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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 FasoChad
2773,08511,0757,559
2813,06511,4057,821
2853,04711,8288,092
2883,03812,3808,395
2893,02612,8298,763
2933,01413,1789,191
2962,99813,5409,594
3042,97913,9179,967
3112,95714,30910,338
3192,93414,72210,728
3192,91515,15211,139
3182,90015,60011,550
3192,89216,06411,983
3212,88816,56312,427
3242,88217,07212,895
3272,87617,57513,379
3312,86818,09413,823
3352,86318,62114,277
3432,86119,15714,765
3532,85419,69815,252
3612,84220,24215,750
3662,82520,78816,257
3722,79921,33616,776
3802,78721,88917,307

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