Population, long-run history: compare countries

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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	St. Lucia	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	9,417	2,348	152	273
Dec 31, 2000	9,514	2,403	153	274
Dec 31, 2001	9,613	2,457	154	275
Dec 31, 2002	9,711	2,510	155	276
Dec 31, 2003	9,810	2,562	156	278
Dec 31, 2004	9,906	2,613	157	279
Dec 31, 2005	9,997	2,663	157	280
Dec 31, 2006	10,087	2,713	158	281
Dec 31, 2007	10,178	2,764	159	282
Dec 31, 2008	10,274	2,816	160	283
Dec 31, 2009	10,377	2,871	160	285
Dec 31, 2010	10,491	2,928	161	286
Dec 31, 2011	10,612	2,986	162	287
Dec 31, 2012	10,737	3,047	162	288
Dec 31, 2013	10,866	3,110	163	289
Dec 31, 2014	10,996	3,174	163	290
Dec 31, 2015	11,124	3,240	164	291
Dec 31, 2016	11,248	3,307	164	291
Dec 31, 2017	11,365	3,375	165	292
Dec 31, 2018	11,477	3,444	166	293
Dec 31, 2019	11,583	3,512	166	294
Dec 31, 2020	11,681	3,582	167	294
Dec 31, 2021	11,772	3,651	167	295
Dec 31, 2022	11,862	3,696	167	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

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