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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 BarbadosSenegalOmanChile
27310,0702,34815,140
27410,3052,40315,340
27510,5762,45715,513
27610,8642,51015,686
27811,1722,56215,859
27911,4982,61316,029
28011,8392,66316,222
28112,2042,71316,364
28212,5842,76416,536
28312,9782,81616,700
28513,3822,87116,864
28613,7942,92816,999
28714,2262,98617,189
28814,6683,04717,378
28915,1213,11017,545
29015,5893,17417,720
29116,0663,24017,904
29116,5493,30718,099
29217,0443,37518,350
29317,5353,44418,681
29418,0213,51219,035
29418,5183,58219,385
29519,0163,65119,604
29519,5123,69619,715

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

Chile

  • 1810–2004: Díaz, J.B. Lüders, R. and Wagner, G. (2007) Economia Chilena 1810 - 2000, Producto total y sectorial una nueva mirada, Pontificia universidad Catolica de Chile, Insituto de Economia, Documeno de Trabajo no. 315

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