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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 Cape VerdeBurkina FasoComoros
42211,075531
43011,405545
43811,828559
44712,380574
45512,829590
46313,178606
47113,540623
47813,917640
48614,309657
49414,722674
50115,152690
50915,600706
51616,064722
52416,563737
53117,072752
53917,575767
54618,094781
55318,621795
56219,157808
56819,698821
57420,242837
58020,788853
58521,336869
59021,889885

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

No separate list is published for Cape Verde, Burkina Faso, Comoros; the database as a whole is cited above.