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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 - KinshasaOmanBosnia & HerzegovinaBarbados
51,1812,3483,811273
52,7822,4033,901274
54,4532,4573,919275
56,1702,5103,923276
57,8602,5623,940278
59,5992,6133,975279
61,4742,6633,991280
63,4792,7133,993281
65,5902,7643,990282
67,8002,8163,987283
70,1142,8713,985285
72,5502,9283,983286
75,1382,9863,980287
77,7923,0473,977288
80,5343,1103,973289
83,3683,1743,968290
86,2293,2403,963291
89,1933,3073,957291
92,2093,3753,951292
95,2323,4443,944293
98,3203,5123,937294
101,4993,5823,929294
104,7673,6513,921295
108,1713,6963,876295

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

Bosnia & Herzegovina

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

No separate list is published for Congo - Kinshasa, Oman, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.