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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	São Tomé & Príncipe	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	273	70	138	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	274	71	141	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	275	71	144	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	276	72	147	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	278	72	151	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	279	72	154	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	280	72	158	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	281	72	161	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	282	72	165	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	283	73	168	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	285	73	172	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	286	73	176	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	287	73	180	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	288	73	183	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	289	73	187	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	290	73	190	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	291	74	194	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	291	74	198	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	292	74	201	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	293	74	204	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	294	75	208	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	294	75	212	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	295	76	216	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	295	76	220	7,666

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, São Tomé & Príncipe, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.