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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 IcelandOmanBurkina FasoBarbados
2772,34811,075273
2812,40311,405274
2852,45711,828275
2882,51012,380276
2892,56212,829278
2932,61313,178279
2962,66313,540280
3042,71313,917281
3112,76414,309282
3192,81614,722283
3192,87115,152285
3182,92815,600286
3192,98616,064287
3213,04716,563288
3243,11017,072289
3273,17417,575290
3313,24018,094291
3353,30718,621291
3433,37519,157292
3533,44419,698293
3613,51220,242294
3663,58220,788294
3723,65121,336295
3803,69621,889295

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 Oman, Burkina Faso, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.