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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	Puerto Rico	Seychelles
Dec 31, 1999	273	5,286	3,800	78
Dec 31, 2000	274	5,397	3,811	79
Dec 31, 2001	275	5,499	3,819	80
Dec 31, 2002	276	5,578	3,824	81
Dec 31, 2003	278	5,654	3,826	82
Dec 31, 2004	279	5,746	3,827	83
Dec 31, 2005	280	5,836	3,822	84
Dec 31, 2006	281	5,931	3,805	85
Dec 31, 2007	282	6,035	3,783	86
Dec 31, 2008	283	6,145	3,761	87
Dec 31, 2009	285	6,257	3,741	87
Dec 31, 2010	286	6,368	3,722	88
Dec 31, 2011	287	6,477	3,679	89
Dec 31, 2012	288	6,586	3,636	90
Dec 31, 2013	289	6,695	3,589	91
Dec 31, 2014	290	6,804	3,534	92
Dec 31, 2015	291	6,912	3,473	92
Dec 31, 2016	291	7,019	3,411	93
Dec 31, 2017	292	7,127	3,352	94
Dec 31, 2018	293	7,234	3,295	95
Dec 31, 2019	294	7,343	3,268	96
Dec 31, 2020	294	7,452	3,247	97
Dec 31, 2021	295	7,560	3,232	98
Dec 31, 2022	295	7,666	3,228	98

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, Puerto Rico, Seychelles; the database as a whole is cited above.