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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	Palestinian Territories	Barbados	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	2,996	273	138
Dec 31, 2000	3,075	274	141
Dec 31, 2001	3,155	275	144
Dec 31, 2002	3,235	276	147
Dec 31, 2003	3,315	278	151
Dec 31, 2004	3,396	279	154
Dec 31, 2005	3,478	280	158
Dec 31, 2006	3,559	281	161
Dec 31, 2007	3,642	282	165
Dec 31, 2008	3,727	283	168
Dec 31, 2009	3,817	285	172
Dec 31, 2010	3,907	286	176
Dec 31, 2011	3,997	287	180
Dec 31, 2012	4,088	288	183
Dec 31, 2013	4,178	289	187
Dec 31, 2014	4,269	290	190
Dec 31, 2015	4,359	291	194
Dec 31, 2016	4,451	291	198
Dec 31, 2017	4,533	292	201
Dec 31, 2018	4,615	293	204
Dec 31, 2019	4,715	294	208
Dec 31, 2020	4,820	294	212
Dec 31, 2021	4,930	295	216
Dec 31, 2022	5,042	295	220

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