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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	Spain	Burkina Faso	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	40,378	11,075	138
Dec 31, 2000	40,563	11,405	141
Dec 31, 2001	40,775	11,828	144
Dec 31, 2002	41,433	12,380	147
Dec 31, 2003	42,205	12,829	151
Dec 31, 2004	42,869	13,178	154
Dec 31, 2005	43,672	13,540	158
Dec 31, 2006	44,370	13,917	161
Dec 31, 2007	45,246	14,309	165
Dec 31, 2008	45,993	14,722	168
Dec 31, 2009	46,378	15,152	172
Dec 31, 2010	46,573	15,600	176
Dec 31, 2011	46,746	16,064	180
Dec 31, 2012	46,777	16,563	183
Dec 31, 2013	46,603	17,072	187
Dec 31, 2014	46,465	17,575	190
Dec 31, 2015	46,420	18,094	194
Dec 31, 2016	46,460	18,621	198
Dec 31, 2017	46,543	19,157	201
Dec 31, 2018	46,739	19,698	204
Dec 31, 2019	47,116	20,242	208
Dec 31, 2020	47,366	20,788	212
Dec 31, 2021	47,342	21,336	216
Dec 31, 2022	47,625	21,889	220

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

Spain

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1270-1850: Álvarez-Nogal, C. and L. Prados de la Escosura (2013). "The Rise and Fall of Spain (1270-1850)," Economic History Review, 66, 1, 1-37, using their annual benchmarks
1850–2011: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2017), Spanish Economic Growth, 1850-2015 (London: Palgrave Macmillan)

No separate list is published for Burkina Faso, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.