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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	Oman
Dec 31, 1999	3,889	138	2,348
Dec 31, 2000	3,980	141	2,403
Dec 31, 2001	4,054	144	2,457
Dec 31, 2002	4,128	147	2,510
Dec 31, 2003	4,215	151	2,562
Dec 31, 2004	4,289	154	2,613
Dec 31, 2005	4,363	158	2,663
Dec 31, 2006	4,449	161	2,713
Dec 31, 2007	4,544	165	2,764
Dec 31, 2008	4,641	168	2,816
Dec 31, 2009	4,742	172	2,871
Dec 31, 2010	4,845	176	2,928
Dec 31, 2011	4,950	180	2,986
Dec 31, 2012	5,057	183	3,047
Dec 31, 2013	5,167	187	3,110
Dec 31, 2014	5,278	190	3,174
Dec 31, 2015	5,392	194	3,240
Dec 31, 2016	5,507	198	3,307
Dec 31, 2017	5,625	201	3,375
Dec 31, 2018	5,745	204	3,444
Dec 31, 2019	5,874	208	3,512
Dec 31, 2020	6,025	212	3,582
Dec 31, 2021	6,154	216	3,651
Dec 31, 2022	6,291	220	3,696

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