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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 BarbadosIcelandPalestinian TerritoriesBurkina Faso
2732772,99611,075
2742813,07511,405
2752853,15511,828
2762883,23512,380
2782893,31512,829
2792933,39613,178
2802963,47813,540
2813043,55913,917
2823113,64214,309
2833193,72714,722
2853193,81715,152
2863183,90715,600
2873193,99716,064
2883214,08816,563
2893244,17817,072
2903274,26917,575
2913314,35918,094
2913354,45118,621
2923434,53319,157
2933534,61519,698
2943614,71520,242
2943664,82020,788
2953724,93021,336
2953805,04221,889

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