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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	Trinidad & Tobago	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	273	11,075	1,301	152
Dec 31, 2000	274	11,405	1,303	153
Dec 31, 2001	275	11,828	1,308	154
Dec 31, 2002	276	12,380	1,314	155
Dec 31, 2003	278	12,829	1,320	156
Dec 31, 2004	279	13,178	1,326	157
Dec 31, 2005	280	13,540	1,332	157
Dec 31, 2006	281	13,917	1,338	158
Dec 31, 2007	282	14,309	1,344	159
Dec 31, 2008	283	14,722	1,352	160
Dec 31, 2009	285	15,152	1,359	160
Dec 31, 2010	286	15,600	1,365	161
Dec 31, 2011	287	16,064	1,372	162
Dec 31, 2012	288	16,563	1,379	162
Dec 31, 2013	289	17,072	1,386	163
Dec 31, 2014	290	17,575	1,392	163
Dec 31, 2015	291	18,094	1,399	164
Dec 31, 2016	291	18,621	1,405	164
Dec 31, 2017	292	19,157	1,411	165
Dec 31, 2018	293	19,698	1,436	166
Dec 31, 2019	294	20,242	1,452	166
Dec 31, 2020	294	20,788	1,448	167
Dec 31, 2021	295	21,336	1,450	167
Dec 31, 2022	295	21,889	1,456	167

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, Trinidad & Tobago, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.