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	Congo - Kinshasa	Puerto Rico	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	51,181	3,800	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	52,782	3,811	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	54,453	3,819	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	56,170	3,824	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,860	3,826	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	59,599	3,827	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	61,474	3,822	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	63,479	3,805	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	65,590	3,783	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	67,800	3,761	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	70,114	3,741	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	72,550	3,722	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	75,138	3,679	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	77,792	3,636	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	80,534	3,589	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	83,368	3,534	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	86,229	3,473	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	89,193	3,411	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	92,209	3,352	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	95,232	3,295	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	98,320	3,268	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	101,499	3,247	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	104,767	3,232	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	108,171	3,228	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, Congo - Kinshasa, Puerto Rico, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.