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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 NigerBurkina FasoPuerto Rico
10,42411,0753,800
10,78511,4053,811
11,17011,8283,819
11,58012,3803,824
12,01512,8293,826
12,47213,1783,827
12,95413,5403,822
13,45913,9173,805
13,98614,3093,783
14,53214,7223,761
15,09215,1523,741
15,66915,6003,722
16,26316,0643,679
16,90316,5633,636
17,56917,0723,589
18,24217,5753,534
18,95718,0943,473
19,70818,6213,411
20,46219,1573,352
21,22819,6983,295
22,02320,2423,268
22,84220,7883,247
23,69121,3363,232
24,58721,8893,228

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 Niger, Burkina Faso, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.