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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	Barbados	Burkina Faso	Palestinian Territories	Dominica
Dec 31, 1999	273	11,075	2,996	70
Dec 31, 2000	274	11,405	3,075	71
Dec 31, 2001	275	11,828	3,155	71
Dec 31, 2002	276	12,380	3,235	72
Dec 31, 2003	278	12,829	3,315	72
Dec 31, 2004	279	13,178	3,396	72
Dec 31, 2005	280	13,540	3,478	72
Dec 31, 2006	281	13,917	3,559	72
Dec 31, 2007	282	14,309	3,642	72
Dec 31, 2008	283	14,722	3,727	73
Dec 31, 2009	285	15,152	3,817	73
Dec 31, 2010	286	15,600	3,907	73
Dec 31, 2011	287	16,064	3,997	73
Dec 31, 2012	288	16,563	4,088	73
Dec 31, 2013	289	17,072	4,178	73
Dec 31, 2014	290	17,575	4,269	73
Dec 31, 2015	291	18,094	4,359	74
Dec 31, 2016	291	18,621	4,451	74
Dec 31, 2017	292	19,157	4,533	74
Dec 31, 2018	293	19,698	4,615	74
Dec 31, 2019	294	20,242	4,715	75
Dec 31, 2020	294	20,788	4,820	75
Dec 31, 2021	295	21,336	4,930	76
Dec 31, 2022	295	21,889	5,042	76

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 Barbados, Burkina Faso, Palestinian Territories, Dominica; the database as a whole is cited above.