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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	Dominica	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	3,889	70	138
Dec 31, 2000	3,980	71	141
Dec 31, 2001	4,054	71	144
Dec 31, 2002	4,128	72	147
Dec 31, 2003	4,215	72	151
Dec 31, 2004	4,289	72	154
Dec 31, 2005	4,363	72	158
Dec 31, 2006	4,449	72	161
Dec 31, 2007	4,544	72	165
Dec 31, 2008	4,641	73	168
Dec 31, 2009	4,742	73	172
Dec 31, 2010	4,845	73	176
Dec 31, 2011	4,950	73	180
Dec 31, 2012	5,057	73	183
Dec 31, 2013	5,167	73	187
Dec 31, 2014	5,278	73	190
Dec 31, 2015	5,392	74	194
Dec 31, 2016	5,507	74	198
Dec 31, 2017	5,625	74	201
Dec 31, 2018	5,745	74	204
Dec 31, 2019	5,874	75	208
Dec 31, 2020	6,025	75	212
Dec 31, 2021	6,154	76	216
Dec 31, 2022	6,291	76	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, Dominica, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.