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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 FasoOmanAlbaniaSt. Lucia
11,0752,3483,085152
11,4052,4033,065153
11,8282,4573,047154
12,3802,5103,038155
12,8292,5623,026156
13,1782,6133,014157
13,5402,6632,998157
13,9172,7132,979158
14,3092,7642,957159
14,7222,8162,934160
15,1522,8712,915160
15,6002,9282,900161
16,0642,9862,892162
16,5633,0472,888162
17,0723,1102,882163
17,5753,1742,876163
18,0943,2402,868164
18,6213,3072,863164
19,1573,3752,861165
19,6983,4442,854166
20,2423,5122,842166
20,7883,5822,825167
21,3363,6512,799167
21,8893,6962,787167

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, Oman, Albania, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.