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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	Cyprus	Barbados	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	818	273	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	826	274	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	835	275	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	845	276	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	855	278	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	867	279	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	879	280	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	894	281	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	913	282	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	937	283	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	962	285	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	988	286	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	1,013	287	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	1,029	288	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	1,026	289	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	1,015	290	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	1,009	291	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	1,014	291	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	1,023	292	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	1,036	293	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	1,050	294	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	1,062	294	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	1,072	295	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	1,087	295	6,291

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 Cyprus, Barbados, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.