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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 BarbadosIcelandBurkina FasoPakistan
27327711,075141,497
27428111,405145,759
27528511,828150,448
27628812,380154,585
27828912,829158,209
27929313,178161,556
28029613,540165,075
28130413,917168,846
28231114,309172,882
28331914,722176,809
28531915,152180,690
28631815,600184,989
28731916,064189,314
28832116,563193,569
28932417,072197,994
29032717,575202,387
29133118,094206,716
29133518,621210,929
29234319,157215,276
29335319,698219,927
29436120,242224,604
29436620,788229,276
29537221,336233,942
29538021,889238,413

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

Iceland

  • 1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

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