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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	Mali
Dec 31, 1999	3,889	138	10,596
Dec 31, 2000	3,980	141	10,833
Dec 31, 2001	4,054	144	10,890
Dec 31, 2002	4,128	147	11,007
Dec 31, 2003	4,215	151	11,307
Dec 31, 2004	4,289	154	11,579
Dec 31, 2005	4,363	158	11,804
Dec 31, 2006	4,449	161	12,043
Dec 31, 2007	4,544	165	12,337
Dec 31, 2008	4,641	168	12,657
Dec 31, 2009	4,742	172	12,986
Dec 31, 2010	4,845	176	13,325
Dec 31, 2011	4,950	180	13,679
Dec 31, 2012	5,057	183	14,040
Dec 31, 2013	5,167	187	14,412
Dec 31, 2014	5,278	190	14,803
Dec 31, 2015	5,392	194	15,210
Dec 31, 2016	5,507	198	15,629
Dec 31, 2017	5,625	201	16,060
Dec 31, 2018	5,745	204	16,507
Dec 31, 2019	5,874	208	16,967
Dec 31, 2020	6,025	212	17,442
Dec 31, 2021	6,154	216	17,930
Dec 31, 2022	6,291	220	18,494

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