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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	Sierra Leone	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	3,736	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	3,809	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	4,043	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	4,287	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	4,466	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	4,602	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	4,708	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	4,818	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	4,918	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	5,023	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	5,132	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	5,246	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	5,364	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	5,486	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	5,613	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	5,744	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	5,879	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	6,019	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	6,163	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	6,312	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	6,461	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	6,611	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	6,761	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	6,910	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, Sierra Leone, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.