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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 BarbadosIcelandCentral African RepublicBurkina Faso
2732773,88911,075
2742813,98011,405
2752854,05411,828
2762884,12812,380
2782894,21512,829
2792934,28913,178
2802964,36313,540
2813044,44913,917
2823114,54414,309
2833194,64114,722
2853194,74215,152
2863184,84515,600
2873194,95016,064
2883215,05716,563
2893245,16717,072
2903275,27817,575
2913315,39218,094
2913355,50718,621
2923435,62519,157
2933535,74519,698
2943615,87420,242
2943666,02520,788
2953726,15421,336
2953806,29121,889

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, Central African Republic, Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.