Section 2 — Macro-economics

Table 2.1: OPEC Members'

population (million inhabitants)

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965

Algeria 10.8 11.0 11.2 11.4 11.7 11.9

Angola 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9
Congo 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2
Ecuador 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.1
Equatorial Guinea 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Gabon 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
IR Iran 21.7 22.3 22.9 23.5 24.2 24.9
Iraq 7.3 7.6 7.8 8.1 8.3 8.6
Kuwait 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5
Libya 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6
Nigeria 54.5 54.5 55.4 56.4 57.4 58.4
Saudi Arabia 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.8
United Arab Emirates 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Venezuela 7.6 7.9 8.2 8.5 8.8 9.1
OPEC 119.3 121.1 123.9 126.8 129.8 133.0

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 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975

12.2 12.6 12.9 13.3 13.7 14.2 14.6 15.1 15.5 16.0
6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.7 6.9 7.0 7.2 7.4
1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6
5.3 5.5 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.9
0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
25.6 26.4 27.2 28.0 28.8 29.7 30.5 31.4 32.4 33.4
8.9 9.2 9.5 9.8 10.1 10.5 10.8 11.2 11.6 12.0
0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0
1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
59.5 60.6 61.7 62.8 64.0 65.3 66.6 68.0 69.4 71.0
5.0 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.6 6.9 7.3
0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5
9.4 9.7 10.0 10.4 10.7 11.1 11.5 11.9 12.3 12.7
136.3 139.7 143.3 147.1 150.9 155.0 159.2 163.6 168.2 173.1

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1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985

16.5 17.1 17.6 18.2 19.0 19.6 20.2 20.5 21.5 22.2
7.5 7.7 8.0 8.2 8.5 8.7 8.9 9.2 9.4 10.6
1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1
7.1 7.3 7.5 7.7 8.0 8.2 8.4 8.6 8.9 9.1
0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4
0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
34.4 35.4 36.6 37.9 39.3 40.8 42.4 43.6 45.4 47.3
12.4 12.8 13.2 13.7 13.2 13.7 14.1 14.6 15.1 15.6
1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7
2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.5
72.7 74.6 76.5 78.6 80.7 82.8 84.8 86.8 88.8 90.8
7.6 8.1 8.5 9.1 9.3 9.8 10.3 10.8 11.3 11.9
0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4
13.2 13.7 14.1 14.6 15.1 15.5 15.9 16.3 16.7 17.1
178.3 183.8 189.7 195.9 201.3 207.6 214.0 219.7 226.9 234.6
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

22.8 23.4 24.1 24.4 25.0 25.6 26.3 26.9 27.5 28.1
10.9 11.2 11.5 11.8 12.1 12.5 12.8 13.2 13.5 13.9
2.2 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.8
9.3 9.6 9.8 10.0 10.1 10.4 10.6 10.8 11.0 11.2
0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1
49.2 51.2 53.0 54.7 56.2 57.3 58.1 58.8 59.5 60.3
16.1 16.3 16.9 17.4 17.9 18.4 18.9 19.5 20.0 20.5
1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.9
3.7 3.8 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.7
92.9 95.2 97.4 99.8 102.2 104.6 107.1 109.6 112.1 114.7
12.5 13.1 13.8 14.5 15.2 15.9 16.9 17.3 17.7 18.1
1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4
17.6 18.1 18.5 19.0 19.7 20.2 20.7 21.1 21.6 22.0
241.8 248.8 256.6 263.7 270.5 276.5 283.4 289.4 295.8 302.4
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

28.6 29.0 29.5 30.0 30.4 30.9 31.4 31.8 32.4 32.9
14.4 14.8 15.3 15.7 16.2 16.6 17.1 17.6 18.2 18.7
2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7
11.5 11.7 12.0 12.3 12.5 12.8 13.1 13.3 13.6 13.7
0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8
1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4
61.3 62.4 63.6 64.8 66.1 67.1 68.0 68.8 69.6 70.4
21.1 22.0 22.7 23.4 24.1 24.8 25.6 26.3 27.1 28.0
2.0 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.8 3.0
4.8 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6
117.3 120.1 122.9 125.7 128.7 131.7 134.8 138.0 141.3 144.7
18.6 19.0 19.5 20.0 20.5 21.0 21.5 22.0 22.6 23.3
2.6 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.1
22.5 23.0 23.4 23.9 24.4 24.8 25.2 25.6 26.0 26.4
309.3 316.6 323.8 331.0 338.6 345.9 353.3 360.8 368.6 376.7
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

33.5 34.1 34.6 35.3 36.0 36.7 37.5 38.3 39.1 40.0
19.2 19.8 20.4 21.0 21.7 22.3 23.0 23.7 25.8 26.7
3.8 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.9 5.0
14.0 14.2 14.5 14.7 15.0 15.3 15.5 15.8 16.0 16.3
0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2
1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9
71.2 72.0 72.8 73.7 74.6 75.5 76.5 77.4 78.4 79.4
28.8 29.7 30.6 31.7 32.5 33.3 34.2 35.1 34.8 35.2
3.2 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.2
5.7 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3
148.3 151.9 155.7 159.7 163.7 167.9 172.2 176.6 181.9 187.1
24.1 24.9 25.8 26.7 27.6 28.4 29.2 30.0 30.8 31.5
5.0 6.2 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.5 8.8 9.0 9.3 9.6
26.9 27.3 27.7 28.1 28.5 28.9 29.4 29.8 30.2 30.6
385.9 395.7 406.0 415.2 424.4 433.7 443.7 453.6 464.5 475.0
2016 2017 2018

40.8 41.7 42.6

27.5 28.4 29.3
5.1 5.3 5.4
16.5 16.8 17.0
1.2 1.3 1.3
1.9 1.9 2.0
80.3 81.2 82.0
36.2 37.1 38.1
4.4 4.5 4.6
6.4 6.5 6.6
192.4 197.7 203.0
31.8 32.6 33.4
9.9 10.0 10.1
31.0 31.4 31.8
485.4 496.3 507.2