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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	Burkina Faso	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	138	2,348	11,075	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	141	2,403	11,405	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	144	2,457	11,828	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	147	2,510	12,380	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	151	2,562	12,829	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	154	2,613	13,178	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	158	2,663	13,540	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	161	2,713	13,917	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	165	2,764	14,309	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	168	2,816	14,722	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	172	2,871	15,152	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	176	2,928	15,600	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	180	2,986	16,064	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	183	3,047	16,563	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	187	3,110	17,072	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	190	3,174	17,575	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	194	3,240	18,094	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	198	3,307	18,621	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	201	3,375	19,157	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	204	3,444	19,698	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	208	3,512	20,242	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	212	3,582	20,788	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	216	3,651	21,336	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	220	3,696	21,889	6,291

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, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.