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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	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	138	2,348	11,075	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	141	2,403	11,405	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	144	2,457	11,828	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	147	2,510	12,380	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	151	2,562	12,829	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	154	2,613	13,178	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	158	2,663	13,540	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	161	2,713	13,917	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	165	2,764	14,309	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	168	2,816	14,722	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	172	2,871	15,152	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	176	2,928	15,600	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	180	2,986	16,064	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	183	3,047	16,563	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	187	3,110	17,072	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	190	3,174	17,575	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	194	3,240	18,094	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	198	3,307	18,621	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	201	3,375	19,157	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	204	3,444	19,698	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	208	3,512	20,242	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	212	3,582	20,788	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	216	3,651	21,336	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	220	3,696	21,889	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, Oman, Burkina Faso, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.