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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	Cambodia
Dec 31, 1999	3,889	138	12,122
Dec 31, 2000	3,980	141	12,317
Dec 31, 2001	4,054	144	12,504
Dec 31, 2002	4,128	147	12,691
Dec 31, 2003	4,215	151	12,881
Dec 31, 2004	4,289	154	13,076
Dec 31, 2005	4,363	158	13,276
Dec 31, 2006	4,449	161	13,461
Dec 31, 2007	4,544	165	13,630
Dec 31, 2008	4,641	168	13,808
Dec 31, 2009	4,742	172	13,990
Dec 31, 2010	4,845	176	14,162
Dec 31, 2011	4,950	180	14,322
Dec 31, 2012	5,057	183	14,480
Dec 31, 2013	5,167	187	14,637
Dec 31, 2014	5,278	190	14,793
Dec 31, 2015	5,392	194	14,994
Dec 31, 2016	5,507	198	15,238
Dec 31, 2017	5,625	201	15,480
Dec 31, 2018	5,745	204	15,717
Dec 31, 2019	5,874	208	15,944
Dec 31, 2020	6,025	212	16,149
Dec 31, 2021	6,154	216	16,338
Dec 31, 2022	6,291	220	16,514

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, Cambodia; the database as a whole is cited above.