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Population, long-run history by country
Population, long-run history
Annual, Persons, thousands
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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
| Date | Bangladesh | Moldova | Singapore |
|---|---|---|---|
| 132,907 | 4,244 | 3,959 | |
| 135,207 | 4,199 | 4,028 | |
| 137,420 | 4,154 | 4,138 | |
| 139,573 | 4,108 | 4,176 | |
| 141,650 | 4,059 | 4,115 | |
| 143,644 | 4,013 | 4,167 | |
| 145,546 | 3,966 | 4,266 | |
| 147,376 | 3,919 | 4,401 | |
| 149,047 | 3,873 | 4,589 | |
| 150,562 | 3,829 | 4,839 | |
| 152,189 | 3,788 | 4,988 | |
| 153,927 | 3,748 | 5,077 | |
| 155,634 | 3,709 | 5,184 | |
| 157,326 | 3,671 | 5,312 | |
| 158,999 | 3,633 | 5,399 | |
| 160,650 | 3,595 | 5,470 | |
| 162,273 | 3,558 | 5,535 | |
| 163,938 | 3,522 | 5,607 | |
| 165,655 | 3,485 | 5,612 | |
| 167,358 | 3,448 | 5,639 | |
| 169,045 | 3,412 | 5,704 | |
| 170,709 | 3,376 | 5,686 | |
| 172,354 | 3,339 | 5,716 | |
| 174,217 | 3,570 | 5,750 |
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.
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
Singapore
- 1900–1959: Sugimoto, I. (2011), Economic growth of Singapore in the twentieth century: historical GDP estimates and empirical investigations, Economic Growth Centre Research Monograph ser., 2, http://www.worldscibooks.com/economics/7858.html (accessed on 30 Jan. 2013).
No separate list is published for Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.