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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date CambodiaBurkina FasoOmanMalta
12,12211,0752,348387
12,31711,4052,403390
12,50411,8282,457393
12,69112,3802,510396
12,88112,8292,562398
13,07613,1782,613401
13,27613,5402,663404
13,46113,9172,713405
13,63014,3092,764406
13,80814,7222,816409
13,99015,1522,871412
14,16215,6002,928414
14,32216,0642,986416
14,48016,5633,047420
14,63717,0723,110426
14,79317,5753,174435
14,99418,0943,240445
15,23818,6213,307455
15,48019,1573,375468
15,71719,6983,444485
15,94420,2423,512504
16,14920,7883,582516
16,33821,3363,651518
16,51421,8893,696530

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

No separate list is published for Cambodia, Burkina Faso, Oman, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.