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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	Puerto Rico	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	3,800	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	3,811	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	3,819	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	3,824	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	3,826	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	3,827	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	3,822	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	3,805	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	3,783	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	3,761	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	3,741	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	3,722	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	3,679	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,636	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,589	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,534	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,473	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,411	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,352	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,295	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,268	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,247	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,232	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,228	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, Puerto Rico, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.