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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 St. LuciaParaguayBarbados
1525,366273
1535,473274
1545,579275
1555,683276
1565,786278
1575,886279
1575,984280
1586,080281
1596,173282
1606,264283
1606,352285
1616,438286
1626,522287
1626,605288
1636,688289
1636,769290
1646,850291
1646,930291
1657,012292
1667,095293
1667,179294
1677,263294
1677,348295
1677,432295

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 St. Lucia, Paraguay, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.