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	Paraguay	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	51,181	5,366	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	52,782	5,473	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	54,453	5,579	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	56,170	5,683	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,860	5,786	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	59,599	5,886	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	61,474	5,984	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	63,479	6,080	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	65,590	6,173	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	67,800	6,264	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	70,114	6,352	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	72,550	6,438	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	75,138	6,522	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	77,792	6,605	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	80,534	6,688	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	83,368	6,769	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	86,229	6,850	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	89,193	6,930	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	92,209	7,012	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	95,232	7,095	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	98,320	7,179	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	101,499	7,263	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	104,767	7,348	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	108,171	7,432	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, Paraguay, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.