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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	Gambia	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	1,320	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	1,357	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	1,393	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	1,431	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	1,469	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	1,508	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	1,548	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	1,589	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	1,630	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	1,671	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	1,713	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	1,755	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	1,798	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	1,840	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	1,883	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	1,926	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	1,968	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	2,010	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	2,051	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	2,093	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	2,147	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	2,203	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	2,260	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	2,316	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

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