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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	Finland	Bangladesh
Dec 31, 1999	273	5,166	132,907
Dec 31, 2000	274	5,176	135,207
Dec 31, 2001	275	5,188	137,420
Dec 31, 2002	276	5,201	139,573
Dec 31, 2003	278	5,213	141,650
Dec 31, 2004	279	5,228	143,644
Dec 31, 2005	280	5,246	145,546
Dec 31, 2006	281	5,266	147,376
Dec 31, 2007	282	5,289	149,047
Dec 31, 2008	283	5,313	150,562
Dec 31, 2009	285	5,339	152,189
Dec 31, 2010	286	5,363	153,927
Dec 31, 2011	287	5,388	155,634
Dec 31, 2012	288	5,414	157,326
Dec 31, 2013	289	5,439	158,999
Dec 31, 2014	290	5,463	160,650
Dec 31, 2015	291	5,481	162,273
Dec 31, 2016	291	5,495	163,938
Dec 31, 2017	292	5,508	165,655
Dec 31, 2018	293	5,516	167,358
Dec 31, 2019	294	5,522	169,045
Dec 31, 2020	294	5,531	170,709
Dec 31, 2021	295	5,542	172,354
Dec 31, 2022	295	5,556	174,217

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

Finland

1600–1860: Eloranta, J., Voutilainen, M. and Nummela, I. (2016). “Estimating Finnish Economic Growth Before 1860” mimeo.
1860-1960: R. Hjerppe, The Finnish Economy 1860-1985: Growth and Structural Change, Bank of Finland, Helsinki, 1989, pp. 198-200.

Bangladesh

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

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