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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	Puerto Rico	Zimbabwe
Dec 31, 1999	273	3,800	11,985
Dec 31, 2000	274	3,811	12,104
Dec 31, 2001	275	3,819	12,208
Dec 31, 2002	276	3,824	12,281
Dec 31, 2003	278	3,826	12,318
Dec 31, 2004	279	3,827	12,336
Dec 31, 2005	280	3,822	12,329
Dec 31, 2006	281	3,805	12,394
Dec 31, 2007	282	3,783	12,494
Dec 31, 2008	283	3,761	12,568
Dec 31, 2009	285	3,741	12,666
Dec 31, 2010	286	3,722	12,782
Dec 31, 2011	287	3,679	12,907
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,636	13,036
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,589	13,169
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,534	13,314
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,473	13,479
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,411	13,665
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,352	13,870
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,295	14,097
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,268	14,345
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,247	14,615
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,232	14,900
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,228	15,205

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.

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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

Zimbabwe

1914-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

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