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Annual, Persons

Source: World Bank

Population: latest observations by country
Date	Barbados	Laos	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 2002	264,148	5,610,889	149,922
Dec 31, 2003	265,776	5,697,945	153,814
Dec 31, 2004	267,298	5,781,626	157,705
Dec 31, 2005	268,706	5,869,523	161,639
Dec 31, 2006	270,002	5,963,200	165,638
Dec 31, 2007	271,288	6,056,236	169,700
Dec 31, 2008	272,714	6,148,969	173,793
Dec 31, 2009	274,123	6,241,642	177,853
Dec 31, 2010	275,243	6,334,194	181,802
Dec 31, 2011	276,139	6,426,590	185,649
Dec 31, 2012	276,938	6,518,978	189,439
Dec 31, 2013	277,665	6,611,385	193,148
Dec 31, 2014	278,348	6,703,172	196,767
Dec 31, 2015	278,990	6,801,645	200,291
Dec 31, 2016	279,598	6,908,802	203,689
Dec 31, 2017	280,171	7,018,147	206,970
Dec 31, 2018	280,711	7,128,045	210,187
Dec 31, 2019	281,207	7,237,636	213,392
Dec 31, 2020	281,698	7,346,533	217,435
Dec 31, 2021	282,147	7,453,194	221,961
Dec 31, 2022	282,318	7,559,007	226,305
Dec 31, 2023	282,336	7,664,993	230,871
Dec 31, 2024	282,467	7,769,819	235,536
Dec 31, 2025	282,623	7,873,046	240,254