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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	South Africa	Burkina Faso	Oman	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	46,257	11,075	2,348	273
Dec 31, 2000	46,958	11,405	2,403	274
Dec 31, 2001	47,820	11,828	2,457	275
Dec 31, 2002	48,480	12,380	2,510	276
Dec 31, 2003	48,951	12,829	2,562	278
Dec 31, 2004	49,478	13,178	2,613	279
Dec 31, 2005	50,054	13,540	2,663	280
Dec 31, 2006	50,667	13,917	2,713	281
Dec 31, 2007	51,339	14,309	2,764	282
Dec 31, 2008	52,077	14,722	2,816	283
Dec 31, 2009	52,862	15,152	2,871	285
Dec 31, 2010	53,682	15,600	2,928	286
Dec 31, 2011	54,518	16,064	2,986	287
Dec 31, 2012	55,356	16,563	3,047	288
Dec 31, 2013	56,215	17,072	3,110	289
Dec 31, 2014	57,075	17,575	3,174	290
Dec 31, 2015	57,947	18,094	3,240	291
Dec 31, 2016	58,830	18,621	3,307	291
Dec 31, 2017	59,715	19,157	3,375	292
Dec 31, 2018	60,595	19,698	3,444	293
Dec 31, 2019	61,469	20,242	3,512	294
Dec 31, 2020	62,355	20,788	3,582	294
Dec 31, 2021	62,900	21,336	3,651	295
Dec 31, 2022	63,382	21,889	3,696	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

South Africa

1700–1900 (Cape Colony): Fourie, J. and Van Zanden, J.L. (2013). GDP in the Dutch Cape Colony: the Nationals Accounts of a Slave-Based Society, South African Journal of Economics, vol. 81 (4): 467 - 490

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