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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	Yemen	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	273	138	16,728	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	274	141	17,236	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	275	144	17,762	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	276	147	18,310	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	278	151	18,855	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	279	154	19,410	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	280	158	20,000	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	281	161	20,611	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	282	165	21,236	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	283	168	21,878	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	285	172	22,533	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	286	176	23,195	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	287	180	23,880	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	288	183	24,594	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	289	187	25,311	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	290	190	26,020	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	291	194	26,698	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	291	198	27,347	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	292	201	27,985	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	293	204	28,608	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	294	208	29,216	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	294	212	29,811	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	295	216	30,399	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	295	220	31,058	7,666

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, Yemen, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.