Population, long-run history: compare countries

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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	Moldova	Congo - Kinshasa	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	4,244	51,181	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	4,199	52,782	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	4,154	54,453	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	4,108	56,170	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	4,059	57,860	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	4,013	59,599	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	3,966	61,474	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	3,919	63,479	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	3,873	65,590	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	3,829	67,800	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	3,788	70,114	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	3,748	72,550	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	3,709	75,138	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,671	77,792	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,633	80,534	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,595	83,368	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,558	86,229	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,522	89,193	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,485	92,209	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,448	95,232	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,412	98,320	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,376	101,499	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,339	104,767	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,570	108,171	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, Moldova, Congo - Kinshasa, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.