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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	Ghana	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	19,327	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	19,792	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	20,280	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	20,806	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	21,350	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	21,900	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	22,469	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	23,058	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	23,661	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	24,270	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	24,899	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	25,559	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	26,244	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	26,945	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	27,664	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	28,405	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	29,146	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	29,879	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	30,617	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	31,362	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	32,111	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	32,864	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	33,622	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	34,280	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.

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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

Ghana

1885-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

No separate list is published for Barbados, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.