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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 IcelandMaltaBurkina FasoCambodia
27738711,07512,122
28139011,40512,317
28539311,82812,504
28839612,38012,691
28939812,82912,881
29340113,17813,076
29640413,54013,276
30440513,91713,461
31140614,30913,630
31940914,72213,808
31941215,15213,990
31841415,60014,162
31941616,06414,322
32142016,56314,480
32442617,07214,637
32743517,57514,793
33144518,09414,994
33545518,62115,238
34346819,15715,480
35348519,69815,717
36150420,24215,944
36651620,78816,149
37251821,33616,338
38053021,88916,514

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 Malta, Burkina Faso, Cambodia; the database as a whole is cited above.