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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	South Africa	Paraguay	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	46,257	5,366	273
Dec 31, 2000	46,958	5,473	274
Dec 31, 2001	47,820	5,579	275
Dec 31, 2002	48,480	5,683	276
Dec 31, 2003	48,951	5,786	278
Dec 31, 2004	49,478	5,886	279
Dec 31, 2005	50,054	5,984	280
Dec 31, 2006	50,667	6,080	281
Dec 31, 2007	51,339	6,173	282
Dec 31, 2008	52,077	6,264	283
Dec 31, 2009	52,862	6,352	285
Dec 31, 2010	53,682	6,438	286
Dec 31, 2011	54,518	6,522	287
Dec 31, 2012	55,356	6,605	288
Dec 31, 2013	56,215	6,688	289
Dec 31, 2014	57,075	6,769	290
Dec 31, 2015	57,947	6,850	291
Dec 31, 2016	58,830	6,930	291
Dec 31, 2017	59,715	7,012	292
Dec 31, 2018	60,595	7,095	293
Dec 31, 2019	61,469	7,179	294
Dec 31, 2020	62,355	7,263	294
Dec 31, 2021	62,900	7,348	295
Dec 31, 2022	63,382	7,432	295

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

South Africa

1700–1900 (Cape Colony): Fourie, J. and Van Zanden, J.L. (2013). GDP in the Dutch Cape Colony: the Nationals Accounts of a Slave-Based Society, South African Journal of Economics, vol. 81 (4): 467 - 490

No separate list is published for Paraguay, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.