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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	Laos	Central African Republic	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	5,286	3,889	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	5,397	3,980	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	5,499	4,054	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	5,578	4,128	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	5,654	4,215	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	5,746	4,289	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	5,836	4,363	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	5,931	4,449	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	6,035	4,544	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	6,145	4,641	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	6,257	4,742	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	6,368	4,845	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	6,477	4,950	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	6,586	5,057	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	6,695	5,167	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	6,804	5,278	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	6,912	5,392	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	7,019	5,507	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	7,127	5,625	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	7,234	5,745	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	7,343	5,874	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	7,452	6,025	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	7,560	6,154	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	7,666	6,291	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, Laos, Central African Republic, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.