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	Qatar	Paraguay
Dec 31, 1999	273	138	627	5,366
Dec 31, 2000	274	141	659	5,473
Dec 31, 2001	275	144	691	5,579
Dec 31, 2002	276	147	724	5,683
Dec 31, 2003	278	151	757	5,786
Dec 31, 2004	279	154	850	5,886
Dec 31, 2005	280	158	1,001	5,984
Dec 31, 2006	281	161	1,153	6,080
Dec 31, 2007	282	165	1,306	6,173
Dec 31, 2008	283	168	1,460	6,264
Dec 31, 2009	285	172	1,615	6,352
Dec 31, 2010	286	176	1,770	6,438
Dec 31, 2011	287	180	1,904	6,522
Dec 31, 2012	288	183	2,010	6,605
Dec 31, 2013	289	187	2,103	6,688
Dec 31, 2014	290	190	2,187	6,769
Dec 31, 2015	291	194	2,261	6,850
Dec 31, 2016	291	198	2,326	6,930
Dec 31, 2017	292	201	2,384	7,012
Dec 31, 2018	293	204	2,435	7,095
Dec 31, 2019	294	208	2,480	7,179
Dec 31, 2020	294	212	2,519	7,263
Dec 31, 2021	295	216	2,553	7,348
Dec 31, 2022	295	220	2,559	7,432

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