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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	Malta	Congo - Kinshasa	Oman	United Arab Emirates
Dec 31, 1999	387	51,181	2,348	3,101
Dec 31, 2000	390	52,782	2,403	3,284
Dec 31, 2001	393	54,453	2,457	3,458
Dec 31, 2002	396	56,170	2,510	3,613
Dec 31, 2003	398	57,860	2,562	3,754
Dec 31, 2004	401	59,599	2,613	3,882
Dec 31, 2005	404	61,474	2,663	4,000
Dec 31, 2006	405	63,479	2,713	4,532
Dec 31, 2007	406	65,590	2,764	5,623
Dec 31, 2008	409	67,800	2,816	7,277
Dec 31, 2009	412	70,114	2,871	8,164
Dec 31, 2010	414	72,550	2,928	8,152
Dec 31, 2011	416	75,138	2,986	8,438
Dec 31, 2012	420	77,792	3,047	8,747
Dec 31, 2013	426	80,534	3,110	9,077
Dec 31, 2014	435	83,368	3,174	9,321
Dec 31, 2015	445	86,229	3,240	9,461
Dec 31, 2016	455	89,193	3,307	9,587
Dec 31, 2017	468	92,209	3,375	9,699
Dec 31, 2018	485	95,232	3,444	9,796
Dec 31, 2019	504	98,320	3,512	9,879
Dec 31, 2020	516	101,499	3,582	9,953
Dec 31, 2021	518	104,767	3,651	10,018
Dec 31, 2022	530	108,171	3,696	10,099

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 Malta, Congo - Kinshasa, Oman, United Arab Emirates; the database as a whole is cited above.