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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	Denmark	São Tomé & Príncipe	Oman
Dec 31, 1999	5,322	138	2,348
Dec 31, 2000	5,339	141	2,403
Dec 31, 2001	5,358	144	2,457
Dec 31, 2002	5,377	147	2,510
Dec 31, 2003	5,391	151	2,562
Dec 31, 2004	5,404	154	2,613
Dec 31, 2005	5,420	158	2,663
Dec 31, 2006	5,438	161	2,713
Dec 31, 2007	5,461	165	2,764
Dec 31, 2008	5,494	168	2,816
Dec 31, 2009	5,524	172	2,871
Dec 31, 2010	5,548	176	2,928
Dec 31, 2011	5,571	180	2,986
Dec 31, 2012	5,592	183	3,047
Dec 31, 2013	5,614	187	3,110
Dec 31, 2014	5,644	190	3,174
Dec 31, 2015	5,683	194	3,240
Dec 31, 2016	5,730	198	3,307
Dec 31, 2017	5,766	201	3,375
Dec 31, 2018	5,795	204	3,444
Dec 31, 2019	5,818	208	3,512
Dec 31, 2020	5,831	212	3,582
Dec 31, 2021	5,855	216	3,651
Dec 31, 2022	5,907	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 Denmark, São Tomé & Príncipe, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.