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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 IcelandMoldovaBurkina FasoEthiopia
2774,24411,07563,575
2814,19911,40565,213
2854,15411,82866,889
2884,10812,38068,649
2894,05912,82970,491
2934,01313,17872,389
2963,96613,54074,327
3043,91913,91776,326
3113,87314,30978,411
3193,82914,72280,564
3193,78815,15282,787
3183,74815,60085,096
3193,70916,06487,530
3213,67116,56390,066
3243,63317,07292,632
3273,59517,57595,337
3313,55818,09498,114
3353,52218,621100,858
3433,48519,157103,654
3533,44819,698106,466
3613,41220,242109,267
3663,37620,788112,100
3723,33921,336114,964
3803,57021,889117,924

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