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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	Yemen	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	46,257	16,728	273
Dec 31, 2000	46,958	17,236	274
Dec 31, 2001	47,820	17,762	275
Dec 31, 2002	48,480	18,310	276
Dec 31, 2003	48,951	18,855	278
Dec 31, 2004	49,478	19,410	279
Dec 31, 2005	50,054	20,000	280
Dec 31, 2006	50,667	20,611	281
Dec 31, 2007	51,339	21,236	282
Dec 31, 2008	52,077	21,878	283
Dec 31, 2009	52,862	22,533	285
Dec 31, 2010	53,682	23,195	286
Dec 31, 2011	54,518	23,880	287
Dec 31, 2012	55,356	24,594	288
Dec 31, 2013	56,215	25,311	289
Dec 31, 2014	57,075	26,020	290
Dec 31, 2015	57,947	26,698	291
Dec 31, 2016	58,830	27,347	291
Dec 31, 2017	59,715	27,985	292
Dec 31, 2018	60,595	28,608	293
Dec 31, 2019	61,469	29,216	294
Dec 31, 2020	62,355	29,811	294
Dec 31, 2021	62,900	30,399	295
Dec 31, 2022	63,382	31,058	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 Yemen, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.