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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 IcelandBurkina FasoGuineaBarbados
27711,0757,610273
28111,4057,780274
28511,8287,821275
28812,3807,906276
28912,8298,121278
29313,1788,317279
29613,5408,478280
30413,9178,650281
31114,3098,860282
31914,7229,091283
31915,1529,327285
31815,6009,571286
31916,0649,825287
32116,56310,084288
32417,07210,351289
32717,57510,632290
33118,09410,924291
33518,62111,225291
34319,15711,534292
35319,69811,855293
36120,24212,160294
36620,78812,469294
37221,33612,778295
38021,88913,087295

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