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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	São Tomé & Príncipe	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	11,075	138	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	11,405	141	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	11,828	144	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	12,380	147	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	12,829	151	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	13,178	154	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	13,540	158	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	13,917	161	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	14,309	165	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	14,722	168	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	15,152	172	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	15,600	176	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	16,064	180	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	16,563	183	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	17,072	187	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	17,575	190	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	18,094	194	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	18,621	198	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	19,157	201	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	19,698	204	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	20,242	208	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	20,788	212	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	21,336	216	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	21,889	220	6,291

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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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, São Tomé & Príncipe, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.