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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	St. Lucia	Barbados	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	152	273	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	153	274	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	154	275	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	155	276	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	156	278	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	157	279	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	157	280	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	158	281	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	159	282	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	160	283	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	160	285	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	161	286	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	162	287	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	162	288	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	163	289	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	163	290	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	164	291	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	164	291	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	165	292	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	166	293	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	166	294	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	167	294	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	167	295	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	167	295	6,291

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 St. Lucia, Barbados, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.