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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	São Tomé & Príncipe	Albania	Yemen
Dec 31, 1999	273	138	3,085	16,728
Dec 31, 2000	274	141	3,065	17,236
Dec 31, 2001	275	144	3,047	17,762
Dec 31, 2002	276	147	3,038	18,310
Dec 31, 2003	278	151	3,026	18,855
Dec 31, 2004	279	154	3,014	19,410
Dec 31, 2005	280	158	2,998	20,000
Dec 31, 2006	281	161	2,979	20,611
Dec 31, 2007	282	165	2,957	21,236
Dec 31, 2008	283	168	2,934	21,878
Dec 31, 2009	285	172	2,915	22,533
Dec 31, 2010	286	176	2,900	23,195
Dec 31, 2011	287	180	2,892	23,880
Dec 31, 2012	288	183	2,888	24,594
Dec 31, 2013	289	187	2,882	25,311
Dec 31, 2014	290	190	2,876	26,020
Dec 31, 2015	291	194	2,868	26,698
Dec 31, 2016	291	198	2,863	27,347
Dec 31, 2017	292	201	2,861	27,985
Dec 31, 2018	293	204	2,854	28,608
Dec 31, 2019	294	208	2,842	29,216
Dec 31, 2020	294	212	2,825	29,811
Dec 31, 2021	295	216	2,799	30,399
Dec 31, 2022	295	220	2,787	31,058

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