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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 MadagascarCentral African RepublicBarbados
15,2593,889273
15,7073,980274
16,1624,054275
16,6314,128276
17,1144,215278
17,6104,289279
18,1204,363280
18,6414,449281
19,1734,544282
19,7174,641283
20,2724,742285
20,8374,845286
21,4134,950287
21,9995,057288
22,5935,167289
23,1965,278290
23,8065,392291
24,4235,507291
25,0445,625292
25,6715,745293
26,3025,874294
26,9366,025294
27,5736,154295
28,2376,291295

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 Madagascar, Central African Republic, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.