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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 FasoPalestinian Territories
27727311,0752,996
28127411,4053,075
28527511,8283,155
28827612,3803,235
28927812,8293,315
29327913,1783,396
29628013,5403,478
30428113,9173,559
31128214,3093,642
31928314,7223,727
31928515,1523,817
31828615,6003,907
31928716,0643,997
32128816,5634,088
32428917,0724,178
32729017,5754,269
33129118,0944,359
33529118,6214,451
34329219,1574,533
35329319,6984,615
36129420,2424,715
36629420,7884,820
37229521,3364,930
38029521,8895,042

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, Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.