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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 FasoPuerto Rico
2777011,0753,800
2817111,4053,811
2857111,8283,819
2887212,3803,824
2897212,8293,826
2937213,1783,827
2967213,5403,822
3047213,9173,805
3117214,3093,783
3197314,7223,761
3197315,1523,741
3187315,6003,722
3197316,0643,679
3217316,5633,636
3247317,0723,589
3277317,5753,534
3317418,0943,473
3357418,6213,411
3437419,1573,352
3537419,6983,295
3617520,2423,268
3667520,7883,247
3727621,3363,232
3807621,8893,228

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