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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	Laos	Oman	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	138	5,286	2,348	273
Dec 31, 2000	141	5,397	2,403	274
Dec 31, 2001	144	5,499	2,457	275
Dec 31, 2002	147	5,578	2,510	276
Dec 31, 2003	151	5,654	2,562	278
Dec 31, 2004	154	5,746	2,613	279
Dec 31, 2005	158	5,836	2,663	280
Dec 31, 2006	161	5,931	2,713	281
Dec 31, 2007	165	6,035	2,764	282
Dec 31, 2008	168	6,145	2,816	283
Dec 31, 2009	172	6,257	2,871	285
Dec 31, 2010	176	6,368	2,928	286
Dec 31, 2011	180	6,477	2,986	287
Dec 31, 2012	183	6,586	3,047	288
Dec 31, 2013	187	6,695	3,110	289
Dec 31, 2014	190	6,804	3,174	290
Dec 31, 2015	194	6,912	3,240	291
Dec 31, 2016	198	7,019	3,307	291
Dec 31, 2017	201	7,127	3,375	292
Dec 31, 2018	204	7,234	3,444	293
Dec 31, 2019	208	7,343	3,512	294
Dec 31, 2020	212	7,452	3,582	294
Dec 31, 2021	216	7,560	3,651	295
Dec 31, 2022	220	7,666	3,696	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.

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, Laos, Oman, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.