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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 IcelandBarbadosBurkina FasoCentral African Republic
27727311,0753,889
28127411,4053,980
28527511,8284,054
28827612,3804,128
28927812,8294,215
29327913,1784,289
29628013,5404,363
30428113,9174,449
31128214,3094,544
31928314,7224,641
31928515,1524,742
31828615,6004,845
31928716,0644,950
32128816,5635,057
32428917,0725,167
32729017,5755,278
33129118,0945,392
33529118,6215,507
34329219,1575,625
35329319,6985,745
36129420,2425,874
36629420,7886,025
37229521,3366,154
38029521,8896,291

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 Barbados, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.