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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	Dominica	Bangladesh	Brazil
Dec 31, 1999	273	70	132,907	174,320
Dec 31, 2000	274	71	135,207	176,902
Dec 31, 2001	275	71	137,420	179,389
Dec 31, 2002	276	72	139,573	181,721
Dec 31, 2003	278	72	141,650	183,970
Dec 31, 2004	279	72	143,644	186,165
Dec 31, 2005	280	72	145,546	188,330
Dec 31, 2006	281	72	147,376	190,438
Dec 31, 2007	282	72	149,047	192,450
Dec 31, 2008	283	73	150,562	194,458
Dec 31, 2009	285	73	152,189	196,464
Dec 31, 2010	286	73	153,927	198,408
Dec 31, 2011	287	73	155,634	200,152
Dec 31, 2012	288	73	157,326	201,894
Dec 31, 2013	289	73	158,999	203,614
Dec 31, 2014	290	73	160,650	205,358
Dec 31, 2015	291	74	162,273	207,148
Dec 31, 2016	291	74	163,938	208,859
Dec 31, 2017	292	74	165,655	210,537
Dec 31, 2018	293	74	167,358	212,258
Dec 31, 2019	294	75	169,045	213,940
Dec 31, 2020	294	75	170,709	215,577
Dec 31, 2021	295	76	172,354	216,720
Dec 31, 2022	295	76	174,217	217,718

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

Brazil

1800 - 1870: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2009). “Lost Decades? Economic Performance in Post-Independence Latin America,” Journal of Latin America Studies 41: 279–307 (updated data)
1850–1899: Barro, R.J. and J.F. Ursua, (2008). “Macroeconomic Crises since 1870” Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 39(1 (Spring), pages 255-350
1900-1950: A. Maddison and Associates, The Political Economy of Poverty, Equity and Growth: Brazil and Mexico, Oxford University Press, New York 1992;

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