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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	São Tomé & Príncipe	Oman	Burkina Faso	United Arab Emirates
Dec 31, 1999	138	2,348	11,075	3,101
Dec 31, 2000	141	2,403	11,405	3,284
Dec 31, 2001	144	2,457	11,828	3,458
Dec 31, 2002	147	2,510	12,380	3,613
Dec 31, 2003	151	2,562	12,829	3,754
Dec 31, 2004	154	2,613	13,178	3,882
Dec 31, 2005	158	2,663	13,540	4,000
Dec 31, 2006	161	2,713	13,917	4,532
Dec 31, 2007	165	2,764	14,309	5,623
Dec 31, 2008	168	2,816	14,722	7,277
Dec 31, 2009	172	2,871	15,152	8,164
Dec 31, 2010	176	2,928	15,600	8,152
Dec 31, 2011	180	2,986	16,064	8,438
Dec 31, 2012	183	3,047	16,563	8,747
Dec 31, 2013	187	3,110	17,072	9,077
Dec 31, 2014	190	3,174	17,575	9,321
Dec 31, 2015	194	3,240	18,094	9,461
Dec 31, 2016	198	3,307	18,621	9,587
Dec 31, 2017	201	3,375	19,157	9,699
Dec 31, 2018	204	3,444	19,698	9,796
Dec 31, 2019	208	3,512	20,242	9,879
Dec 31, 2020	212	3,582	20,788	9,953
Dec 31, 2021	216	3,651	21,336	10,018
Dec 31, 2022	220	3,696	21,889	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 São Tomé & Príncipe, Oman, Burkina Faso, United Arab Emirates; the database as a whole is cited above.