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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 Burkina FasoAfghanistanBarbados
11,07522,206273
11,40522,461274
11,82822,507275
12,38023,600276
12,82925,005278
13,17825,698279
13,54026,335280
13,91727,154281
14,30927,387282
14,72227,706283
15,15228,484285
15,60029,121286
16,06429,758287
16,56330,420288
17,07231,108289
17,57531,823290
18,09432,564291
18,62133,332291
19,15734,125292
19,69834,941293
20,24235,972294
20,78837,034294
21,33638,127295
21,88939,252295

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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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 Burkina Faso, Afghanistan, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.