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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	Sierra Leone
Dec 31, 1999	138	2,348	3,736
Dec 31, 2000	141	2,403	3,809
Dec 31, 2001	144	2,457	4,043
Dec 31, 2002	147	2,510	4,287
Dec 31, 2003	151	2,562	4,466
Dec 31, 2004	154	2,613	4,602
Dec 31, 2005	158	2,663	4,708
Dec 31, 2006	161	2,713	4,818
Dec 31, 2007	165	2,764	4,918
Dec 31, 2008	168	2,816	5,023
Dec 31, 2009	172	2,871	5,132
Dec 31, 2010	176	2,928	5,246
Dec 31, 2011	180	2,986	5,364
Dec 31, 2012	183	3,047	5,486
Dec 31, 2013	187	3,110	5,613
Dec 31, 2014	190	3,174	5,744
Dec 31, 2015	194	3,240	5,879
Dec 31, 2016	198	3,307	6,019
Dec 31, 2017	201	3,375	6,163
Dec 31, 2018	204	3,444	6,312
Dec 31, 2019	208	3,512	6,461
Dec 31, 2020	212	3,582	6,611
Dec 31, 2021	216	3,651	6,761
Dec 31, 2022	220	3,696	6,910

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.

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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, Sierra Leone; the database as a whole is cited above.