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	São Tomé & Príncipe	Laos	Qatar
Dec 31, 1999	273	138	5,286	627
Dec 31, 2000	274	141	5,397	659
Dec 31, 2001	275	144	5,499	691
Dec 31, 2002	276	147	5,578	724
Dec 31, 2003	278	151	5,654	757
Dec 31, 2004	279	154	5,746	850
Dec 31, 2005	280	158	5,836	1,001
Dec 31, 2006	281	161	5,931	1,153
Dec 31, 2007	282	165	6,035	1,306
Dec 31, 2008	283	168	6,145	1,460
Dec 31, 2009	285	172	6,257	1,615
Dec 31, 2010	286	176	6,368	1,770
Dec 31, 2011	287	180	6,477	1,904
Dec 31, 2012	288	183	6,586	2,010
Dec 31, 2013	289	187	6,695	2,103
Dec 31, 2014	290	190	6,804	2,187
Dec 31, 2015	291	194	6,912	2,261
Dec 31, 2016	291	198	7,019	2,326
Dec 31, 2017	292	201	7,127	2,384
Dec 31, 2018	293	204	7,234	2,435
Dec 31, 2019	294	208	7,343	2,480
Dec 31, 2020	294	212	7,452	2,519
Dec 31, 2021	295	216	7,560	2,553
Dec 31, 2022	295	220	7,666	2,559

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, Qatar; the database as a whole is cited above.