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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 GuineaBurkina FasoSão Tomé & Príncipe
7,61011,075138
7,78011,405141
7,82111,828144
7,90612,380147
8,12112,829151
8,31713,178154
8,47813,540158
8,65013,917161
8,86014,309165
9,09114,722168
9,32715,152172
9,57115,600176
9,82516,064180
10,08416,563183
10,35117,072187
10,63217,575190
10,92418,094194
11,22518,621198
11,53419,157201
11,85519,698204
12,16020,242208
12,46920,788212
12,77821,336216
13,08721,889220

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 Guinea, Burkina Faso, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.