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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	Liberia
Dec 31, 1999	273	138	2,741
Dec 31, 2000	274	141	2,847
Dec 31, 2001	275	144	2,917
Dec 31, 2002	276	147	2,978
Dec 31, 2003	278	151	2,983
Dec 31, 2004	279	154	3,005
Dec 31, 2005	280	158	3,138
Dec 31, 2006	281	161	3,311
Dec 31, 2007	282	165	3,469
Dec 31, 2008	283	168	3,603
Dec 31, 2009	285	172	3,708
Dec 31, 2010	286	176	3,817
Dec 31, 2011	287	180	3,984
Dec 31, 2012	288	183	4,141
Dec 31, 2013	289	187	4,244
Dec 31, 2014	290	190	4,348
Dec 31, 2015	291	194	4,460
Dec 31, 2016	291	198	4,576
Dec 31, 2017	292	201	4,689
Dec 31, 2018	293	204	4,810
Dec 31, 2019	294	208	4,904
Dec 31, 2020	294	212	5,005
Dec 31, 2021	295	216	5,109
Dec 31, 2022	295	220	5,216

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

Liberia

1845-1950: Gardner, L. (2022). Sovereignty without Power: Liberia in the Age of Empires, 1822-1980. Cambridge University Press.

No separate list is published for Barbados, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.