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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Finland	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	5,166	3,811	273
Dec 31, 2000	5,176	3,901	274
Dec 31, 2001	5,188	3,919	275
Dec 31, 2002	5,201	3,923	276
Dec 31, 2003	5,213	3,940	278
Dec 31, 2004	5,228	3,975	279
Dec 31, 2005	5,246	3,991	280
Dec 31, 2006	5,266	3,993	281
Dec 31, 2007	5,289	3,990	282
Dec 31, 2008	5,313	3,987	283
Dec 31, 2009	5,339	3,985	285
Dec 31, 2010	5,363	3,983	286
Dec 31, 2011	5,388	3,980	287
Dec 31, 2012	5,414	3,977	288
Dec 31, 2013	5,439	3,973	289
Dec 31, 2014	5,463	3,968	290
Dec 31, 2015	5,481	3,963	291
Dec 31, 2016	5,495	3,957	291
Dec 31, 2017	5,508	3,951	292
Dec 31, 2018	5,516	3,944	293
Dec 31, 2019	5,522	3,937	294
Dec 31, 2020	5,531	3,929	294
Dec 31, 2021	5,542	3,921	295
Dec 31, 2022	5,556	3,876	295

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.

All data sources

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

Finland

1600–1860: Eloranta, J., Voutilainen, M. and Nummela, I. (2016). “Estimating Finnish Economic Growth Before 1860” mimeo.
1860-1960: R. Hjerppe, The Finnish Economy 1860-1985: Growth and Structural Change, Bank of Finland, Helsinki, 1989, pp. 198-200.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

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

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