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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	Seychelles	Barbados	Congo - Kinshasa	Oman
Dec 31, 1999	78	273	51,181	2,348
Dec 31, 2000	79	274	52,782	2,403
Dec 31, 2001	80	275	54,453	2,457
Dec 31, 2002	81	276	56,170	2,510
Dec 31, 2003	82	278	57,860	2,562
Dec 31, 2004	83	279	59,599	2,613
Dec 31, 2005	84	280	61,474	2,663
Dec 31, 2006	85	281	63,479	2,713
Dec 31, 2007	86	282	65,590	2,764
Dec 31, 2008	87	283	67,800	2,816
Dec 31, 2009	87	285	70,114	2,871
Dec 31, 2010	88	286	72,550	2,928
Dec 31, 2011	89	287	75,138	2,986
Dec 31, 2012	90	288	77,792	3,047
Dec 31, 2013	91	289	80,534	3,110
Dec 31, 2014	92	290	83,368	3,174
Dec 31, 2015	92	291	86,229	3,240
Dec 31, 2016	93	291	89,193	3,307
Dec 31, 2017	94	292	92,209	3,375
Dec 31, 2018	95	293	95,232	3,444
Dec 31, 2019	96	294	98,320	3,512
Dec 31, 2020	97	294	101,499	3,582
Dec 31, 2021	98	295	104,767	3,651
Dec 31, 2022	98	295	108,171	3,696

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