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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 TunisiaBurkina FasoBulgaria
9,41711,0758,091
9,51411,4058,052
9,61311,8287,798
9,71112,3807,755
9,81012,8297,710
9,90613,1787,668
9,99713,5407,628
10,08713,9177,587
10,17814,3097,549
10,27414,7227,513
10,37715,1527,475
10,49115,6007,425
10,61216,0647,242
10,73716,5637,200
10,86617,0727,160
10,99617,5757,119
11,12418,0947,074
11,24818,6217,024
11,36519,1576,973
11,47719,6986,923
11,58320,2426,874
11,68120,7886,833
11,77221,3366,778
11,86221,8896,720

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

Bulgaria

  • 1892-1945: Ivanov, M. (2006). “Bulgarian National Income between 1892 and 1924,” Bulgarian National Discussion Papers DP/54/2006

No separate list is published for Tunisia, Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.