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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 ChileSudanSt. Lucia
15,14026,168152
15,34026,771153
15,51327,387154
15,68628,017155
15,85928,662156
16,02929,321157
16,22229,996157
16,36430,686158
16,53631,393159
16,70032,137160
16,86433,078160
16,99933,891161
17,18934,568162
17,37835,293162
17,54536,093163
17,72037,058163
17,90438,165164
18,09939,294164
18,35040,512165
18,68141,764166
19,03542,952166
19,38544,121167
19,60445,290167
19,71546,498167

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 Sudan, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.