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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	Dominican Republic	São Tomé & Príncipe	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	8,175	138	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	8,301	141	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	8,427	144	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	8,553	147	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	8,678	151	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	8,801	154	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	8,924	158	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	9,044	161	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	9,164	165	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	9,281	168	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	9,398	172	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	9,512	176	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	9,627	180	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	9,742	183	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	9,855	187	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	9,965	190	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	10,072	194	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	10,177	198	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	10,281	201	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	10,385	204	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	10,487	208	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	10,587	212	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	10,686	216	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	10,793	220	7,666

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 Dominican Republic, São Tomé & Príncipe, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.