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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	Paraguay
Dec 31, 1999	1,908	138	5,366
Dec 31, 2000	1,916	141	5,473
Dec 31, 2001	1,922	144	5,579
Dec 31, 2002	1,926	147	5,683
Dec 31, 2003	1,926	151	5,786
Dec 31, 2004	1,925	154	5,886
Dec 31, 2005	1,922	158	5,984
Dec 31, 2006	1,919	161	6,080
Dec 31, 2007	1,917	165	6,173
Dec 31, 2008	1,915	168	6,264
Dec 31, 2009	1,916	172	6,352
Dec 31, 2010	1,920	176	6,438
Dec 31, 2011	1,925	180	6,522
Dec 31, 2012	1,930	183	6,605
Dec 31, 2013	1,936	187	6,688
Dec 31, 2014	1,942	190	6,769
Dec 31, 2015	1,948	194	6,850
Dec 31, 2016	1,953	198	6,930
Dec 31, 2017	1,958	201	7,012
Dec 31, 2018	1,962	204	7,095
Dec 31, 2019	1,987	208	7,179
Dec 31, 2020	2,013	212	7,263
Dec 31, 2021	2,037	216	7,348
Dec 31, 2022	2,059	220	7,432

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, Paraguay; the database as a whole is cited above.