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