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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 IcelandLuxembourgBurkina FasoPalestinian Territories
27743311,0752,996
28143811,4053,075
28544311,8283,155
28844812,3803,235
28945412,8293,315
29346013,1783,396
29646713,5403,478
30447413,9173,559
31148214,3093,642
31949114,7223,727
31950015,1523,817
31850915,6003,907
31952116,0643,997
32153316,5634,088
32454717,0724,178
32756017,5754,269
33157118,0944,359
33558618,6214,451
34359919,1574,533
35361019,6984,615
36162320,2424,715
36663320,7884,820
37264321,3364,930
38065121,8895,042

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, Burkina Faso, Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.