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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date BarbadosBurkina FasoOmanMontenegro
27311,0752,348623
27411,4052,403623
27511,8282,457623
27612,3802,510622
27812,8292,562621
27913,1782,613621
28013,5402,663621
28113,9172,713620
28214,3092,764620
28314,7222,816621
28515,1522,871622
28615,6002,928623
28716,0642,986622
28816,5633,047622
28917,0723,110622
29017,5753,174621
29118,0943,240620
29118,6213,307618
29219,1573,375616
29319,6983,444614
29420,2423,512613
29420,7883,582612
29521,3363,651611
29521,8893,696610

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

Montenegro

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

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