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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 IcelandUnited Arab EmiratesBurkina FasoSudan
2773,10111,07526,168
2813,28411,40526,771
2853,45811,82827,387
2883,61312,38028,017
2893,75412,82928,662
2933,88213,17829,321
2964,00013,54029,996
3044,53213,91730,686
3115,62314,30931,393
3197,27714,72232,137
3198,16415,15233,078
3188,15215,60033,891
3198,43816,06434,568
3218,74716,56335,293
3249,07717,07236,093
3279,32117,57537,058
3319,46118,09438,165
3359,58718,62139,294
3439,69919,15740,512
3539,79619,69841,764
3619,87920,24242,952
3669,95320,78844,121
37210,01821,33645,290
38010,09921,88946,498

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 United Arab Emirates, Burkina Faso, Sudan; the database as a whole is cited above.