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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 ChileLaosBosnia & Herzegovina
15,1405,2863,811
15,3405,3973,901
15,5135,4993,919
15,6865,5783,923
15,8595,6543,940
16,0295,7463,975
16,2225,8363,991
16,3645,9313,993
16,5366,0353,990
16,7006,1453,987
16,8646,2573,985
16,9996,3683,983
17,1896,4773,980
17,3786,5863,977
17,5456,6953,973
17,7206,8043,968
17,9046,9123,963
18,0997,0193,957
18,3507,1273,951
18,6817,2343,944
19,0357,3433,937
19,3857,4523,929
19,6047,5603,921
19,7157,6663,876

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

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

Bosnia & Herzegovina

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

No separate list is published for Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.