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	Puerto Rico	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	273	5,322	3,800	152
Dec 31, 2000	274	5,339	3,811	153
Dec 31, 2001	275	5,358	3,819	154
Dec 31, 2002	276	5,377	3,824	155
Dec 31, 2003	278	5,391	3,826	156
Dec 31, 2004	279	5,404	3,827	157
Dec 31, 2005	280	5,420	3,822	157
Dec 31, 2006	281	5,438	3,805	158
Dec 31, 2007	282	5,461	3,783	159
Dec 31, 2008	283	5,494	3,761	160
Dec 31, 2009	285	5,524	3,741	160
Dec 31, 2010	286	5,548	3,722	161
Dec 31, 2011	287	5,571	3,679	162
Dec 31, 2012	288	5,592	3,636	162
Dec 31, 2013	289	5,614	3,589	163
Dec 31, 2014	290	5,644	3,534	163
Dec 31, 2015	291	5,683	3,473	164
Dec 31, 2016	291	5,730	3,411	164
Dec 31, 2017	292	5,766	3,352	165
Dec 31, 2018	293	5,795	3,295	166
Dec 31, 2019	294	5,818	3,268	166
Dec 31, 2020	294	5,831	3,247	167
Dec 31, 2021	295	5,855	3,232	167
Dec 31, 2022	295	5,907	3,228	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, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.