Population, long-run history: compare countries

See Population, long-run history for up to four countries side by side.

Countries being compared

Four countries are being compared, the most the chart can show clearly. Remove one to add another.

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	Laos	Congo - Kinshasa
Dec 31, 1999	273	138	5,286	51,181
Dec 31, 2000	274	141	5,397	52,782
Dec 31, 2001	275	144	5,499	54,453
Dec 31, 2002	276	147	5,578	56,170
Dec 31, 2003	278	151	5,654	57,860
Dec 31, 2004	279	154	5,746	59,599
Dec 31, 2005	280	158	5,836	61,474
Dec 31, 2006	281	161	5,931	63,479
Dec 31, 2007	282	165	6,035	65,590
Dec 31, 2008	283	168	6,145	67,800
Dec 31, 2009	285	172	6,257	70,114
Dec 31, 2010	286	176	6,368	72,550
Dec 31, 2011	287	180	6,477	75,138
Dec 31, 2012	288	183	6,586	77,792
Dec 31, 2013	289	187	6,695	80,534
Dec 31, 2014	290	190	6,804	83,368
Dec 31, 2015	291	194	6,912	86,229
Dec 31, 2016	291	198	7,019	89,193
Dec 31, 2017	292	201	7,127	92,209
Dec 31, 2018	293	204	7,234	95,232
Dec 31, 2019	294	208	7,343	98,320
Dec 31, 2020	294	212	7,452	101,499
Dec 31, 2021	295	216	7,560	104,767
Dec 31, 2022	295	220	7,666	108,171

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, Laos, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.