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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 BeninSudanTrinidad & Tobago
6,46126,1681,301
6,67726,7711,303
6,90227,3871,308
7,13028,0171,314
7,36028,6621,320
7,58929,3211,326
7,83829,9961,332
8,08930,6861,338
8,33531,3931,344
8,60332,1371,352
8,88433,0781,359
9,17933,8911,365
9,48634,5681,372
9,80535,2931,379
10,13536,0931,386
10,48037,0581,392
10,84238,1651,399
11,22039,2941,405
11,61340,5121,411
12,01841,7641,436
12,37042,9521,452
12,72544,1211,448
13,08145,2901,450
13,43946,4981,456

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 Benin, Sudan, Trinidad & Tobago; the database as a whole is cited above.