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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 FasoMoldovaOman
27711,0754,2442,348
28111,4054,1992,403
28511,8284,1542,457
28812,3804,1082,510
28912,8294,0592,562
29313,1784,0132,613
29613,5403,9662,663
30413,9173,9192,713
31114,3093,8732,764
31914,7223,8292,816
31915,1523,7882,871
31815,6003,7482,928
31916,0643,7092,986
32116,5633,6713,047
32417,0723,6333,110
32717,5753,5953,174
33118,0943,5583,240
33518,6213,5223,307
34319,1573,4853,375
35319,6983,4483,444
36120,2423,4123,512
36620,7883,3763,582
37221,3363,3393,651
38021,8893,5703,696

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