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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 ChadBurkina FasoSt. Lucia
7,55911,075152
7,82111,405153
8,09211,828154
8,39512,380155
8,76312,829156
9,19113,178157
9,59413,540157
9,96713,917158
10,33814,309159
10,72814,722160
11,13915,152160
11,55015,600161
11,98316,064162
12,42716,563162
12,89517,072163
13,37917,575163
13,82318,094164
14,27718,621164
14,76519,157165
15,25219,698166
15,75020,242166
16,25720,788167
16,77621,336167
17,30721,889167

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