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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	Moldova	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	273	152	4,244	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	274	153	4,199	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	275	154	4,154	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	276	155	4,108	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	278	156	4,059	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	279	157	4,013	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	280	157	3,966	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	281	158	3,919	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	282	159	3,873	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	283	160	3,829	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	285	160	3,788	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	286	161	3,748	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	287	162	3,709	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	288	162	3,671	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	289	163	3,633	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	290	163	3,595	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	291	164	3,558	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	291	164	3,522	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	292	165	3,485	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	293	166	3,448	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	294	166	3,412	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	294	167	3,376	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	295	167	3,339	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	295	167	3,570	6,291

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, Moldova, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.