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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	Benin	Central African Republic	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	6,461	3,889	138
Dec 31, 2000	6,677	3,980	141
Dec 31, 2001	6,902	4,054	144
Dec 31, 2002	7,130	4,128	147
Dec 31, 2003	7,360	4,215	151
Dec 31, 2004	7,589	4,289	154
Dec 31, 2005	7,838	4,363	158
Dec 31, 2006	8,089	4,449	161
Dec 31, 2007	8,335	4,544	165
Dec 31, 2008	8,603	4,641	168
Dec 31, 2009	8,884	4,742	172
Dec 31, 2010	9,179	4,845	176
Dec 31, 2011	9,486	4,950	180
Dec 31, 2012	9,805	5,057	183
Dec 31, 2013	10,135	5,167	187
Dec 31, 2014	10,480	5,278	190
Dec 31, 2015	10,842	5,392	194
Dec 31, 2016	11,220	5,507	198
Dec 31, 2017	11,613	5,625	201
Dec 31, 2018	12,018	5,745	204
Dec 31, 2019	12,370	5,874	208
Dec 31, 2020	12,725	6,025	212
Dec 31, 2021	13,081	6,154	216
Dec 31, 2022	13,439	6,291	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 Benin, Central African Republic, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.