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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	Qatar	São Tomé & Príncipe	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	627	138	273
Dec 31, 2000	659	141	274
Dec 31, 2001	691	144	275
Dec 31, 2002	724	147	276
Dec 31, 2003	757	151	278
Dec 31, 2004	850	154	279
Dec 31, 2005	1,001	158	280
Dec 31, 2006	1,153	161	281
Dec 31, 2007	1,306	165	282
Dec 31, 2008	1,460	168	283
Dec 31, 2009	1,615	172	285
Dec 31, 2010	1,770	176	286
Dec 31, 2011	1,904	180	287
Dec 31, 2012	2,010	183	288
Dec 31, 2013	2,103	187	289
Dec 31, 2014	2,187	190	290
Dec 31, 2015	2,261	194	291
Dec 31, 2016	2,326	198	291
Dec 31, 2017	2,384	201	292
Dec 31, 2018	2,435	204	293
Dec 31, 2019	2,480	208	294
Dec 31, 2020	2,519	212	294
Dec 31, 2021	2,553	216	295
Dec 31, 2022	2,559	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 Qatar, São Tomé & Príncipe, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.