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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date OmanCongo - KinshasaBarbados
2,34851,181273
2,40352,782274
2,45754,453275
2,51056,170276
2,56257,860278
2,61359,599279
2,66361,474280
2,71363,479281
2,76465,590282
2,81667,800283
2,87170,114285
2,92872,550286
2,98675,138287
3,04777,792288
3,11080,534289
3,17483,368290
3,24086,229291
3,30789,193291
3,37592,209292
3,44495,232293
3,51298,320294
3,582101,499294
3,651104,767295
3,696108,171295

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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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 Oman, Congo - Kinshasa, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.