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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	Congo - Kinshasa
Dec 31, 1999	46,257	11,075	2,348	51,181
Dec 31, 2000	46,958	11,405	2,403	52,782
Dec 31, 2001	47,820	11,828	2,457	54,453
Dec 31, 2002	48,480	12,380	2,510	56,170
Dec 31, 2003	48,951	12,829	2,562	57,860
Dec 31, 2004	49,478	13,178	2,613	59,599
Dec 31, 2005	50,054	13,540	2,663	61,474
Dec 31, 2006	50,667	13,917	2,713	63,479
Dec 31, 2007	51,339	14,309	2,764	65,590
Dec 31, 2008	52,077	14,722	2,816	67,800
Dec 31, 2009	52,862	15,152	2,871	70,114
Dec 31, 2010	53,682	15,600	2,928	72,550
Dec 31, 2011	54,518	16,064	2,986	75,138
Dec 31, 2012	55,356	16,563	3,047	77,792
Dec 31, 2013	56,215	17,072	3,110	80,534
Dec 31, 2014	57,075	17,575	3,174	83,368
Dec 31, 2015	57,947	18,094	3,240	86,229
Dec 31, 2016	58,830	18,621	3,307	89,193
Dec 31, 2017	59,715	19,157	3,375	92,209
Dec 31, 2018	60,595	19,698	3,444	95,232
Dec 31, 2019	61,469	20,242	3,512	98,320
Dec 31, 2020	62,355	20,788	3,582	101,499
Dec 31, 2021	62,900	21,336	3,651	104,767
Dec 31, 2022	63,382	21,889	3,696	108,171

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