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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 IcelandHaitiBurkina FasoMoldova
2778,12111,0754,244
2818,27911,4054,199
2858,43011,8284,154
2888,58012,3804,108
2898,73912,8294,059
2938,90013,1784,013
2969,06113,5403,966
3049,21613,9173,919
3119,36414,3093,873
3199,50814,7223,829
3199,65215,1523,788
3189,55315,6003,748
3199,67016,0643,709
3219,79316,5633,671
3249,92217,0723,633
32710,04717,5753,595
33110,25418,0943,558
33510,48618,6213,522
34310,64719,1573,485
35310,78819,6983,448
36110,93320,2423,412
36611,07720,7883,376
37211,21521,3363,339
38011,34921,8893,570

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 Haiti, Burkina Faso, Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.