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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 Congo - KinshasaBurkina FasoSenegalBarbados
51,18111,07510,070273
52,78211,40510,305274
54,45311,82810,576275
56,17012,38010,864276
57,86012,82911,172278
59,59913,17811,498279
61,47413,54011,839280
63,47913,91712,204281
65,59014,30912,584282
67,80014,72212,978283
70,11415,15213,382285
72,55015,60013,794286
75,13816,06414,226287
77,79216,56314,668288
80,53417,07215,121289
83,36817,57515,589290
86,22918,09416,066291
89,19318,62116,549291
92,20919,15717,044292
95,23219,69817,535293
98,32020,24218,021294
101,49920,78818,518294
104,76721,33619,016295
108,17121,88919,512295

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