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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 IcelandBarbadosOmanBurkina Faso
2772732,34811,075
2812742,40311,405
2852752,45711,828
2882762,51012,380
2892782,56212,829
2932792,61313,178
2962802,66313,540
3042812,71313,917
3112822,76414,309
3192832,81614,722
3192852,87115,152
3182862,92815,600
3192872,98616,064
3212883,04716,563
3242893,11017,072
3272903,17417,575
3312913,24018,094
3352913,30718,621
3432923,37519,157
3532933,44419,698
3612943,51220,242
3662943,58220,788
3722953,65121,336
3802953,69621,889

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, Oman, Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.