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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 EthiopiaBurkina FasoSenegal
63,57511,07510,070
65,21311,40510,305
66,88911,82810,576
68,64912,38010,864
70,49112,82911,172
72,38913,17811,498
74,32713,54011,839
76,32613,91712,204
78,41114,30912,584
80,56414,72212,978
82,78715,15213,382
85,09615,60013,794
87,53016,06414,226
90,06616,56314,668
92,63217,07215,121
95,33717,57515,589
98,11418,09416,066
100,85818,62116,549
103,65419,15717,044
106,46619,69817,535
109,26720,24218,021
112,10020,78818,518
114,96421,33619,016
117,92421,88919,512

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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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 Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Senegal; the database as a whole is cited above.