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	Palestinian Territories	Congo - Kinshasa	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	2,996	51,181	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	3,075	52,782	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	3,155	54,453	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	3,235	56,170	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	3,315	57,860	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	3,396	59,599	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	3,478	61,474	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	3,559	63,479	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	3,642	65,590	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	3,727	67,800	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	3,817	70,114	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	3,907	72,550	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	3,997	75,138	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	4,088	77,792	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	4,178	80,534	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	4,269	83,368	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	4,359	86,229	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	4,451	89,193	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	4,533	92,209	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	4,615	95,232	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	4,715	98,320	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	4,820	101,499	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	4,930	104,767	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	5,042	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, Palestinian Territories, Congo - Kinshasa, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.