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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 Burkina FasoIcelandOmanBarbados
11,0752772,348273
11,4052812,403274
11,8282852,457275
12,3802882,510276
12,8292892,562278
13,1782932,613279
13,5402962,663280
13,9173042,713281
14,3093112,764282
14,7223192,816283
15,1523192,871285
15,6003182,928286
16,0643192,986287
16,5633213,047288
17,0723243,110289
17,5753273,174290
18,0943313,240291
18,6213353,307291
19,1573433,375292
19,6983533,444293
20,2423613,512294
20,7883663,582294
21,3363723,651295
21,8893803,696295

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 Burkina Faso, Oman, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.