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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	El Salvador	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	5,767	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	5,825	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	5,856	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	5,869	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	5,880	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	5,888	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	5,899	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	5,906	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	5,911	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	5,934	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	5,954	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	5,967	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	5,984	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	6,033	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	6,121	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	6,179	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	6,205	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	6,248	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	6,304	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	6,368	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	6,372	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	6,385	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	6,407	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	6,429	220

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

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