Population, long-run history: compare countries

See Population, long-run history for up to four countries side by side.

Countries being compared

Add a country

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	Luxembourg	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	138	433	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	141	438	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	144	443	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	147	448	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	151	454	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	154	460	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	158	467	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	161	474	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	165	482	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	168	491	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	172	500	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	176	509	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	180	521	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	183	533	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	187	547	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	190	560	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	194	571	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	198	586	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	201	599	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	204	610	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	208	623	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	212	633	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	216	643	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	220	651	7,666

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