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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	Paraguay
Dec 31, 1999	138	273	5,366
Dec 31, 2000	141	274	5,473
Dec 31, 2001	144	275	5,579
Dec 31, 2002	147	276	5,683
Dec 31, 2003	151	278	5,786
Dec 31, 2004	154	279	5,886
Dec 31, 2005	158	280	5,984
Dec 31, 2006	161	281	6,080
Dec 31, 2007	165	282	6,173
Dec 31, 2008	168	283	6,264
Dec 31, 2009	172	285	6,352
Dec 31, 2010	176	286	6,438
Dec 31, 2011	180	287	6,522
Dec 31, 2012	183	288	6,605
Dec 31, 2013	187	289	6,688
Dec 31, 2014	190	290	6,769
Dec 31, 2015	194	291	6,850
Dec 31, 2016	198	291	6,930
Dec 31, 2017	201	292	7,012
Dec 31, 2018	204	293	7,095
Dec 31, 2019	208	294	7,179
Dec 31, 2020	212	294	7,263
Dec 31, 2021	216	295	7,348
Dec 31, 2022	220	295	7,432

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