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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	Laos	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	273	138	5,286	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	274	141	5,397	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	275	144	5,499	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	276	147	5,578	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	278	151	5,654	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	279	154	5,746	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	280	158	5,836	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	281	161	5,931	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	282	165	6,035	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	283	168	6,145	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	285	172	6,257	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	286	176	6,368	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	287	180	6,477	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	288	183	6,586	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	289	187	6,695	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	290	190	6,804	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	291	194	6,912	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	291	198	7,019	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	292	201	7,127	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	293	204	7,234	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	294	208	7,343	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	294	212	7,452	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	295	216	7,560	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	295	220	7,666	6,291

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, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.