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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 IcelandDominicaBurkina FasoOman
2777011,0752,348
2817111,4052,403
2857111,8282,457
2887212,3802,510
2897212,8292,562
2937213,1782,613
2967213,5402,663
3047213,9172,713
3117214,3092,764
3197314,7222,816
3197315,1522,871
3187315,6002,928
3197316,0642,986
3217316,5633,047
3247317,0723,110
3277317,5753,174
3317418,0943,240
3357418,6213,307
3437419,1573,375
3537419,6983,444
3617520,2423,512
3667520,7883,582
3727621,3363,651
3807621,8893,696

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.

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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 Dominica, Burkina Faso, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.