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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 FasoOmanCongo - Kinshasa
27711,0752,34851,181
28111,4052,40352,782
28511,8282,45754,453
28812,3802,51056,170
28912,8292,56257,860
29313,1782,61359,599
29613,5402,66361,474
30413,9172,71363,479
31114,3092,76465,590
31914,7222,81667,800
31915,1522,87170,114
31815,6002,92872,550
31916,0642,98675,138
32116,5633,04777,792
32417,0723,11080,534
32717,5753,17483,368
33118,0943,24086,229
33518,6213,30789,193
34319,1573,37592,209
35319,6983,44495,232
36120,2423,51298,320
36620,7883,582101,499
37221,3363,651104,767
38021,8893,696108,171

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, Oman, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.