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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	Luxembourg	Sudan	Brazil
Dec 31, 1999	273	433	26,168	174,320
Dec 31, 2000	274	438	26,771	176,902
Dec 31, 2001	275	443	27,387	179,389
Dec 31, 2002	276	448	28,017	181,721
Dec 31, 2003	278	454	28,662	183,970
Dec 31, 2004	279	460	29,321	186,165
Dec 31, 2005	280	467	29,996	188,330
Dec 31, 2006	281	474	30,686	190,438
Dec 31, 2007	282	482	31,393	192,450
Dec 31, 2008	283	491	32,137	194,458
Dec 31, 2009	285	500	33,078	196,464
Dec 31, 2010	286	509	33,891	198,408
Dec 31, 2011	287	521	34,568	200,152
Dec 31, 2012	288	533	35,293	201,894
Dec 31, 2013	289	547	36,093	203,614
Dec 31, 2014	290	560	37,058	205,358
Dec 31, 2015	291	571	38,165	207,148
Dec 31, 2016	291	586	39,294	208,859
Dec 31, 2017	292	599	40,512	210,537
Dec 31, 2018	293	610	41,764	212,258
Dec 31, 2019	294	623	42,952	213,940
Dec 31, 2020	294	633	44,121	215,577
Dec 31, 2021	295	643	45,290	216,720
Dec 31, 2022	295	651	46,498	217,718

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

Brazil

1800 - 1870: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2009). “Lost Decades? Economic Performance in Post-Independence Latin America,” Journal of Latin America Studies 41: 279–307 (updated data)
1850–1899: Barro, R.J. and J.F. Ursua, (2008). “Macroeconomic Crises since 1870” Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 39(1 (Spring), pages 255-350
1900-1950: A. Maddison and Associates, The Political Economy of Poverty, Equity and Growth: Brazil and Mexico, Oxford University Press, New York 1992;

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