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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 FasoOmanDominican Republic
27711,0752,3488,175
28111,4052,4038,301
28511,8282,4578,427
28812,3802,5108,553
28912,8292,5628,678
29313,1782,6138,801
29613,5402,6638,924
30413,9172,7139,044
31114,3092,7649,164
31914,7222,8169,281
31915,1522,8719,398
31815,6002,9289,512
31916,0642,9869,627
32116,5633,0479,742
32417,0723,1109,855
32717,5753,1749,965
33118,0943,24010,072
33518,6213,30710,177
34319,1573,37510,281
35319,6983,44410,385
36120,2423,51210,487
36620,7883,58210,587
37221,3363,65110,686
38021,8893,69610,793

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, Dominican Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.