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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 ZambiaBurkina FasoPhilippinesBarbados
10,32711,07579,346273
10,64911,40581,131274
10,98011,82883,023275
11,29012,38084,876276
11,59312,82986,697278
11,90713,17888,568279
12,24313,54090,418280
12,61213,91792,253281
13,00514,30994,098282
13,41214,72295,923283
13,82215,15297,627285
14,25515,60099,317286
14,70916,064100,999287
15,16516,563102,618288
15,63117,072104,299289
16,12117,575106,076290
16,62418,094107,868291
17,14018,621109,493291
17,67419,157111,094292
18,22219,698112,843293
18,78020,242114,636294
19,34920,788117,026294
19,92821,336119,473295
20,48521,889121,234295

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

Zambia

  • 1906-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

Philippines

  • 1820-1900: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995
  • 1900-1950: R.W. Hooley, "Long Term Growth of the Philippine Economy, 1902-1961", , The Philippine Economic Journal, First Semester, 1968.

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