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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	Paraguay	Spain	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	5,366	40,378	138
Dec 31, 2000	5,473	40,563	141
Dec 31, 2001	5,579	40,775	144
Dec 31, 2002	5,683	41,433	147
Dec 31, 2003	5,786	42,205	151
Dec 31, 2004	5,886	42,869	154
Dec 31, 2005	5,984	43,672	158
Dec 31, 2006	6,080	44,370	161
Dec 31, 2007	6,173	45,246	165
Dec 31, 2008	6,264	45,993	168
Dec 31, 2009	6,352	46,378	172
Dec 31, 2010	6,438	46,573	176
Dec 31, 2011	6,522	46,746	180
Dec 31, 2012	6,605	46,777	183
Dec 31, 2013	6,688	46,603	187
Dec 31, 2014	6,769	46,465	190
Dec 31, 2015	6,850	46,420	194
Dec 31, 2016	6,930	46,460	198
Dec 31, 2017	7,012	46,543	201
Dec 31, 2018	7,095	46,739	204
Dec 31, 2019	7,179	47,116	208
Dec 31, 2020	7,263	47,366	212
Dec 31, 2021	7,348	47,342	216
Dec 31, 2022	7,432	47,625	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

Spain

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1270-1850: Álvarez-Nogal, C. and L. Prados de la Escosura (2013). "The Rise and Fall of Spain (1270-1850)," Economic History Review, 66, 1, 1-37, using their annual benchmarks
1850–2011: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2017), Spanish Economic Growth, 1850-2015 (London: Palgrave Macmillan)

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