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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	São Tomé & Príncipe	Barbados	Burkina Faso	Moldova
Dec 31, 1999	138	273	11,075	4,244
Dec 31, 2000	141	274	11,405	4,199
Dec 31, 2001	144	275	11,828	4,154
Dec 31, 2002	147	276	12,380	4,108
Dec 31, 2003	151	278	12,829	4,059
Dec 31, 2004	154	279	13,178	4,013
Dec 31, 2005	158	280	13,540	3,966
Dec 31, 2006	161	281	13,917	3,919
Dec 31, 2007	165	282	14,309	3,873
Dec 31, 2008	168	283	14,722	3,829
Dec 31, 2009	172	285	15,152	3,788
Dec 31, 2010	176	286	15,600	3,748
Dec 31, 2011	180	287	16,064	3,709
Dec 31, 2012	183	288	16,563	3,671
Dec 31, 2013	187	289	17,072	3,633
Dec 31, 2014	190	290	17,575	3,595
Dec 31, 2015	194	291	18,094	3,558
Dec 31, 2016	198	291	18,621	3,522
Dec 31, 2017	201	292	19,157	3,485
Dec 31, 2018	204	293	19,698	3,448
Dec 31, 2019	208	294	20,242	3,412
Dec 31, 2020	212	294	20,788	3,376
Dec 31, 2021	216	295	21,336	3,339
Dec 31, 2022	220	295	21,889	3,570

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.

All data sources

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 São Tomé & Príncipe, Barbados, Burkina Faso, Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.