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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	Lesotho	São Tomé & Príncipe	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	1,908	138	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	1,916	141	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	1,922	144	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	1,926	147	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	1,926	151	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	1,925	154	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	1,922	158	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	1,919	161	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	1,917	165	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	1,915	168	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	1,916	172	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	1,920	176	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	1,925	180	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	1,930	183	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	1,936	187	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	1,942	190	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	1,948	194	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	1,953	198	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	1,958	201	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	1,962	204	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	1,987	208	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	2,013	212	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	2,037	216	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	2,059	220	7,666

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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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 Lesotho, São Tomé & Príncipe, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.