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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	Burkina Faso	Puerto Rico	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	11,075	3,800	138
Dec 31, 2000	11,405	3,811	141
Dec 31, 2001	11,828	3,819	144
Dec 31, 2002	12,380	3,824	147
Dec 31, 2003	12,829	3,826	151
Dec 31, 2004	13,178	3,827	154
Dec 31, 2005	13,540	3,822	158
Dec 31, 2006	13,917	3,805	161
Dec 31, 2007	14,309	3,783	165
Dec 31, 2008	14,722	3,761	168
Dec 31, 2009	15,152	3,741	172
Dec 31, 2010	15,600	3,722	176
Dec 31, 2011	16,064	3,679	180
Dec 31, 2012	16,563	3,636	183
Dec 31, 2013	17,072	3,589	187
Dec 31, 2014	17,575	3,534	190
Dec 31, 2015	18,094	3,473	194
Dec 31, 2016	18,621	3,411	198
Dec 31, 2017	19,157	3,352	201
Dec 31, 2018	19,698	3,295	204
Dec 31, 2019	20,242	3,268	208
Dec 31, 2020	20,788	3,247	212
Dec 31, 2021	21,336	3,232	216
Dec 31, 2022	21,889	3,228	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 Burkina Faso, Puerto Rico, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.