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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 Central African RepublicBurkina FasoBosnia & Herzegovina
3,88911,0753,811
3,98011,4053,901
4,05411,8283,919
4,12812,3803,923
4,21512,8293,940
4,28913,1783,975
4,36313,5403,991
4,44913,9173,993
4,54414,3093,990
4,64114,7223,987
4,74215,1523,985
4,84515,6003,983
4,95016,0643,980
5,05716,5633,977
5,16717,0723,973
5,27817,5753,968
5,39218,0943,963
5,50718,6213,957
5,62519,1573,951
5,74519,6983,944
5,87420,2423,937
6,02520,7883,929
6,15421,3363,921
6,29121,8893,876

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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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 Central African Republic, Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.