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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 FasoOmanGambia
27711,0752,3481,320
28111,4052,4031,357
28511,8282,4571,393
28812,3802,5101,431
28912,8292,5621,469
29313,1782,6131,508
29613,5402,6631,548
30413,9172,7131,589
31114,3092,7641,630
31914,7222,8161,671
31915,1522,8711,713
31815,6002,9281,755
31916,0642,9861,798
32116,5633,0471,840
32417,0723,1101,883
32717,5753,1741,926
33118,0943,2401,968
33518,6213,3072,010
34319,1573,3752,051
35319,6983,4442,093
36120,2423,5122,147
36620,7883,5822,203
37221,3363,6512,260
38021,8893,6962,316

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, Gambia; the database as a whole is cited above.