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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	Gabon	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	1,143	138
Dec 31, 2000	1,179	141
Dec 31, 2001	1,207	144
Dec 31, 2002	1,234	147
Dec 31, 2003	1,262	151
Dec 31, 2004	1,297	154
Dec 31, 2005	1,340	158
Dec 31, 2006	1,384	161
Dec 31, 2007	1,434	165
Dec 31, 2008	1,487	168
Dec 31, 2009	1,542	172
Dec 31, 2010	1,600	176
Dec 31, 2011	1,656	180
Dec 31, 2012	1,714	183
Dec 31, 2013	1,778	187
Dec 31, 2014	1,843	190
Dec 31, 2015	1,905	194
Dec 31, 2016	1,966	198
Dec 31, 2017	2,025	201
Dec 31, 2018	2,083	204
Dec 31, 2019	2,139	208
Dec 31, 2020	2,193	212
Dec 31, 2021	2,246	216
Dec 31, 2022	2,292	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

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