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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	Congo - Kinshasa	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	3,889	51,181	152
Dec 31, 2000	3,980	52,782	153
Dec 31, 2001	4,054	54,453	154
Dec 31, 2002	4,128	56,170	155
Dec 31, 2003	4,215	57,860	156
Dec 31, 2004	4,289	59,599	157
Dec 31, 2005	4,363	61,474	157
Dec 31, 2006	4,449	63,479	158
Dec 31, 2007	4,544	65,590	159
Dec 31, 2008	4,641	67,800	160
Dec 31, 2009	4,742	70,114	160
Dec 31, 2010	4,845	72,550	161
Dec 31, 2011	4,950	75,138	162
Dec 31, 2012	5,057	77,792	162
Dec 31, 2013	5,167	80,534	163
Dec 31, 2014	5,278	83,368	163
Dec 31, 2015	5,392	86,229	164
Dec 31, 2016	5,507	89,193	164
Dec 31, 2017	5,625	92,209	165
Dec 31, 2018	5,745	95,232	166
Dec 31, 2019	5,874	98,320	166
Dec 31, 2020	6,025	101,499	167
Dec 31, 2021	6,154	104,767	167
Dec 31, 2022	6,291	108,171	167

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, Congo - Kinshasa, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.