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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	Tanzania	Barbados	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	32,912	273	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	33,953	274	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	34,974	275	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	36,021	276	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	37,100	278	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	38,167	279	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	39,262	280	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	40,387	281	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	41,557	282	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	42,741	283	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	43,889	285	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	45,132	286	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	46,531	287	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	47,965	288	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	49,437	289	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	50,965	290	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	52,604	291	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	54,336	291	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	56,062	292	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	57,765	293	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	59,465	294	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	61,191	294	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	62,944	295	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	64,835	295	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.

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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 Tanzania, Barbados, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.