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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	Oman	Albania	Paraguay
Dec 31, 1999	138	2,348	3,085	5,366
Dec 31, 2000	141	2,403	3,065	5,473
Dec 31, 2001	144	2,457	3,047	5,579
Dec 31, 2002	147	2,510	3,038	5,683
Dec 31, 2003	151	2,562	3,026	5,786
Dec 31, 2004	154	2,613	3,014	5,886
Dec 31, 2005	158	2,663	2,998	5,984
Dec 31, 2006	161	2,713	2,979	6,080
Dec 31, 2007	165	2,764	2,957	6,173
Dec 31, 2008	168	2,816	2,934	6,264
Dec 31, 2009	172	2,871	2,915	6,352
Dec 31, 2010	176	2,928	2,900	6,438
Dec 31, 2011	180	2,986	2,892	6,522
Dec 31, 2012	183	3,047	2,888	6,605
Dec 31, 2013	187	3,110	2,882	6,688
Dec 31, 2014	190	3,174	2,876	6,769
Dec 31, 2015	194	3,240	2,868	6,850
Dec 31, 2016	198	3,307	2,863	6,930
Dec 31, 2017	201	3,375	2,861	7,012
Dec 31, 2018	204	3,444	2,854	7,095
Dec 31, 2019	208	3,512	2,842	7,179
Dec 31, 2020	212	3,582	2,825	7,263
Dec 31, 2021	216	3,651	2,799	7,348
Dec 31, 2022	220	3,696	2,787	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.

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, Oman, Albania, Paraguay; the database as a whole is cited above.