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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	São Tomé & Príncipe	Denmark
Dec 31, 1999	3,889	138	5,322
Dec 31, 2000	3,980	141	5,339
Dec 31, 2001	4,054	144	5,358
Dec 31, 2002	4,128	147	5,377
Dec 31, 2003	4,215	151	5,391
Dec 31, 2004	4,289	154	5,404
Dec 31, 2005	4,363	158	5,420
Dec 31, 2006	4,449	161	5,438
Dec 31, 2007	4,544	165	5,461
Dec 31, 2008	4,641	168	5,494
Dec 31, 2009	4,742	172	5,524
Dec 31, 2010	4,845	176	5,548
Dec 31, 2011	4,950	180	5,571
Dec 31, 2012	5,057	183	5,592
Dec 31, 2013	5,167	187	5,614
Dec 31, 2014	5,278	190	5,644
Dec 31, 2015	5,392	194	5,683
Dec 31, 2016	5,507	198	5,730
Dec 31, 2017	5,625	201	5,766
Dec 31, 2018	5,745	204	5,795
Dec 31, 2019	5,874	208	5,818
Dec 31, 2020	6,025	212	5,831
Dec 31, 2021	6,154	216	5,855
Dec 31, 2022	6,291	220	5,907

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, São Tomé & Príncipe, Denmark; the database as a whole is cited above.