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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	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	3,889	138	152
Dec 31, 2000	3,980	141	153
Dec 31, 2001	4,054	144	154
Dec 31, 2002	4,128	147	155
Dec 31, 2003	4,215	151	156
Dec 31, 2004	4,289	154	157
Dec 31, 2005	4,363	158	157
Dec 31, 2006	4,449	161	158
Dec 31, 2007	4,544	165	159
Dec 31, 2008	4,641	168	160
Dec 31, 2009	4,742	172	160
Dec 31, 2010	4,845	176	161
Dec 31, 2011	4,950	180	162
Dec 31, 2012	5,057	183	162
Dec 31, 2013	5,167	187	163
Dec 31, 2014	5,278	190	163
Dec 31, 2015	5,392	194	164
Dec 31, 2016	5,507	198	164
Dec 31, 2017	5,625	201	165
Dec 31, 2018	5,745	204	166
Dec 31, 2019	5,874	208	166
Dec 31, 2020	6,025	212	167
Dec 31, 2021	6,154	216	167
Dec 31, 2022	6,291	220	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, São Tomé & Príncipe, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.