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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	Burkina Faso	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	273	5,166	11,075	152
Dec 31, 2000	274	5,176	11,405	153
Dec 31, 2001	275	5,188	11,828	154
Dec 31, 2002	276	5,201	12,380	155
Dec 31, 2003	278	5,213	12,829	156
Dec 31, 2004	279	5,228	13,178	157
Dec 31, 2005	280	5,246	13,540	157
Dec 31, 2006	281	5,266	13,917	158
Dec 31, 2007	282	5,289	14,309	159
Dec 31, 2008	283	5,313	14,722	160
Dec 31, 2009	285	5,339	15,152	160
Dec 31, 2010	286	5,363	15,600	161
Dec 31, 2011	287	5,388	16,064	162
Dec 31, 2012	288	5,414	16,563	162
Dec 31, 2013	289	5,439	17,072	163
Dec 31, 2014	290	5,463	17,575	163
Dec 31, 2015	291	5,481	18,094	164
Dec 31, 2016	291	5,495	18,621	164
Dec 31, 2017	292	5,508	19,157	165
Dec 31, 2018	293	5,516	19,698	166
Dec 31, 2019	294	5,522	20,242	166
Dec 31, 2020	294	5,531	20,788	167
Dec 31, 2021	295	5,542	21,336	167
Dec 31, 2022	295	5,556	21,889	167

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.

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