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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	St. Lucia	Central African Republic	Sudan
Dec 31, 1999	273	152	3,889	26,168
Dec 31, 2000	274	153	3,980	26,771
Dec 31, 2001	275	154	4,054	27,387
Dec 31, 2002	276	155	4,128	28,017
Dec 31, 2003	278	156	4,215	28,662
Dec 31, 2004	279	157	4,289	29,321
Dec 31, 2005	280	157	4,363	29,996
Dec 31, 2006	281	158	4,449	30,686
Dec 31, 2007	282	159	4,544	31,393
Dec 31, 2008	283	160	4,641	32,137
Dec 31, 2009	285	160	4,742	33,078
Dec 31, 2010	286	161	4,845	33,891
Dec 31, 2011	287	162	4,950	34,568
Dec 31, 2012	288	162	5,057	35,293
Dec 31, 2013	289	163	5,167	36,093
Dec 31, 2014	290	163	5,278	37,058
Dec 31, 2015	291	164	5,392	38,165
Dec 31, 2016	291	164	5,507	39,294
Dec 31, 2017	292	165	5,625	40,512
Dec 31, 2018	293	166	5,745	41,764
Dec 31, 2019	294	166	5,874	42,952
Dec 31, 2020	294	167	6,025	44,121
Dec 31, 2021	295	167	6,154	45,290
Dec 31, 2022	295	167	6,291	46,498

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, St. Lucia, Central African Republic, Sudan; the database as a whole is cited above.