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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	Puerto Rico
Dec 31, 1999	627	138	3,800
Dec 31, 2000	659	141	3,811
Dec 31, 2001	691	144	3,819
Dec 31, 2002	724	147	3,824
Dec 31, 2003	757	151	3,826
Dec 31, 2004	850	154	3,827
Dec 31, 2005	1,001	158	3,822
Dec 31, 2006	1,153	161	3,805
Dec 31, 2007	1,306	165	3,783
Dec 31, 2008	1,460	168	3,761
Dec 31, 2009	1,615	172	3,741
Dec 31, 2010	1,770	176	3,722
Dec 31, 2011	1,904	180	3,679
Dec 31, 2012	2,010	183	3,636
Dec 31, 2013	2,103	187	3,589
Dec 31, 2014	2,187	190	3,534
Dec 31, 2015	2,261	194	3,473
Dec 31, 2016	2,326	198	3,411
Dec 31, 2017	2,384	201	3,352
Dec 31, 2018	2,435	204	3,295
Dec 31, 2019	2,480	208	3,268
Dec 31, 2020	2,519	212	3,247
Dec 31, 2021	2,553	216	3,232
Dec 31, 2022	2,559	220	3,228

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, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.