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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 EthiopiaCentral African RepublicBarbados
63,5753,889273
65,2133,980274
66,8894,054275
68,6494,128276
70,4914,215278
72,3894,289279
74,3274,363280
76,3264,449281
78,4114,544282
80,5644,641283
82,7874,742285
85,0964,845286
87,5304,950287
90,0665,057288
92,6325,167289
95,3375,278290
98,1145,392291
100,8585,507291
103,6545,625292
106,4665,745293
109,2675,874294
112,1006,025294
114,9646,154295
117,9246,291295

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 Ethiopia, Central African Republic, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.