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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 TanzaniaBurkina FasoOmanBarbados
32,91211,0752,348273
33,95311,4052,403274
34,97411,8282,457275
36,02112,3802,510276
37,10012,8292,562278
38,16713,1782,613279
39,26213,5402,663280
40,38713,9172,713281
41,55714,3092,764282
42,74114,7222,816283
43,88915,1522,871285
45,13215,6002,928286
46,53116,0642,986287
47,96516,5633,047288
49,43717,0723,110289
50,96517,5753,174290
52,60418,0943,240291
54,33618,6213,307291
56,06219,1573,375292
57,76519,6983,444293
59,46520,2423,512294
61,19120,7883,582294
62,94421,3363,651295
64,83521,8893,696295

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 Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Oman, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.