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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 Burkina FasoLaosCongo - KinshasaBarbados
11,0755,28651,181273
11,4055,39752,782274
11,8285,49954,453275
12,3805,57856,170276
12,8295,65457,860278
13,1785,74659,599279
13,5405,83661,474280
13,9175,93163,479281
14,3096,03565,590282
14,7226,14567,800283
15,1526,25770,114285
15,6006,36872,550286
16,0646,47775,138287
16,5636,58677,792288
17,0726,69580,534289
17,5756,80483,368290
18,0946,91286,229291
18,6217,01989,193291
19,1577,12792,209292
19,6987,23495,232293
20,2427,34398,320294
20,7887,452101,499294
21,3367,560104,767295
21,8897,666108,171295

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 Burkina Faso, Laos, Congo - Kinshasa, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.