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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	Liberia	Albania	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	2,741	3,085	138
Dec 31, 2000	2,847	3,065	141
Dec 31, 2001	2,917	3,047	144
Dec 31, 2002	2,978	3,038	147
Dec 31, 2003	2,983	3,026	151
Dec 31, 2004	3,005	3,014	154
Dec 31, 2005	3,138	2,998	158
Dec 31, 2006	3,311	2,979	161
Dec 31, 2007	3,469	2,957	165
Dec 31, 2008	3,603	2,934	168
Dec 31, 2009	3,708	2,915	172
Dec 31, 2010	3,817	2,900	176
Dec 31, 2011	3,984	2,892	180
Dec 31, 2012	4,141	2,888	183
Dec 31, 2013	4,244	2,882	187
Dec 31, 2014	4,348	2,876	190
Dec 31, 2015	4,460	2,868	194
Dec 31, 2016	4,576	2,863	198
Dec 31, 2017	4,689	2,861	201
Dec 31, 2018	4,810	2,854	204
Dec 31, 2019	4,904	2,842	208
Dec 31, 2020	5,005	2,825	212
Dec 31, 2021	5,109	2,799	216
Dec 31, 2022	5,216	2,787	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

Liberia

1845-1950: Gardner, L. (2022). Sovereignty without Power: Liberia in the Age of Empires, 1822-1980. Cambridge University Press.

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