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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 Puerto RicoBosnia & HerzegovinaBangladesh
3,8003,811132,907
3,8113,901135,207
3,8193,919137,420
3,8243,923139,573
3,8263,940141,650
3,8273,975143,644
3,8223,991145,546
3,8053,993147,376
3,7833,990149,047
3,7613,987150,562
3,7413,985152,189
3,7223,983153,927
3,6793,980155,634
3,6363,977157,326
3,5893,973158,999
3,5343,968160,650
3,4733,963162,273
3,4113,957163,938
3,3523,951165,655
3,2953,944167,358
3,2683,937169,045
3,2473,929170,709
3,2323,921172,354
3,2283,876174,217

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

Bosnia & Herzegovina

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

Bangladesh

  • 1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

No separate list is published for Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.