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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	Germany	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	3,889	81,439	138
Dec 31, 2000	3,980	81,474	141
Dec 31, 2001	4,054	81,534	144
Dec 31, 2002	4,128	81,595	147
Dec 31, 2003	4,215	81,566	151
Dec 31, 2004	4,289	81,473	154
Dec 31, 2005	4,363	81,354	158
Dec 31, 2006	4,449	81,190	161
Dec 31, 2007	4,544	81,009	165
Dec 31, 2008	4,641	80,781	168
Dec 31, 2009	4,742	80,500	172
Dec 31, 2010	4,845	80,301	176
Dec 31, 2011	4,950	80,292	180
Dec 31, 2012	5,057	80,443	183
Dec 31, 2013	5,167	80,663	187
Dec 31, 2014	5,278	81,000	190
Dec 31, 2015	5,392	81,704	194
Dec 31, 2016	5,507	82,366	198
Dec 31, 2017	5,625	82,674	201
Dec 31, 2018	5,745	82,923	204
Dec 31, 2019	5,874	83,110	208
Dec 31, 2020	6,025	83,178	212
Dec 31, 2021	6,154	83,213	216
Dec 31, 2022	6,291	83,811	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

Germany

1500-1850: Pfister, U. (2022). Economic Growth in Germany, 1500–1850. The Journal of Economic History, 82(4), 1071–1107
1850-1950: Hoffmann, Grumbach and Hesse, op. cit., pp. 454-5.

No separate list is published for Central African Republic, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.