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	Denmark	Central African Republic	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	273	5,322	3,889	152
Dec 31, 2000	274	5,339	3,980	153
Dec 31, 2001	275	5,358	4,054	154
Dec 31, 2002	276	5,377	4,128	155
Dec 31, 2003	278	5,391	4,215	156
Dec 31, 2004	279	5,404	4,289	157
Dec 31, 2005	280	5,420	4,363	157
Dec 31, 2006	281	5,438	4,449	158
Dec 31, 2007	282	5,461	4,544	159
Dec 31, 2008	283	5,494	4,641	160
Dec 31, 2009	285	5,524	4,742	160
Dec 31, 2010	286	5,548	4,845	161
Dec 31, 2011	287	5,571	4,950	162
Dec 31, 2012	288	5,592	5,057	162
Dec 31, 2013	289	5,614	5,167	163
Dec 31, 2014	290	5,644	5,278	163
Dec 31, 2015	291	5,683	5,392	164
Dec 31, 2016	291	5,730	5,507	164
Dec 31, 2017	292	5,766	5,625	165
Dec 31, 2018	293	5,795	5,745	166
Dec 31, 2019	294	5,818	5,874	166
Dec 31, 2020	294	5,831	6,025	167
Dec 31, 2021	295	5,855	6,154	167
Dec 31, 2022	295	5,907	6,291	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, Denmark, Central African Republic, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.