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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date North MacedoniaBarbadosSão Tomé & Príncipe
2,006273138
2,017274141
2,026275144
2,011276147
2,018278151
2,024279154
2,028280158
2,031281161
2,035282165
2,038283168
2,042285172
2,046286176
2,049287180
2,052288183
2,055289187
2,058290190
2,061291194
2,063291198
2,065292201
2,067293204
2,068294208
2,065294212
2,057295216
2,048295220

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

North Macedonia

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

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