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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	Paraguay	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	5,286	5,366	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	5,397	5,473	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	5,499	5,579	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	5,578	5,683	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	5,654	5,786	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	5,746	5,886	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	5,836	5,984	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	5,931	6,080	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	6,035	6,173	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	6,145	6,264	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	6,257	6,352	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	6,368	6,438	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	6,477	6,522	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	6,586	6,605	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	6,695	6,688	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	6,804	6,769	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	6,912	6,850	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	7,019	6,930	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	7,127	7,012	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	7,234	7,095	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	7,343	7,179	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	7,452	7,263	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	7,560	7,348	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	7,666	7,432	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, Paraguay, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.