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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	United Kingdom	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	58,946	138
Dec 31, 2000	59,149	141
Dec 31, 2001	59,377	144
Dec 31, 2002	59,631	147
Dec 31, 2003	59,903	151
Dec 31, 2004	60,217	154
Dec 31, 2005	60,682	158
Dec 31, 2006	61,098	161
Dec 31, 2007	61,593	165
Dec 31, 2008	62,100	168
Dec 31, 2009	62,539	172
Dec 31, 2010	63,040	176
Dec 31, 2011	63,567	180
Dec 31, 2012	63,989	183
Dec 31, 2013	64,392	187
Dec 31, 2014	64,885	190
Dec 31, 2015	65,400	194
Dec 31, 2016	65,941	198
Dec 31, 2017	66,335	201
Dec 31, 2018	66,732	204
Dec 31, 2019	67,095	208
Dec 31, 2020	67,380	212
Dec 31, 2021	67,651	216
Dec 31, 2022	68,093	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

United Kingdom

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
1252–1700 (England): Broadberry, S.N., B. Campbell, A. Klein, M. Overton and B. van Leeuwen (2015), British Economic Growth 1270-1870 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
1700–1870: Broadberry, S.N., B. Campbell, A. Klein, M. Overton and B. van Leeuwen (2015), British Economic Growth 1270-1870 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
1870-1950: C.H. Feinstein, National Income Expenditure and Output of the United Kingdom 1855-1965, Cambridge, 1972

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