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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	Cyprus	Burkina Faso	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	273	818	11,075	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	274	826	11,405	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	275	835	11,828	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	276	845	12,380	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	278	855	12,829	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	279	867	13,178	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	280	879	13,540	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	281	894	13,917	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	282	913	14,309	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	283	937	14,722	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	285	962	15,152	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	286	988	15,600	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	287	1,013	16,064	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	288	1,029	16,563	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	289	1,026	17,072	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	290	1,015	17,575	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	291	1,009	18,094	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	291	1,014	18,621	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	292	1,023	19,157	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	293	1,036	19,698	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	294	1,050	20,242	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	294	1,062	20,788	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	295	1,072	21,336	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	295	1,087	21,889	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.

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, Cyprus, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.