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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	Malta	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	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.

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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, Malta, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.