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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	Laos	Puerto Rico
Dec 31, 1999	273	152	5,286	3,800
Dec 31, 2000	274	153	5,397	3,811
Dec 31, 2001	275	154	5,499	3,819
Dec 31, 2002	276	155	5,578	3,824
Dec 31, 2003	278	156	5,654	3,826
Dec 31, 2004	279	157	5,746	3,827
Dec 31, 2005	280	157	5,836	3,822
Dec 31, 2006	281	158	5,931	3,805
Dec 31, 2007	282	159	6,035	3,783
Dec 31, 2008	283	160	6,145	3,761
Dec 31, 2009	285	160	6,257	3,741
Dec 31, 2010	286	161	6,368	3,722
Dec 31, 2011	287	162	6,477	3,679
Dec 31, 2012	288	162	6,586	3,636
Dec 31, 2013	289	163	6,695	3,589
Dec 31, 2014	290	163	6,804	3,534
Dec 31, 2015	291	164	6,912	3,473
Dec 31, 2016	291	164	7,019	3,411
Dec 31, 2017	292	165	7,127	3,352
Dec 31, 2018	293	166	7,234	3,295
Dec 31, 2019	294	166	7,343	3,268
Dec 31, 2020	294	167	7,452	3,247
Dec 31, 2021	295	167	7,560	3,232
Dec 31, 2022	295	167	7,666	3,228

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