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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 FasoDominica
27727311,07570
28127411,40571
28527511,82871
28827612,38072
28927812,82972
29327913,17872
29628013,54072
30428113,91772
31128214,30972
31928314,72273
31928515,15273
31828615,60073
31928716,06473
32128816,56373
32428917,07273
32729017,57573
33129118,09474
33529118,62174
34329219,15774
35329319,69874
36129420,24275
36629420,78875
37229521,33676
38029521,88976

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