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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	Spain	Burkina Faso	North Macedonia
Dec 31, 1999	273	40,378	11,075	2,006
Dec 31, 2000	274	40,563	11,405	2,017
Dec 31, 2001	275	40,775	11,828	2,026
Dec 31, 2002	276	41,433	12,380	2,011
Dec 31, 2003	278	42,205	12,829	2,018
Dec 31, 2004	279	42,869	13,178	2,024
Dec 31, 2005	280	43,672	13,540	2,028
Dec 31, 2006	281	44,370	13,917	2,031
Dec 31, 2007	282	45,246	14,309	2,035
Dec 31, 2008	283	45,993	14,722	2,038
Dec 31, 2009	285	46,378	15,152	2,042
Dec 31, 2010	286	46,573	15,600	2,046
Dec 31, 2011	287	46,746	16,064	2,049
Dec 31, 2012	288	46,777	16,563	2,052
Dec 31, 2013	289	46,603	17,072	2,055
Dec 31, 2014	290	46,465	17,575	2,058
Dec 31, 2015	291	46,420	18,094	2,061
Dec 31, 2016	291	46,460	18,621	2,063
Dec 31, 2017	292	46,543	19,157	2,065
Dec 31, 2018	293	46,739	19,698	2,067
Dec 31, 2019	294	47,116	20,242	2,068
Dec 31, 2020	294	47,366	20,788	2,065
Dec 31, 2021	295	47,342	21,336	2,057
Dec 31, 2022	295	47,625	21,889	2,048

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

Spain

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1270-1850: Álvarez-Nogal, C. and L. Prados de la Escosura (2013). "The Rise and Fall of Spain (1270-1850)," Economic History Review, 66, 1, 1-37, using their annual benchmarks
1850–2011: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2017), Spanish Economic Growth, 1850-2015 (London: Palgrave Macmillan)

North Macedonia

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

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