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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	Burkina Faso	Oman	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	138	11,075	2,348	387
Dec 31, 2000	141	11,405	2,403	390
Dec 31, 2001	144	11,828	2,457	393
Dec 31, 2002	147	12,380	2,510	396
Dec 31, 2003	151	12,829	2,562	398
Dec 31, 2004	154	13,178	2,613	401
Dec 31, 2005	158	13,540	2,663	404
Dec 31, 2006	161	13,917	2,713	405
Dec 31, 2007	165	14,309	2,764	406
Dec 31, 2008	168	14,722	2,816	409
Dec 31, 2009	172	15,152	2,871	412
Dec 31, 2010	176	15,600	2,928	414
Dec 31, 2011	180	16,064	2,986	416
Dec 31, 2012	183	16,563	3,047	420
Dec 31, 2013	187	17,072	3,110	426
Dec 31, 2014	190	17,575	3,174	435
Dec 31, 2015	194	18,094	3,240	445
Dec 31, 2016	198	18,621	3,307	455
Dec 31, 2017	201	19,157	3,375	468
Dec 31, 2018	204	19,698	3,444	485
Dec 31, 2019	208	20,242	3,512	504
Dec 31, 2020	212	20,788	3,582	516
Dec 31, 2021	216	21,336	3,651	518
Dec 31, 2022	220	21,889	3,696	530

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, Burkina Faso, Oman, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.