Population, long-run history: compare countries

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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	Barbados	Burkina Faso	Denmark	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	11,075	5,322	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	11,405	5,339	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	11,828	5,358	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	12,380	5,377	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	12,829	5,391	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	13,178	5,404	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	13,540	5,420	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	13,917	5,438	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	14,309	5,461	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	14,722	5,494	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	15,152	5,524	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	15,600	5,548	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	16,064	5,571	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	16,563	5,592	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	17,072	5,614	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	17,575	5,644	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	18,094	5,683	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	18,621	5,730	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	19,157	5,766	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	19,698	5,795	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	20,242	5,818	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	20,788	5,831	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	21,336	5,855	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	21,889	5,907	220

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

No separate list is published for Barbados, Burkina Faso, Denmark, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.