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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date BangladeshCongo - KinshasaBosnia & Herzegovina
132,90751,1813,811
135,20752,7823,901
137,42054,4533,919
139,57356,1703,923
141,65057,8603,940
143,64459,5993,975
145,54661,4743,991
147,37663,4793,993
149,04765,5903,990
150,56267,8003,987
152,18970,1143,985
153,92772,5503,983
155,63475,1383,980
157,32677,7923,977
158,99980,5343,973
160,65083,3683,968
162,27386,2293,963
163,93889,1933,957
165,65592,2093,951
167,35895,2323,944
169,04598,3203,937
170,709101,4993,929
172,354104,7673,921
174,217108,1713,876

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

Bangladesh

  • 1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

Bosnia & Herzegovina

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

No separate list is published for Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.