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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 ChileBurkina FasoPuerto Rico
15,14011,0753,800
15,34011,4053,811
15,51311,8283,819
15,68612,3803,824
15,85912,8293,826
16,02913,1783,827
16,22213,5403,822
16,36413,9173,805
16,53614,3093,783
16,70014,7223,761
16,86415,1523,741
16,99915,6003,722
17,18916,0643,679
17,37816,5633,636
17,54517,0723,589
17,72017,5753,534
17,90418,0943,473
18,09918,6213,411
18,35019,1573,352
18,68119,6983,295
19,03520,2423,268
19,38520,7883,247
19,60421,3363,232
19,71521,8893,228

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

Chile

  • 1810–2004: Díaz, J.B. Lüders, R. and Wagner, G. (2007) Economia Chilena 1810 - 2000, Producto total y sectorial una nueva mirada, Pontificia universidad Catolica de Chile, Insituto de Economia, Documeno de Trabajo no. 315

No separate list is published for Burkina Faso, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.