582	20,788
Dec 31, 2021	643	2,553	3,651	21,336
Dec 31, 2022	651	2,559	3,696	21,889

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, Qatar, Oman, Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.