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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 SudanBurkina FasoSt. Lucia
26,16811,075152
26,77111,405153
27,38711,828154
28,01712,380155
28,66212,829156
29,32113,178157
29,99613,540157
30,68613,917158
31,39314,309159
32,13714,722160
33,07815,152160
33,89115,600161
34,56816,064162
35,29316,563162
36,09317,072163
37,05817,575163
38,16518,094164
39,29418,621164
40,51219,157165
41,76419,698166
42,95220,242166
44,12120,788167
45,29021,336167
46,49821,889167

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 Sudan, Burkina Faso, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.