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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date TunisiaBurkina FasoOmanSeychelles
9,41711,0752,34878
9,51411,4052,40379
9,61311,8282,45780
9,71112,3802,51081
9,81012,8292,56282
9,90613,1782,61383
9,99713,5402,66384
10,08713,9172,71385
10,17814,3092,76486
10,27414,7222,81687
10,37715,1522,87187
10,49115,6002,92888
10,61216,0642,98689
10,73716,5633,04790
10,86617,0723,11091
10,99617,5753,17492
11,12418,0943,24092
11,24818,6213,30793
11,36519,1573,37594
11,47719,6983,44495
11,58320,2423,51296
11,68120,7883,58297
11,77221,3363,65198
11,86221,8893,69698

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.

All data sources

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

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