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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 MoroccoBurkina FasoLesotho
28,40011,0751,908
28,74411,4051,916
29,09411,8281,922
29,44712,3801,926
29,80612,8291,926
30,16913,1781,925
30,55213,5401,922
30,95313,9171,919
31,35414,3091,917
31,75414,7221,915
32,15415,1521,916
32,55315,6001,920
32,95116,0641,925
33,34616,5631,930
33,73717,0721,936
34,12417,5751,942
34,51118,0941,948
34,89818,6211,953
35,27919,1571,958
35,65319,6981,962
36,01820,2421,987
36,37520,7882,013
36,72321,3362,037
37,10121,8892,059

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 Morocco, Burkina Faso, Lesotho; the database as a whole is cited above.