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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 IcelandAlbaniaBurkina FasoLithuania
2773,08511,0753,419
2813,06511,4053,395
2853,04711,8283,367
2883,03812,3803,340
2893,02612,8293,313
2933,01413,1783,276
2962,99813,5403,223
3042,97913,9173,172
3112,95714,3093,134
3192,93414,7223,102
3192,91515,1523,068
3182,90015,6003,004
3192,89216,0642,937
3212,88816,5632,898
3242,88217,0722,869
3272,87617,5752,844
3312,86818,0942,818
3352,86318,6212,782
3432,86119,1572,744
3532,85419,6982,718
3612,84220,2422,710
3662,82520,7882,711
3722,79921,3362,724
3802,78721,8892,748

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 Albania, Burkina Faso, Lithuania; the database as a whole is cited above.