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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 IcelandLuxembourgAlbaniaBurkina Faso
2774333,08511,075
2814383,06511,405
2854433,04711,828
2884483,03812,380
2894543,02612,829
2934603,01413,178
2964672,99813,540
3044742,97913,917
3114822,95714,309
3194912,93414,722
3195002,91515,152
3185092,90015,600
3195212,89216,064
3215332,88816,563
3245472,88217,072
3275602,87617,575
3315712,86818,094
3355862,86318,621
3435992,86119,157
3536102,85419,698
3616232,84220,242
3666332,82520,788
3726432,79921,336
3806512,78721,889

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 Luxembourg, Albania, Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.