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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 FasoEswatini
2773,08511,0751,033
2813,06511,4051,032
2853,04711,8281,030
2883,03812,3801,028
2893,02612,8291,026
2933,01413,1781,025
2962,99813,5401,023
3042,97913,9171,021
3112,95714,3091,019
3192,93414,7221,017
3192,91515,1521,017
3182,90015,6001,019
3192,89216,0641,024
3212,88816,5631,032
3242,88217,0721,041
3272,87617,5751,051
3312,86818,0941,060
3352,86318,6211,069
3432,86119,1571,078
3532,85419,6981,087
3612,84220,2421,096
3662,82520,7881,106
3722,79921,3361,117
3802,78721,8891,126

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, Eswatini; the database as a whole is cited above.