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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 BarbadosEstoniaBurkina FasoArmenia
2731,37811,0752,970
2741,40011,4052,966
2751,39111,8282,965
2761,38212,3802,962
2781,37412,8292,955
2791,36513,1782,953
2801,35713,5402,951
2811,34913,9172,948
2821,34114,3092,946
2831,33714,7222,943
2851,33415,1522,941
2861,33215,6002,939
2871,32816,0642,937
2881,32416,5632,934
2891,31917,0722,932
2901,31417,5752,928
2911,31218,0942,924
2911,31418,6212,919
2921,31419,1572,913
2931,31819,6982,907
2941,32320,2422,899
2941,32720,7882,891
2951,32921,3362,881
2951,33021,8892,871

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, Estonia, Burkina Faso, Armenia; the database as a whole is cited above.