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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	Malta	São Tomé & Príncipe	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	387	138	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	390	141	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	393	144	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	396	147	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	398	151	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	401	154	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	404	158	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	405	161	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	406	165	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	409	168	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	412	172	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	414	176	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	416	180	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	420	183	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	426	187	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	435	190	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	445	194	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	455	198	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	468	201	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	485	204	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	504	208	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	516	212	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	518	216	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	530	220	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 Malta, São Tomé & Príncipe, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.