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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	Tunisia	Oman	Finland	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	9,417	2,348	5,166	273
Dec 31, 2000	9,514	2,403	5,176	274
Dec 31, 2001	9,613	2,457	5,188	275
Dec 31, 2002	9,711	2,510	5,201	276
Dec 31, 2003	9,810	2,562	5,213	278
Dec 31, 2004	9,906	2,613	5,228	279
Dec 31, 2005	9,997	2,663	5,246	280
Dec 31, 2006	10,087	2,713	5,266	281
Dec 31, 2007	10,178	2,764	5,289	282
Dec 31, 2008	10,274	2,816	5,313	283
Dec 31, 2009	10,377	2,871	5,339	285
Dec 31, 2010	10,491	2,928	5,363	286
Dec 31, 2011	10,612	2,986	5,388	287
Dec 31, 2012	10,737	3,047	5,414	288
Dec 31, 2013	10,866	3,110	5,439	289
Dec 31, 2014	10,996	3,174	5,463	290
Dec 31, 2015	11,124	3,240	5,481	291
Dec 31, 2016	11,248	3,307	5,495	291
Dec 31, 2017	11,365	3,375	5,508	292
Dec 31, 2018	11,477	3,444	5,516	293
Dec 31, 2019	11,583	3,512	5,522	294
Dec 31, 2020	11,681	3,582	5,531	294
Dec 31, 2021	11,772	3,651	5,542	295
Dec 31, 2022	11,862	3,696	5,556	295

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

Finland

1600–1860: Eloranta, J., Voutilainen, M. and Nummela, I. (2016). “Estimating Finnish Economic Growth Before 1860” mimeo.
1860-1960: R. Hjerppe, The Finnish Economy 1860-1985: Growth and Structural Change, Bank of Finland, Helsinki, 1989, pp. 198-200.

No separate list is published for Tunisia, Oman, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.