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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	Dominica	Laos	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	70	5,286	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	71	5,397	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	71	5,499	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	72	5,578	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	72	5,654	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	72	5,746	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	72	5,836	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	72	5,931	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	72	6,035	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	73	6,145	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	73	6,257	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	73	6,368	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	73	6,477	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	73	6,586	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	73	6,695	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	73	6,804	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	74	6,912	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	74	7,019	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	74	7,127	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	74	7,234	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	75	7,343	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	75	7,452	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	76	7,560	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	76	7,666	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, Dominica, Laos, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.