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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	Qatar	Burkina Faso	Oman	Turkmenistan
Dec 31, 1999	627	11,075	2,348	4,324
Dec 31, 2000	659	11,405	2,403	4,385
Dec 31, 2001	691	11,828	2,457	4,444
Dec 31, 2002	724	12,380	2,510	4,502
Dec 31, 2003	757	12,829	2,562	4,556
Dec 31, 2004	850	13,178	2,613	4,608
Dec 31, 2005	1,001	13,540	2,663	4,664
Dec 31, 2006	1,153	13,917	2,713	4,719
Dec 31, 2007	1,306	14,309	2,764	4,773
Dec 31, 2008	1,460	14,722	2,816	4,828
Dec 31, 2009	1,615	15,152	2,871	4,884
Dec 31, 2010	1,770	15,600	2,928	4,940
Dec 31, 2011	1,904	16,064	2,986	4,996
Dec 31, 2012	2,010	16,563	3,047	5,053
Dec 31, 2013	2,103	17,072	3,110	5,110
Dec 31, 2014	2,187	17,575	3,174	5,169
Dec 31, 2015	2,261	18,094	3,240	5,227
Dec 31, 2016	2,326	18,621	3,307	5,287
Dec 31, 2017	2,384	19,157	3,375	5,346
Dec 31, 2018	2,435	19,698	3,444	5,405
Dec 31, 2019	2,480	20,242	3,512	5,464
Dec 31, 2020	2,519	20,788	3,582	5,522
Dec 31, 2021	2,553	21,336	3,651	5,579
Dec 31, 2022	2,559	21,889	3,696	5,657

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