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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 BarbadosDominicaAfghanistanBangladesh
2737022,206132,907
2747122,461135,207
2757122,507137,420
2767223,600139,573
2787225,005141,650
2797225,698143,644
2807226,335145,546
2817227,154147,376
2827227,387149,047
2837327,706150,562
2857328,484152,189
2867329,121153,927
2877329,758155,634
2887330,420157,326
2897331,108158,999
2907331,823160,650
2917432,564162,273
2917433,332163,938
2927434,125165,655
2937434,941167,358
2947535,972169,045
2947537,034170,709
2957638,127172,354
2957639,252174,217

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

Bangladesh

  • 1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

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