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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date BarbadosSudanBurkina FasoDominican Republic
27326,16811,0758,175
27426,77111,4058,301
27527,38711,8288,427
27628,01712,3808,553
27828,66212,8298,678
27929,32113,1788,801
28029,99613,5408,924
28130,68613,9179,044
28231,39314,3099,164
28332,13714,7229,281
28533,07815,1529,398
28633,89115,6009,512
28734,56816,0649,627
28835,29316,5639,742
28936,09317,0729,855
29037,05817,5759,965
29138,16518,09410,072
29139,29418,62110,177
29240,51219,15710,281
29341,76419,69810,385
29442,95220,24210,487
29444,12120,78810,587
29545,29021,33610,686
29546,49821,88910,793

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

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