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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	Central African Republic	Barbados	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	3,889	273	138
Dec 31, 2000	3,980	274	141
Dec 31, 2001	4,054	275	144
Dec 31, 2002	4,128	276	147
Dec 31, 2003	4,215	278	151
Dec 31, 2004	4,289	279	154
Dec 31, 2005	4,363	280	158
Dec 31, 2006	4,449	281	161
Dec 31, 2007	4,544	282	165
Dec 31, 2008	4,641	283	168
Dec 31, 2009	4,742	285	172
Dec 31, 2010	4,845	286	176
Dec 31, 2011	4,950	287	180
Dec 31, 2012	5,057	288	183
Dec 31, 2013	5,167	289	187
Dec 31, 2014	5,278	290	190
Dec 31, 2015	5,392	291	194
Dec 31, 2016	5,507	291	198
Dec 31, 2017	5,625	292	201
Dec 31, 2018	5,745	293	204
Dec 31, 2019	5,874	294	208
Dec 31, 2020	6,025	294	212
Dec 31, 2021	6,154	295	216
Dec 31, 2022	6,291	295	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 Central African Republic, Barbados, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.