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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	Puerto Rico	São Tomé & Príncipe	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	3,800	138	273
Dec 31, 2000	3,811	141	274
Dec 31, 2001	3,819	144	275
Dec 31, 2002	3,824	147	276
Dec 31, 2003	3,826	151	278
Dec 31, 2004	3,827	154	279
Dec 31, 2005	3,822	158	280
Dec 31, 2006	3,805	161	281
Dec 31, 2007	3,783	165	282
Dec 31, 2008	3,761	168	283
Dec 31, 2009	3,741	172	285
Dec 31, 2010	3,722	176	286
Dec 31, 2011	3,679	180	287
Dec 31, 2012	3,636	183	288
Dec 31, 2013	3,589	187	289
Dec 31, 2014	3,534	190	290
Dec 31, 2015	3,473	194	291
Dec 31, 2016	3,411	198	291
Dec 31, 2017	3,352	201	292
Dec 31, 2018	3,295	204	293
Dec 31, 2019	3,268	208	294
Dec 31, 2020	3,247	212	294
Dec 31, 2021	3,232	216	295
Dec 31, 2022	3,228	220	295

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 Puerto Rico, São Tomé & Príncipe, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.