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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 FasoPalestinian Territories
27327711,0752,996
27428111,4053,075
27528511,8283,155
27628812,3803,235
27828912,8293,315
27929313,1783,396
28029613,5403,478
28130413,9173,559
28231114,3093,642
28331914,7223,727
28531915,1523,817
28631815,6003,907
28731916,0643,997
28832116,5634,088
28932417,0724,178
29032717,5754,269
29133118,0944,359
29133518,6214,451
29234319,1574,533
29335319,6984,615
29436120,2424,715
29436620,7884,820
29537221,3364,930
29538021,8895,042

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, Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.