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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 IcelandCongo - KinshasaBurkina FasoOman
27751,18111,0752,348
28152,78211,4052,403
28554,45311,8282,457
28856,17012,3802,510
28957,86012,8292,562
29359,59913,1782,613
29661,47413,5402,663
30463,47913,9172,713
31165,59014,3092,764
31967,80014,7222,816
31970,11415,1522,871
31872,55015,6002,928
31975,13816,0642,986
32177,79216,5633,047
32480,53417,0723,110
32783,36817,5753,174
33186,22918,0943,240
33589,19318,6213,307
34392,20919,1573,375
35395,23219,6983,444
36198,32020,2423,512
366101,49920,7883,582
372104,76721,3363,651
380108,17121,8893,696

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