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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 BarbadosDominicaYemenBosnia & Herzegovina
2737016,7283,811
2747117,2363,901
2757117,7623,919
2767218,3103,923
2787218,8553,940
2797219,4103,975
2807220,0003,991
2817220,6113,993
2827221,2363,990
2837321,8783,987
2857322,5333,985
2867323,1953,983
2877323,8803,980
2887324,5943,977
2897325,3113,973
2907326,0203,968
2917426,6983,963
2917427,3473,957
2927427,9853,951
2937428,6083,944
2947529,2163,937
2947529,8113,929
2957630,3993,921
2957631,0583,876

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

Bosnia & Herzegovina

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

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